I read another book by this guy called Tomorrow Code, which I also liked. You can definitely see some common themes in the two books, but they are different enough to still be interesting. Fans of Little Brother and For the Win by Cory Doctorow will love this book. It's action and adventure for computer geeks! ( )

I don't usually call books page turners but if I get half wat through it in one night I think it should qualify. It's a great read for us who also techies - not to be confused with trekies.

It started off great, middle kept it rolling but the end was a bit confusing and I am not sure what happened, or if anything actually happened. ( )

This was a fun book, a very modern sci-fi adventure involving hacking and neurotech. It would probably not make much sense to older readers, but for people who have grown up with the concept of hacking and modern technology, this is a great book. ( )

An AI is born and has the ability to change peoples memories, etc due to a new tech. And it is up to our plucky young hero to save the day

Basically, the author is a complete computer geek and goes into indepth detail [shallow, pointless detail I might add] about how the protagonist does his hacking. TCP this, firewall that, blah blah blah. I like computers and have a passing familiarity with networks, etc, but this was just over the top.

The thing that didn't make sense to me, however, was why wasn't the A.I. more like skynet? Saying that it was in its 'infancy' and hadn't 'learned', that just doesn't scan. It had all the world's knowledge at its digital fingertips and it couldn't figure out how to live in harmony with humans or realize it couldn't and hence pull a Judgement Day?

I explain it simply by saying it is YA and the author didn't want to get too complex. But I think that young people would see that same problem I do. At least, I hope so. ( )

Interesting book, with some wild theories that are so far out there that they might be right. On one level it's about one of the characters gaining the ultimate powers, but that angle isn't explore. Which begs the question, does power corrupt you, or just magnify what you already are?