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A review by thevalleystream
Braking Day by Adam Oyebanji
4.0
The English Bookshop SF Reading Group June 2023.
The story follows Ravi on the ship Archimedes travelling for Tau Ceti, where they are supposed to start a new life. They left Earth due to it having become overrun and controlled by AI called LOKI, which they frown upon. What's interesting is that they are not against being dependent upon technology. They are now completely augmented humans, all connected through The Hive, where you cannot hide and cannot leave. Oyebanji shows the pros and cons with both these philosophies in a way I really enjoyed. And the technology he creates is cool and, to me, well researched.
This was an impressive debut. Overall, it felt like Oyebanji wanted to do so much, he wanted to write about so much, that not all got explored as much as I would have liked. And it should definitely be a series to satisfy that. And because of that some of the story got flatter, like the characters. But not so much that it bothered. I will definitely want to read more from Oyebanji in the future!
The story follows Ravi on the ship Archimedes travelling for Tau Ceti, where they are supposed to start a new life. They left Earth due to it having become overrun and controlled by AI called LOKI, which they frown upon. What's interesting is that they are not against being dependent upon technology. They are now completely augmented humans, all connected through The Hive, where you cannot hide and cannot leave. Oyebanji shows the pros and cons with both these philosophies in a way I really enjoyed. And the technology he creates is cool and, to me, well researched.
This was an impressive debut. Overall, it felt like Oyebanji wanted to do so much, he wanted to write about so much, that not all got explored as much as I would have liked. And it should definitely be a series to satisfy that. And because of that some of the story got flatter, like the characters. But not so much that it bothered. I will definitely want to read more from Oyebanji in the future!