A review by lazlonger
Day Zero by C. Robert Cargill

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

Sea of Rust was something really really special and while Day Zero is good it isn't nearly as good. It follows a lot of Terminator type tropes and I often felt like Skynet was a character. Also just after reading Klara and the Sun, this was a lesser exposition of the AI in flux. All in all it seems this book fell in a time where others eclipse it some, but I love this universe and read it, enjoyed it, and look forward to much much more! Watching this author for sure. 
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