First in a trilogy of books, this focuses primarily on Miira’s transition from being a terminally ill middle-aged cancer patient to a young avatar exploring her new life in a virtual reality resort for the wealthy called Innerscape. Acflory brings this process to life with vivid descriptions that engage all one’s senses. Parts of Miira’s transition were described in such a way that I found myself cringe. I like books that get me so involved that the real world dissolves; this series of books did that for me.
The trilogy is told primarily from Miira’s POV, but also includes POVs from other characters to round out the narrative. In this book, we also meet Kenneth Wu and Jamie Watson who figure prominently in the trilogy. Although the story is told from multiple points of view, the author manages to transition between them without jarring the reader. I especially enjoyed the character of Miira and was intrigued by what she had to endure to start a new life.
The author explored and described the physical and emotional aspects of Miira’s transformation, as well as a bit of the politics of Innerscape and the larger society where it exists. Thus, she managed to create a vivid, complex, and more believable world.
I also enjoyed the gaming worlds that are woven artfully into the fabric of the trilogy, and which contain events and characters that advance the overall story.
Once I finished the first book, I was intrigued enough to finish the trilogy.
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L.M. Verna
Great Story and Engaging Characters
2021年10月29日にアメリカ合衆国でレビュー済みAmazonで購入
blondieaka
A revelation!
2021年3月3日に英国でレビュー済みAmazonで購入
Audrey Driscoll
Fascinating Convergence of Humanity and Technology
2018年9月22日にカナダでレビュー済みAmazonで購入
F~
Life can be extended, forever, by avatar and AI!
2019年6月6日にオーストラリアでレビュー済みAmazonで購入
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2019年6月6日にオーストラリアでレビュー済み
Miira Than, last Lady of Dhurai is the principal in this collection.
Kenneth Wu, the interesting young Doctor, whose medical skills are crucial to transition into Innerscape.
Charles McGrath – focused on the success of Innerscape, no matter the cost.
There is a cast of additional characters, some of whom help make Innerscape work, others from within Innerscape itself.
Yet others step into and out.
The plot
The premise and concept of Innerscape, to my mind, is that life does not need to end. Certainly not prematurely at the tender age of 52, which is the fate awaiting Miira without radical assistance.
Innerscape is a crafted world designed with the use of Artificial Intelligence to the specifications of the individuals whose privilege it is to inhabit. The world is populated by avatars, living a full and complete life on behalf of the mind possessed by their ailing principals, whose lives are artificially sustained, into perpetuity.
Innerscape is the sustaining concept, but is also filled indifference and intrigue, avarice and jealousy. Vendettas may be conducted by or on behalf of people outside Innerscape – crime conducted by avatar proxy.
Overall
I thoroughly enjoyed reading Miira. This is speculative fiction for grown ups. Who among us has not contemplated ideas of this kind?
Andrea Flory has pulled off a masterful conceptualisation of a very plausible future scenario. The extension of life, to be spent in your ideal setting and circumstances, but with a dark and greedy undercurrent running through the narrative.
I was fully engaged with the story.
• Excellent characterisations.
• Plausible scenario, realistically presented.
• Several levels and kinds of conflict running through the narrative.
• Strongly drawn and appealing female protagonist.
• Excellent set up for the bnext book in the series.
My Rating
I have no hesitation in awarding 5 stars to Miira.
Other Comments
The ebook format of Miira is free to purchase, here on Amazon. I think it may be perma-free.
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D. W. Peach
A beautifully written book
2018年1月4日にアメリカ合衆国でレビュー済みAmazonで購入
