Convergence comes right out of the gates swinging like a drunken baboon high on bath-salts. That can be a bad thing if you dislike fast paced science fiction, but if that's the case then you should mosey on out of here 'cause this ain't your rodeo.
Don't get me wrong, Convergence isn't all whiz-bang-boom action galore. Our main character, Jonah, is a single dad trying to survive in a world that's been turned upside down as though he were living inside a snow-globe. But he does the best he can given the circumstances. He grows throughout the story, but not always in the way you want.
That's not a bad thing, by the way. You can't always get what you want. Strong, willful characters are gonna do what they want, and sometimes as the reader you're gonna feel like a parent watching their tweenage son or daughter stumble out into the world. All you can do is sit back and hope for the best.
Which is hard in a story like Convergence, 'cause poor Jonah, despite how much you empathize with him, has some issues. He's addicted to DMRM (which is one of the most inventive "drugs" I've read about in recent sci-fi), which allows him to relive saved memories. Some of these memories are his own from a happier time when his wife was still alive and everything was honkey-dorey. Or, at least honkey-dorey by comparison to the hellhole his life has subsequently become. Some of these memories are from other people's deaths. The final moments of life as their bodies flood with endorphins and chemicals giving the viewer an unprecedented rush.
It's easy to see how, if the situations were turned, you yourself might turn to a drug of this sort. That's frightening, but also the hallmark of good fiction.
All in all, this is science fiction at its best. A solid plot, great action, beautifully tragic character development all set within a unique vision for what the world might one day become.
Full review available at http://onelazyrobotblog.com/2014/12/24/the-immortality-game-and-convergence-review/
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Very good read, looking forward to book two
This was a very enjoyable read and the writing is very good. The authors writing is actually what drew to his other books. I had previously read a short story by him in an anthology and his story ended up being my favorite (only one of two I gave 5 stars). I especially loved the Lovecraft elements in that story. And now having read one of his full length novels I can say he's definitely a talented writer. All of the characters seemed well fleshed out and had realistic personalities. Sometimes so realistic they begin to annoy you. The main character got on my nerves a bit but as the story went on his personality got more interesting and his flaws just made him seem more real. The world was interesting but it also had a lot going on. It wasn't confusing or anything but it there was a lot to follow and try to remember. The beginning was also a bit slow and took a little longer to get in to but once it got going I didn't want to stop reading. Those were the only flaws I found. These are more just my own preferences and not an actual flaw with the story itself. My favorite aspects were the technology. It was so complex and interesting. I can just imagine how many stories could be told in this world. The convergence webs were really clever And I hope to see more of them in his next books. I did struggle to get in to the story but that wasn't the books fault. It was my dyslexia. Often when reading Ebooks my dyslexia causes me to read slower and gives me headaches if I read for longer than an hour. It only happens with Ebooks(Most of the time). Honestly, I think maybe the beginning of this book might not have seemed so slow if it wasn't for my dyslexia. There have been many times when I would love to be reading but find it just too difficult and when I started reading Convergence it was one of those times when I was already having issues reading and then add in trying to read an Ebook it just took a while for me to truly dive in to this story. But once I did I really liked it. I plan on reading book two in the near future and anything else this author puts out.
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This was a very enjoyable read and the writing is very good. The authors writing is actually what drew to his other books. I had previously read a short story by him in an anthology and his story ended up being my favorite (only one of two I gave 5 stars). I especially loved the Lovecraft elements in that story. And now having read one of his full length novels I can say he's definitely a talented writer.
All of the characters seemed well fleshed out and had realistic personalities. Sometimes so realistic they begin to annoy you. The main character got on my nerves a bit but as the story went on his personality got more interesting and his flaws just made him seem more real.
The world was interesting but it also had a lot going on. It wasn't confusing or anything but it there was a lot to follow and try to remember. The beginning was also a bit slow and took a little longer to get in to but once it got going I didn't want to stop reading. Those were the only flaws I found. These are more just my own preferences and not an actual flaw with the story itself.
My favorite aspects were the technology. It was so complex and interesting. I can just imagine how many stories could be told in this world. The convergence webs were really clever And I hope to see more of them in his next books.
I did struggle to get in to the story but that wasn't the books fault. It was my dyslexia. Often when reading Ebooks my dyslexia causes me to read slower and gives me headaches if I read for longer than an hour. It only happens with Ebooks(Most of the time). Honestly, I think maybe the beginning of this book might not have seemed so slow if it wasn't for my dyslexia. There have been many times when I would love to be reading but find it just too difficult and when I started reading Convergence it was one of those times when I was already having issues reading and then add in trying to read an Ebook it just took a while for me to truly dive in to this story. But once I did I really liked it. I plan on reading book two in the near future and anything else this author puts out.
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