Review by Drakka Reader -- Daisy's Run by Scott Baron
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Review by Drakka Reader -- Daisy's Run by Scott Baron
[Following is a volunteer review of "Daisy's Run" by Scott Baron.]
Daisy's Run, a novel by Scott Baron, is a sci-fi book defined by plot twists and characters with a role to play. The book starts in an already familiar setting for a sci-fi novel, a ship flying through space called the Váli, which had just suffered an impact enough to force the two onboard AI to wake the human crew out of cyro-sleep. It is here we are introduced to Daisy, who is a communications and electronics expert in charge of maintaining the ship.
For a while, she is enjoying her work on the ship, even if she has a slight distrust towards the humans with mechanical replacements and the AI. However, she starts to notice the AI on the ship acting in ways they shouldn’t. Daisy, already suspicious of the AI, starts investigating on her own. Her investigation quickly turns into an escape after a tragic accident, but even out in space she cannot escape, and finds out a truth that suggests she might be humanity's last hope.
With a story like the above, it would be hard to go wrong, and Daisy's Run excels in presenting the world. The novel uses concepts that may not be familiar to the average reader, but I found myself easily understanding how the ship and devices in the story worked. A great example of this would be a device in the novel called the neuro-stim, a machine that imparts information into the human brain as the characters sleep. The book goes into great detail about why the neuro-stim only imparts information very slowly, as previous models either killed people or drove them insane. Presented in an easy to understand manner, readers can easily understand why the device works and why it is so dangerous when Daisy starts to manipulate the machine and how fast it imparts information into her brain.
However, what I truly loved about the story was the characters. Each and every one of them all have their own ambitions and flaws. In particular, even the two AI onboard the ship evolve throughout the novel and display clear personality in a genre that could easily reduce them into convenient devices to move the story forward.
If there was one thing I could say I disliked, the story can move a little slow and lingers on action scenes longer than I liked at times. This is a small complaint, though, and I enjoyed the book otherwise.
Taking all the above into account, I will give Daisy’s Run 4 out of 4 stars. The story was filled with great plot twists, realistic characters, and fantastic editing. With all this in mind, I cannot give this novel anything less. This novel is a complicated story that may not be for those looking for a short read, but is absolutely for sci-fi fans and anyone else looking for a thoughtful read on humanity or believable action in an impossible environment.
I don’t know where Daisy is running next, but I want to see.
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Daisy's Run
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Daisy's Run, a novel by Scott Baron, is a sci-fi book defined by plot twists and characters with a role to play. The book starts in an already familiar setting for a sci-fi novel, a ship flying through space called the Váli, which had just suffered an impact enough to force the two onboard AI to wake the human crew out of cyro-sleep. It is here we are introduced to Daisy, who is a communications and electronics expert in charge of maintaining the ship.
For a while, she is enjoying her work on the ship, even if she has a slight distrust towards the humans with mechanical replacements and the AI. However, she starts to notice the AI on the ship acting in ways they shouldn’t. Daisy, already suspicious of the AI, starts investigating on her own. Her investigation quickly turns into an escape after a tragic accident, but even out in space she cannot escape, and finds out a truth that suggests she might be humanity's last hope.
With a story like the above, it would be hard to go wrong, and Daisy's Run excels in presenting the world. The novel uses concepts that may not be familiar to the average reader, but I found myself easily understanding how the ship and devices in the story worked. A great example of this would be a device in the novel called the neuro-stim, a machine that imparts information into the human brain as the characters sleep. The book goes into great detail about why the neuro-stim only imparts information very slowly, as previous models either killed people or drove them insane. Presented in an easy to understand manner, readers can easily understand why the device works and why it is so dangerous when Daisy starts to manipulate the machine and how fast it imparts information into her brain.
However, what I truly loved about the story was the characters. Each and every one of them all have their own ambitions and flaws. In particular, even the two AI onboard the ship evolve throughout the novel and display clear personality in a genre that could easily reduce them into convenient devices to move the story forward.
If there was one thing I could say I disliked, the story can move a little slow and lingers on action scenes longer than I liked at times. This is a small complaint, though, and I enjoyed the book otherwise.
Taking all the above into account, I will give Daisy’s Run 4 out of 4 stars. The story was filled with great plot twists, realistic characters, and fantastic editing. With all this in mind, I cannot give this novel anything less. This novel is a complicated story that may not be for those looking for a short read, but is absolutely for sci-fi fans and anyone else looking for a thoughtful read on humanity or believable action in an impossible environment.
I don’t know where Daisy is running next, but I want to see.
******
Daisy's Run
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