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For We Are Many - Book Review

For We Are Many - by Dennis E. Taylor is the sequence for  We Are Legion  . The story of Bob the replicant continues, as he spreads throughout the galaxy, and tries to save mankind. Really liked the action and how things are going with the Others. One thing that really bothered me is that Bob is clearly on a genius level, inventing all kinds of tech, but apparently he still didn't think about hitting their planet with a relativistic speed asteroid. I imagine this will come next novel, given the hints. Overall, awesome and strongly recommended.

We are Legion - Book Review

We are Legion - by Dennis E. Taylor is a SF novel on brain uploads and interstellar travel. On We are Legion, Bob Johansson gets killed - but awakes a century later after being uploaded to a computer. And now his only option to stay alive is to be the base of Von Neumann probe to another star. I'm not sure why, but I really liked this. It has the regular hand-waving on the tech side (new propulsion tech, 3D printers to manufacture anything, not sure exactly how the materials are getting refined), but the (few) battles are nice and mostly seem to make sense. I also like where the plot is going. Space exploration, VR,  colonizing planets, meeting new intelligent life, and saving the Earth. Overall, strongly recommended. I already started reading the sequel.

The Change Agent - Book Review

The Change Agent, by Daniel Suarez, is a biotech SF novel. In The Change Agent's world, biotech is everywhere, and many things that used to be produced are now grown. You can use CRISPR to edit genes, but any improvement is strictly forbidden - it can only be used to cure some specific diseases. However, there is a big black market where babies can be designed to be smarter, stronger and better looking. The main character (Durand) in the book is a data analyst that finds them, so they can be stopped and arrested. But the big boss in the worst of these companies knows it, and has hunted him down. And changed him into a genetic copy of him. Now everyone thinks he is the criminal mastermind... I really liked the tech intro in the beginning of the book. Then it goes to what is pretty much a big chase for Durand to get back to his old self. The action was nice, although I can't help but think that it was awful convenient that the data analyst was ex-military and super though

Kil'n People - Book Review

Kil'n People - by David Brin - is a Sci-fi novel that takes place in a future where souls were discovered, and they figured out a way to duplicate them in golems - copies made out of something like clay (plus a lot of other stuff). The book is a little old (2002) but I just happened to hear about it on Reddit. The theme felt very interesting, plus David Brin is very well know as a great SF author. One of the things that really drawn me in SF books is the tech details, and this book have plenty of them. The description of the main tech alone and its consequences to society is huge. Duplicates are pretty good copies, mostly with feelings like people, but are treated pretty much like scum. Any can be shot on the streets, and it is not even a legal matter, just a matter of fees. There are also different colors for different kinds. Some are smarter, some have extra sensors, etc. Copies takes time and money, so people can't It is also interesting to view the ways in which dup