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crimsoncor's review against another edition
4.0
Definitely not the best Linda Nagata, but still a fun near future thriller. The most interesting part of the book is the tension about which faction is telling the truth and when that basically gets resolved mid-book, a lot of the air goes out of the story.
cathepsut's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Waikiki Cop Ava Arnett is chasing down some perpetrators and a conspiracy, in the days before a severe Pacific storm hits the island of O‘ahu. Years before this event the island was already ravaged by another massive hurricane and Waikiki is a walled-off tourist resort, bordered by destroyed buildings infested with a killer fungus.
We are in an unspecified near future, where the USA is about to sign away Hawaii to China in a 99-year lease. Climate change is happening, temperatures have gone up by several degrees, the economic situation of the US is not good. I am guessing that Nagata is not a fan of her country‘s (lack of) climate protection policies.
This is a fast moving cop/secret agent/conspiracy thriller, with a touch of SF, nanopunk, some bots, climate fic and sporror. I liked the sporror part and would have loved for it to play a bigger part in the narrative. The setting was well done, I liked the writing. It was atmospheric, with believable action scenes. I could see this as a fun action movie.
Ava was a likable character, same as her side kicks. It‘s nice to read a well drawn, mature, female main character, who stands on her own.
I received an advanced copy of this book from the publisher/author through NetGalley in 2020. All opinions are my own and I was not required to give a positive review. I am really very late with reviewing this, mea culpa!
We are in an unspecified near future, where the USA is about to sign away Hawaii to China in a 99-year lease. Climate change is happening, temperatures have gone up by several degrees, the economic situation of the US is not good. I am guessing that Nagata is not a fan of her country‘s (lack of) climate protection policies.
This is a fast moving cop/secret agent/conspiracy thriller, with a touch of SF, nanopunk, some bots, climate fic and sporror. I liked the sporror part and would have loved for it to play a bigger part in the narrative. The setting was well done, I liked the writing. It was atmospheric, with believable action scenes. I could see this as a fun action movie.
Ava was a likable character, same as her side kicks. It‘s nice to read a well drawn, mature, female main character, who stands on her own.
I received an advanced copy of this book from the publisher/author through NetGalley in 2020. All opinions are my own and I was not required to give a positive review. I am really very late with reviewing this, mea culpa!
roytoo's review against another edition
5.0
A very good, near future tale set on Hawaii. The islands are partially recovered from a past cat 5 hurricane years back with another one on the way.
Interesting characters (like always in Linda's books) work together to keep people safe while peeling back the layers of a plot.
Interesting characters (like always in Linda's books) work together to keep people safe while peeling back the layers of a plot.
thomcat's review against another edition
4.0
This was a page turner, a thriller, and perfect for the plane trip to a wintery Europe. The author has done some really interesting world building here - an AI that can predict crime and anti-social behavior, a future society with a "social" rating used for jobs and housing, and a Hawaii that was hit devastated by a tornado and about to be hit by another. The politics in this novel is also interesting - an insular US government only concerned with the continental US, a Chinese government that stepped in to eventually take over, and Islanders who are caught in the middle. The author is one of these Islanders in real life, and I bet her take on this is accurate.
This book is more near-future thriller than full science fiction. Nagata has written that also, a far-future series, and I look forward to reading another of her books soon.
This book is more near-future thriller than full science fiction. Nagata has written that also, a far-future series, and I look forward to reading another of her books soon.
metallib87's review against another edition
4.0
Linda Nagata, one of the best science fiction writers on the planet, once again, delivers. Set in a near-future world, Ava, a Honolulu police officer stumbles upon a terrorist conspiracy, and the terrible implications if this plot were to come to fruition. Amongst this, a category 5 hurricane is approaching and makes finding answers to this conspiracy even more difficult. With excellent dialogue, great action scenes, a strong female lead character,fascinating technology, great backdrop of Honolulu and a fantastic premise on the possible failures of AI, Pacific Storm provides the intriguing, fast-paced sci-fi thriller you’ve been looking for. Definitely give this book a read!
archergal's review against another edition
4.0
Almost more of a techno-thriller than straight SF. There was a lot of political machinations, which I personally HATE, but that's me. The action never really let up. There were two women protagonists, who were both kick-ass.
So probably 3 or 3.5 stars really, bumped up for the propulsive action and strong female leads.
So probably 3 or 3.5 stars really, bumped up for the propulsive action and strong female leads.
tatere's review
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
mostraum's review
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.0
3j0hn's review against another edition
5.0
Writing convincing, detailed, near future sci-fi is really hard and Linda Nagata does it so well! On top of that this is a face paced action thriller that is both 20 years in the future while being 100% 2020 - right down to the violent white supremacist plots