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Review of The Prophecy of the Heron
[Following is a volunteer review of "The Prophecy of the Heron" by Craig W. Stanfill.]
The Prophecy of the Heron by Craig W. Stanfill is set in a dystopian AI world where humans have developed and used artificial intelligence in their everyday lives. Kim was a creator of an AI named Kimberly. All her life she was around the best living conditions a human could ever ask for in a technology driven world. She soon lost it all because of a forbidden intimacy with her lover, Shan. She was exiled to District 33 where crime and violence is an everyday occurrence. She was forced to do everything to survive and soon gets roped into unraveling conspiracy in her previous company and the government.
Every sci-fi books and movies out there that involves artificial intelligence have a reoccurring theme of revolution and AI domination. What sets this apart is Stanfill's story telling. The paces of the story is fast, than the classic slow-burn. Kim doesn't have time to breath in between assaults of bad luck against her. The moment she stepped in her new world, she instantly accepts that she will never be able to go back to her previous life. She witnessed death, conspiracy, poverty and helplessness. Her character develops as fast as her situations changes. Reading the first part of the book - which were divided to three - was like trying to catch up to a moving train. It was very entertaining and the only boring moment in the book is when the main character describes her surroundings.
Although it is a worthwhile read, one thing I find missing is her relationships with the other characters. There was her lover, Shan, her friends from her previous life, people she meets in District 33, but I get the notion that she's alone and much more attached to her AIs. She was exiled after she was intimate with her lover but aside from wondering how she is, Kim seemed to not actually care about her. There was also no surprising turn of events. You can see where everything is going. You can wait at the next station and catch the train there because of how predictable it was.
I give this book a 4 out of 5 because aside from it kind off missing feelings and attachments, it was a good read. It was clean of errors both spelling and grammar. The book has its own usage of pronouns that is explained in the preface.
If you're into science fictions, but you don't have background knowledge into technological jargons, Stanfill doesn't use a very complicated vocabulary. This makes this book easier to read than other stories in this genre. Or if you want to venture in this part of fiction, this is an excellent first read.
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The Prophecy of the Heron
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The Prophecy of the Heron by Craig W. Stanfill is set in a dystopian AI world where humans have developed and used artificial intelligence in their everyday lives. Kim was a creator of an AI named Kimberly. All her life she was around the best living conditions a human could ever ask for in a technology driven world. She soon lost it all because of a forbidden intimacy with her lover, Shan. She was exiled to District 33 where crime and violence is an everyday occurrence. She was forced to do everything to survive and soon gets roped into unraveling conspiracy in her previous company and the government.
Every sci-fi books and movies out there that involves artificial intelligence have a reoccurring theme of revolution and AI domination. What sets this apart is Stanfill's story telling. The paces of the story is fast, than the classic slow-burn. Kim doesn't have time to breath in between assaults of bad luck against her. The moment she stepped in her new world, she instantly accepts that she will never be able to go back to her previous life. She witnessed death, conspiracy, poverty and helplessness. Her character develops as fast as her situations changes. Reading the first part of the book - which were divided to three - was like trying to catch up to a moving train. It was very entertaining and the only boring moment in the book is when the main character describes her surroundings.
Although it is a worthwhile read, one thing I find missing is her relationships with the other characters. There was her lover, Shan, her friends from her previous life, people she meets in District 33, but I get the notion that she's alone and much more attached to her AIs. She was exiled after she was intimate with her lover but aside from wondering how she is, Kim seemed to not actually care about her. There was also no surprising turn of events. You can see where everything is going. You can wait at the next station and catch the train there because of how predictable it was.
I give this book a 4 out of 5 because aside from it kind off missing feelings and attachments, it was a good read. It was clean of errors both spelling and grammar. The book has its own usage of pronouns that is explained in the preface.
If you're into science fictions, but you don't have background knowledge into technological jargons, Stanfill doesn't use a very complicated vocabulary. This makes this book easier to read than other stories in this genre. Or if you want to venture in this part of fiction, this is an excellent first read.
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The Prophecy of the Heron
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