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"It is a brisk, well-told science fiction adventure set in the normally unadventurous world of business...a simple old-fashioned story, where incident crowds onto incident, where jeopardy makes us hold our breath and rabbits are pulled from the hat only at the very last moment. So in the end the melodrama keeps us reading and awaiting with some interest the next volume in the trilogy." -- New York Review of Science Fiction, Vol. 19, No. 5, # 221, January 2007. "Right off the bat, let me just say that David Louis Edelman's Infoquake just might be one of the very best science fiction debuts I have ever read. The book deserves all the praise it has garnered, and then some! Only rarely will a debut author produce the sort of work which habitually comes from celebrated veterans...Edelman brings a fresh vision to "old" ideas and cliches, which makes Infoquake something special...The worldbuilding is another enthralling facet of this novel...The author has created a richly detailed universe...Ambitious, vast in scope, with a deftly executed plot and impeccable prose from start to finish, David Louis Edelman's Infoquake is a fascinating read. 2006 was one of the best years in memory in terms of impressive speculative fiction debuts. Had I read it when it was originally released, Infoquake would have trumped Scott Lynch's The Lies of Locke Lamora, Naomi Novik's His Majesty's Dragon, Brian Ruckley's Winterbirth, and Joe Abercrombie's The Blade Itself." -- Pat's Fantasy Hotlist, May 7, 2008. "...a well-wrought, propulsive, and consistently readable book...a well-told, entertaining, and thought-provoking first novel. A solid start. Edelman's just might be a name to watch." -- Andromeda Spaceways, August 12, 2008. "Infoquake provides us not only with a good, well-thought narrative, with convincing dialogue and characters. Edelman manages to create realistic figures almost to the point of melodrama, but keeping a balance so they have internal coherence, filled with purpose but being at the same time contradictory in their choices and actions - Infoquake and MultiReal are very refreshing novels. In Infoquake and MultiReal, Edelman has strived for a well-thought, really thorough examination of politics and society of the universe he created. A good writer can do no less when setting out to do something in that level." --Post-Weird Thoughts blog, January 6, 2009
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How far should you go to make a profit? "Infoquake", the debut novel by David Louis Edelman, takes speculative fiction into alien territory: the corporate boardroom of the far future. It's a stunning trip through the trenches of a technological war fought with product demos, press releases, and sales pitches. Natch is a master of bio/logics, the programming of the human body. He's clawed and scraped his way to the top of the bio/logics market using little more than his wits. Now his sudden notoriety has brought him to the attention of Margaret Surina, the owner of a mysterious new technology called MultiReal. Only by enlisting Natch's devious mind can Margaret keep MultiReal out of the hands of High Executive Len Borda and his ruthless armies. To fend off the intricate net of enemies closing in around him, Natch and his apprentices must accomplish the impossible. They must understand this strange new technology, run through the product development cycle, and prepare MultiReal for release to the public - all in three days. Meanwhile, hanging over everything is the spectre of the infoquake, a lethal burst of energy that's disrupting the bio/logic networks and threatening to send the world crashing back into the Dark Ages. With "Infoquake", David Louis Edelman has created a fully detailed world that's both as imaginative as Dune and as real as today's "Wall Street Journal".
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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This a book that reminds me of the buzz that I got from Nuromancer all those years ago. Infoquake creates a world that has technology literally built into people. Where sub programs are available on demand to enhance normal bodily functions (although this wasn't pushed as far as it might..!) It also sets up a society where the first brushes with AI technology led to a disasterous war and one that scarred Earth for many years. Into this mix you have a 'hero' called Natch who seems angry at everyone, treats his staff like dirt and wants to make money and be top of the programming ratings (Primo) so bad he can taste it. In this he is similar to Case in 'Neuromancer' who was definately not your squeakly clean hero..
