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It's a time of change. While mankind is adjusting to its first encounter with an alien civilisation, black-ops soldier Jim Leyton has absconded from the agency that trained him, and allied himself with a mysterious faction in order to rescue the woman he loves. Since his death, scientist and businessman Philip Kaufman has realised that there is more to the virtual world than he'd suspected. Yet it soon becomes clear that all is not well in Virtuality. Both men begin to suspect that the much heralded 'First Contact' was anything but, and that a sinister con is being perpetrated on the whole of humankind. Now all they have to do is prove it.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The book follows on directly from The Noise Within, where the author assembles an varied an engaging cast of characters into what feels like the start of a multi-part series.
Not great literature but an enjoyable romp for whiling away a few hours.
*SPOILER*
Unfortunately the creativity vanishes 3/4 of the way through the book. The major characters assemble and are largely killed off until one of them discovers, pretty much from nowhere, a 'magic get-out clause' that saves the day. The prior plot threads are completely voided by the ending, making any re-reading of the story pointless.
A very disappointing conclusion to what was generally an enjoyable read.
Not great literature but an enjoyable romp for whiling away a few hours.
*SPOILER*
Unfortunately the creativity vanishes 3/4 of the way through the book. The major characters assemble and are largely killed off until one of them discovers, pretty much from nowhere, a 'magic get-out clause' that saves the day. The prior plot threads are completely voided by the ending, making any re-reading of the story pointless.
A very disappointing conclusion to what was generally an enjoyable read.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I'm always slightly dubious of reading books which do not have a hardback release - not because I love the world's least convenient book format, but because if something goes straight to paperback it raises doubts about the quality of the work within.
Ian Whates' first book in the Noise series (The Noise Within: 1) was an engaging read that set up his universe well, and had a level of tension that kept you reading.
The Noise Revealed is the follow up to that book, and features many of the characters we met there. New concepts have been introduced - virtual worlds, post-humans etc and these form the basis of the plot. As the other reviewer says, Whates is an acquired taste, and if you were drawn to the first book by Stephen Baxter's quote do not make the mistake of thinking the hard sci-fi he writes is replicated here - scientific explanation is relegated to the odd reference to zero point units, energy veils and computer viruses.
The plot moves along nicely for the first two thirds of the book and actually makes you think that this could very well turn into a trilogy, as there are enough areas to explore in the universe he has created. Sadly Whates seems to lose interest in the story he is telling towards the end - having built tension and intrigue, he throws it all away in what feels like a rush job to finish the book to deadline. What were major plot points are resolved in a paragraph, and what is clearly supposed to be an unexpected twist can be spotted a mile away. For all this brevity in narrative, there are some sections which seem completely redundant, such as a 4 page section describing someone eating a meal.
The ending actually feels like it was written by someone else, and that someone didn't seem to have access to an Editor or even a rudimentary grammar checker as there are some appalling errors where key words are left out. Whates fancies himself as somewhat of a sci-fi/fantasy Dan Brown with lines like this: "The partial then bade them accompany the fresh-faced young man who stood flanked by two chisel-jawed security personnel, which they did."
All in all, this is an enjoyable read which could have been so much better had a lot more thought and effort been put into the execution.
Ian Whates' first book in the Noise series (The Noise Within: 1) was an engaging read that set up his universe well, and had a level of tension that kept you reading.
The Noise Revealed is the follow up to that book, and features many of the characters we met there. New concepts have been introduced - virtual worlds, post-humans etc and these form the basis of the plot. As the other reviewer says, Whates is an acquired taste, and if you were drawn to the first book by Stephen Baxter's quote do not make the mistake of thinking the hard sci-fi he writes is replicated here - scientific explanation is relegated to the odd reference to zero point units, energy veils and computer viruses.
The plot moves along nicely for the first two thirds of the book and actually makes you think that this could very well turn into a trilogy, as there are enough areas to explore in the universe he has created. Sadly Whates seems to lose interest in the story he is telling towards the end - having built tension and intrigue, he throws it all away in what feels like a rush job to finish the book to deadline. What were major plot points are resolved in a paragraph, and what is clearly supposed to be an unexpected twist can be spotted a mile away. For all this brevity in narrative, there are some sections which seem completely redundant, such as a 4 page section describing someone eating a meal.
The ending actually feels like it was written by someone else, and that someone didn't seem to have access to an Editor or even a rudimentary grammar checker as there are some appalling errors where key words are left out. Whates fancies himself as somewhat of a sci-fi/fantasy Dan Brown with lines like this: "The partial then bade them accompany the fresh-faced young man who stood flanked by two chisel-jawed security personnel, which they did."
All in all, this is an enjoyable read which could have been so much better had a lot more thought and effort been put into the execution.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
To many, Ian Whates is the archetypal Marmite author, which is to say that you either love him or hate him. Personally I love his writing style, I enjoy the characters and what he does is take me on a journey where survivability can come down to a flip of fates coin. What he does, in this the second Noise novel is carry on building the intricate universe that the series is constructed in, works heavily on character development and also manages to keep the tale light enough so that the reader can enjoy the fast pace alongside prose that he has utilised within.
Finally add to this some reasonable combat sequences, a good sense of pace and the reader will end up with a satisfactory value for money title that will leave them nicely sated by the tales end. Good stuff.
Finally add to this some reasonable combat sequences, a good sense of pace and the reader will end up with a satisfactory value for money title that will leave them nicely sated by the tales end. Good stuff.
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....... Shoddy effort.
What a shame. When I read the 'Noise Within' I felt I had found another series in the vein of a Hamilton opera - but it is not to be. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Ghengis
A good read
Sci Fi, space opera - a pretty good read.
The first of the series was ok - but this makes it better. I feel (hey, what do I know!? Read more
The first of the series was ok - but this makes it better. I feel (hey, what do I know!? Read more
Published 6 months ago by P. Fenton
Dreadful Mishmash
The first book was so-so, at least setting the stage for a possible trilogy, but then, as often happens, the writer's one or two good ideas run out of steam. Read more
Published 9 months ago by M. R. Parashchak
Poor
Science fantasy with the emphasis on fantasy, light weight, under developed characters, annoyingly ill thought out space travel and virtuality.
Published 11 months ago by Mr. Stephen M. Hunt
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