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Bezig met laden... The Song of Synth (editie 2015)door Seb Doubinsky (Auteur)
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. It an intriguing story which seemed to have a lot of potential. However, it never really goes anywhere. ( ) "Song of Synth" isn't bad, really, it's just that it isn't as good as it should be. Mr. Doubinksy draws heavily on "Neuromancer" and the druggy side of cyberpunk and that's fine by me, but while the drug throbs through our hero's system, there is no story throbbing through the book. Mr. Doubinsky sets up his location, a future megalopolis, and he sets up his drug theme and the mechanism the drug uses, but he does not take them anywhere. We read but do not understand that Synth provides Marcus Olsen with a customizable chemical experience similar to the "gland" drugs of the Culture. Marcus smoothes and flavours his experiences with Synth but seems not to be overly affected by the result. The drug enhances his life and while the potential for overindulgence or poisoning is there, Mr. Doubinsky chooses not to take Marcus down the rabbit hole. Marcus goes about his life and then one day moves to Samarkand (Samarqand) and there his drug cravings are muted and then seem to fall away. His girlfriend the neurologist cures the addiction and the book is over. The secondary plot is about Marcus's participation in illegal political activities and the death of one of his friends who was a leader in the revolutionary movement, but Marcus, and we, seem disengaged. The writing lacks immediacy and a compelling voice. I received a review copy of "The Song of Synth" by Seb Doubinsky (Open Road Integrated Media for Skyhorse / Talos) through NetGalley.com. Originally published 2015. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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Williams Burroughs meets Philip K. Dick in this dystopian drug-fueled novel set in the not-so-distant future. Synth is a drug able to induce hallucinations indistinguishable from reality. But it's brand new, highly addictive, and more than likely dangerous. Even the dealers peddling the pills don't know what long term effects the drug will have on its users. For Markus Olsen, Synth offers an easy escape to his crumbling life. Markus, an ex-hacker, has been caught red-handed, and while his friends were sent to jail for thirty years, Markus decided to cooperate, agreeing to lend his services and particular criminal expertise to Viborg City's secret service, aiding the oppressive state power he'd been fighting to break in exchange for his relative freedom. But Markus' past as an anarchist comes back to haunt him, in the form of a credit card with no account but an seemingly unlimited balance as well as the discovery of a mysterious novel in which he is a main character. How much of his reality is being produced by Synth? How disconnected from real life has Markus become? Forced to face his past and the decisions he's made, Markus must decide to choose between the artificial comfort of his constructed life and the harsh reality of treason and the struggle for freedom. Skyhorse Publishing, under our Night Shade and Talos imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of titles for readers interested in science fiction (space opera, time travel, hard SF, alien invasion, near-future dystopia), fantasy (grimdark, sword and sorcery, contemporary urban fantasy, steampunk, alternative history), and horror (zombies, vampires, and the occult and supernatural), and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller, a national bestseller, or a Hugo or Nebula award-winner, we are committed to publishing quality books from a diverse group of authors. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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