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A review by zare_i
First Light by Linda Nagata
5.0
Excellent thriller placed in not so far future where dominance of big corporations is such that they control the behavior of states and use them as puppets to earn as much money as possible while discarding human lives as collateral damage. In this future everything is linked through the computer network (aka Cloud) and when balance is endangered it endangers the whole structure of society.
In such a world band of soldiers tries to do a right thing and bring criminals to justice - even at the cost of their own freedom and even lives. And in the background lurks an AI whose motives nobody understands but he moves people around like chess pieces. Some try to control it, some try to destroy it and almost everyone is afraid they are already under control of this mysterious entity but not aware of it.
Highly recommended. Cannot wait to move to 2nd and 3rd part of the trilogy.
In such a world band of soldiers tries to do a right thing and bring criminals to justice - even at the cost of their own freedom and even lives. And in the background lurks an AI whose motives nobody understands but he moves people around like chess pieces. Some try to control it, some try to destroy it and almost everyone is afraid they are already under control of this mysterious entity but not aware of it.
Highly recommended. Cannot wait to move to 2nd and 3rd part of the trilogy.