But the technology really just sets up the story, because this is all about over throwing the establishment and changing society
Its a great read and I only gave it 4 stars because its can't be a good as the hype and I think that Richard Morgans 'Altered Carbon' was the best debut in the last 10 years
But the technology really just sets up the story, because this is all about over throwing the establishment and changing society
Its a great read and I only gave it 4 stars because its can't be a good as the hype and I think that Richard Morgans 'Altered Carbon' was the best debut in the last 10 years
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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As the title of the review states, there are some good ideas here, the OCHREs and the software that runs them. The big disappointment is the sheer bloody awfulness of the characterisation and dialogue. There must be something in this book though, as I literally threw it in the wastepaper basket three times, only to retrieve it just to see what happens, (or maybe to see if the sustained awfulness of writing and editing went all the way to the end). It's about time that Edelman's editor got a grip on him/her, forced him to read some Elmore Leonard to find out how to write dialogue, made him/her put down his/her thesaurus etc. etc. Or perhaps he/she got a new editor...
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Natch grew up in one of the most challenging hive academies. His hardships taught Natch many of Life's tough lessons. Once Natch enters the business world, he chooses to become a ROD coder. These are "Routines on Demand". They are bio/logic programs that cater mainly to the rich. In this day and age, everyone has OCHRE, machines working inside their bodies to shield them from disease, injury, and other things. ROD coders write code so that people may alter their appearances. (For example, eye color to morph and compliment the person's surroundings.) Soon Natch begins his own fiefcorp and names it Natch Personal Programming Fiefcomp. His two best apprentices are Horvil, his friend since early childhood and an excellent engineer, and Jara, a bio/logic analyst he met during his early work years. Natch finally makes it to the top of the market. Even if only for a short time, his fiefcorp is number one on Primo's, breaking the monopoly of the Patel Brothers in the slot.
Natch's notoriety catches the attention of Margaret Surina, the master of the Surina Perfection Memecorp and owner of a mysterious technology called MultiReal. The Defense and Wellness Council wishes the technology gone. Knowing Len Borda, head of the Council, is planning her death, Margaret convinces Natch to join her. With enemies closing in, Natch and his people have only a few days to prepare MultiReal for demonstration and release to the public. To accomplish this, Natch will have to partner up with a past rival.
***** If a story can be food for thought, then this novel is a banquet! The story begins with a bang as Natch and his two apprentices strive to hit number one on Primo's. Then the author takes readers back to Natch's incredible childhood so they may see, first hand, how Natch came to be such a risk taker. I was riveted throughout the entire tale. But the rush of adrenalin did not stop there. Author David Louis Edelman then added MultiReal into the mix and slowly took away Natch's viable options one-by-one. If I learned anything at all, it is that Natch gets very creative when his back is against a wall. This book took my breath away - more than once. I look forward to the next installment of this trilogy. *****
Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews.
Natch's notoriety catches the attention of Margaret Surina, the master of the Surina Perfection Memecorp and owner of a mysterious technology called MultiReal. The Defense and Wellness Council wishes the technology gone. Knowing Len Borda, head of the Council, is planning her death, Margaret convinces Natch to join her. With enemies closing in, Natch and his people have only a few days to prepare MultiReal for demonstration and release to the public. To accomplish this, Natch will have to partner up with a past rival.
***** If a story can be food for thought, then this novel is a banquet! The story begins with a bang as Natch and his two apprentices strive to hit number one on Primo's. Then the author takes readers back to Natch's incredible childhood so they may see, first hand, how Natch came to be such a risk taker. I was riveted throughout the entire tale. But the rush of adrenalin did not stop there. Author David Louis Edelman then added MultiReal into the mix and slowly took away Natch's viable options one-by-one. If I learned anything at all, it is that Natch gets very creative when his back is against a wall. This book took my breath away - more than once. I look forward to the next installment of this trilogy. *****
Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews.
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This is part of a trilogy, what is the most important thing about reading the first book in a trilogy? Easy, you want to read the next one strait away. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Science Friction.
Neuromancer meets Bill Gates meets Linux
Infoquake will win an award this year, it must because Edelman has created a very plausible future, where holographic internets, politics, programming and marketing all meet at the... Read more
Published on 13 May 2007 by SHM
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