This thought-provoking novella takes place three generations after the development of artificial intelligence. Told from multiple perspectives, 3rdGeneration quickly escalates the sociological challenges of the near future.

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LuciaDeLaCalRoyal Road

★★★★★ 5.0

“3rd Generation” tells the story of three generations and their evolving (or devolving) relationship with technology, while exploring how the world around them shifts over time.
Most chapters leave you wondering how far we really are from the events depicted and how likely they are to become real. The author presents technological advances concisely, more like observations than explanations. This approach makes the world feel believable and immersive, allows readers to focus on the meaning rather than the mechanics, and opens up room for thoughtful discussion.
What this author truly excels at is building a world that could very easily be our own. His vision of what lies ahead for future generations is consistent, well thought out, and honestly, a bit frightening. Sometimes I'd forget I was reading fiction. I felt like I had just googled "what will happen in 40 years." That’s how convincing this world is.
There are some spelling mistakes, so the book would benefit from a round of editing. At times, scenes feel unanchored—you’re not always sure what the characters are doing. That might be a stylistic choice, and it didn’t take away from my enjoyment, but it could distance some readers. As a suggestion, characters could be given more active roles in certain chapters. For example, instead of telling us a character applied for a job, we might follow her through the actual application process, while the world is revealed around her.
The story ends in a circular, satisfying way that makes you want to start over. To me, it reads more like a short story than a full novel, and would fit perfectly in a collection with two or three other stories like this one. The prologue hints at new possibilities for the main character, Eno, and I could see a novel being built from there.
This isn’t your conventional story but it’s deeply rewarding to read the work of an author with such sharp insight into the world.

Sink0 PesoRoyal Road

★★★★ 3.5

Ok I am liking the concepts but I definitively want more substance.
I like the first chapter I think it does a good job introducing the themes of the story contrasting the mind of Kyle who seems very happy with the news technology while other farmers are reluctant to change but at the same time even with all this advances the house is still quiet and he misses his family. That was a very good small chapter and I expected more development of that in the next but then we jump to another narrative who doesn’t really have a theme to technology so I don’t understand if are we still in a prologue or if it is a build up to a bigger theme. I think the story has good foundations but it needs to focus in what you really want to tell, remember that we don’t know your story so is very easy to get lost in what all of this is supposed to go. Also this is a personal opinion but I don’t like the notes at the start because they tell you what you are supposed to think about the chapter but it is the chapter that needs to do that without external help like “This chapter will introduce the character that represents the first generation to have grown up with AI.” Show me that in the chapter instead of writing that in a note outside the story.
Finally for direction on helping other just tell what you like and dislike about other stories with respect and you will be good, remember that all feedback can be useful and good luck on your novel ⭐👍.

3rd Generation [Sci-fi, Psychological, Social Commentary]

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