- Mass Market Paperback: 480 pages
- Publisher: Roc (MM) (Jan 8 2002)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0451458648
- ISBN-13: 978-0451458643
- Product Dimensions: 17.3 x 10.7 x 2.4 cm
- Shipping Weight: 163 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,604,967 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Book Description
In a near future where almost everyone on earth is connected to a worldwide net, Jasmine Reese discovers the existence of an intelligence called Gestalt-a self-aware entity generated by the collected consciousness of eight billion networked people. And only Jaz can stop it from controlling the world.
"Mitchell is a rare author-as equally deft with special relativity and biochemistry as she is with sculpting real characters and delivering a ripping good read." (Eric S. Nylund, author of A Signal Shattered)
"Mitchell is a rare author-as equally deft with special relativity and biochemistry as she is with sculpting real characters and delivering a ripping good read." (Eric S. Nylund, author of A Signal Shattered)
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5.0 out of 5 stars
the birth of sci-fi,
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Ce commentaire est de: Technogenesis (Mass Market Paperback)
i used to hate sci-fi...i mean i really loathed it, but then i read technogenesis. ever since, i haven't been able to stop reading them. i'm even taking advanced sci-fi classes now, all because of this book. but anyways, Technogenesis...i read the whole thing in less than one whole day. it was great! i've read it about 100 times now. the way the author details her text paints a vivid picture in people's mind. the whole time i could "see" what i read...as if it were a movie, just in my mind.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Interesting Look at the Future of the Net,
By lb136 "lb136" (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews
Ce commentaire est de: Technogenesis (Mass Market Paperback)
In "Technogenesis" Syne Mitchell does what I wouldn't have thought possible--she's created character-based cyberpunk. Her Jasmine Reese is conflicted and capable and Mitchell's look at a future Net in which an AI uses people's minds as, well, human resources is chilling. The book's heroes (if you can even use that word) have a touch of larceny and the villains (ditto) turn out to have good reasons for their apparent villainy. This is Mitchell's second book (her first, "Murphy's Gambit," is a reworking of classic space opera) and she has a flair for fast-paced action and fluid prose. An author to watch.
4.0 out of 5 stars
A little bit predictable, but still thoroughly enjoyable.,
By frumiousb "frumiousb" (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) - See all my reviews
Ce commentaire est de: Technogenesis (Mass Market Paperback)
There were a few too many moments in the book that I could see coming-- does every heroine need to fall in love with the guy she initially thinks is a handsome jerk? But still, I have to admit that I had a lot of trouble putting the book down. Mitchell's writing is addictive and she caught my imagination with her ideas. Worth reading despite minor flaws.
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