I found this to be a very good book. A good choice for anyone who enjoys science fiction. I felt that the plot and characters were all well developed.

*I received a copy of this book for free. The review is my own, honest and unsolicited. ( )

I have not received this book so that I could review it. I was supposed to receive it as a part of Library Thing's Early Reviewers group.

"Will his chivalry get him and others killed?"

Hans Ricker: sarcastic, stubborn, ne’er-do-well, jack of all trades, committed to causes and saves damsels in distress. Will he be able to save the people he cares about without being destroyed in the process?

"Do you have any idea how hard it is to have a sister that’s more manly than you?"

Greta “Grit” Ricker: commander of the Denver Security forces, impersonal, serious, strong, precise and protector of her brother Hans. How can she protect her brother from something she cannot control?

"Whatever is in our systems is able to use our tech against us."

Onyx, AKA Illyana Petrovich, AKA Kaori Li: organized techno-crime boss, lethal weapon, ballet dancer, and will do anything to find the black sphere that cannot get into the wrong hands. Will she find it in time?

Mr. Mather’s debut novel set in a future Denver, Colorado, drops you right into the action from the first page. Hans lies dying after some metal object tears through his body after he attempts to deliver a package. From there you are thrown into an action-packed sci-fi thriller filled with robots, jumpcrafts, statis rooms, and creepy furniture that conforms to your body.

The characters are provocative and captivating and yes, you heard right, their names are Hans and Greta which is just some of the fun wordplay in the book. My favorite character is Hans and Greta’s mother, Pat. She is one bad-ass, no-nonsense woman who can hold her own with a rifle. She seems hard on her kids, but she shows them love in her own way.

If you like sci-fi, techno-crime filled novels with lots of action, give this one a try. Highly recommend. ( )

This story began really well, fast paced and interesting unfortunately as the plot develops it slows down and becomes involved in introspection and examination of the main characters motives and morals. Complete with moralistic conclusion, I'm sorry that it did not hold up. I'd have liked to see more of the back-story of the secondary heroine, Onyx, who's role became confusing and elaborate. All negatives aside, I enjoyed the read but found it a little long. ( )

This book started out at a fast run and kept going until the last page. Filled with cyberpunk on all sides of the law, it kept me reading through the night as a man is torn apart and put back together, in more ways than one. ( )