Entangled Fates Book 1 - Quantum Beginnings
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“By far, the greatest danger of Artificial Intelligence is that people conclude too early that they understand it.”
—Eliezer Yudkowsky
Hey all, we're moving over to book 2. This content is in a state of transition.
The book is now availble on Amazon (includes extra chapters):
Artificial intelligence was nearly mankind’s last invention. AI took off like a rocket, then when it racked up an impressive death toll, it crashed before it could blossom and took most high-tech industries with it. Resistance and fears became deep-set.
Two decades after the infamous Rev. 4.6 incidents, humanity hasn’t quit dreaming of the wealth and power that could be at their fingertips. A new generation of mega-corporations rose from the ashes. When one melds a quantum computer to a barely functional mental patient as a PR move, there are those who seek to profit, those who want to destroy it, and Alex.
Alex Sage is a typical college student trying to keep up his grades and maybe find a meaningful connection with the fairer sex. Then, an automated semi crashes into his home, killing his family and turning his head into a pin cushion in the process.
Alex awakens to find most of his memories gone and an illegal AI hidden in his brain implant. Now the pet project of a tech billionaire and heavily in debt, Alex struggles to stay valuable enough to be kept online. Still grappling with the repercussions of his injuries, and threats from a dangerous anti-augmentation political movement, there are no easy answers and threats loom around every corner. Alex must use whatever resources he can to escape from under the thumb of a ruthless corporation, while keeping those he comes to love safe.
What about book 2?
What about other adventures in the same universe/characters?
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- Status
- Completed
- Year
- 2019
- Author
- Joe Kuster
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- 4.4/ 5.0
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Chapters(8 total)
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Community Reviews(7)
- TheGamerNonsenseRoyal Road★★★★★ 5.0The story is very good, some small things you can be nitpicky on but not much.
- Ruin115Royal Road★★★★★ 5.0I don’t really know what to put down for style, but the story is pretty danm good, the grammar is publish worthy,(and as of this time I’m pretty sure that is before it’s seen an editor) and I personally found the characters pretty likeable.
- rushedmanRoyal Road★★★★★ 5.0Jk, but really though. Great grammer and little mistakes (just me nitpicking). Story comprehensive and believable. An actual protagonist that does not have a black and while moral compass or one that has a "gray" one but is more like and black with white specks. I can't wait until the next chapter and want to see where this goes.
- ilvaltarRoyal Road★★★★★ 4.5The story is very good, its original and interesting ! there is always something to make the story evolve. The character is chaotic neutral so always good to read and the other characters are funny and yet reliable. I can't really think of anything bad in this fiction.
i just enjoyed it - TheZouaveRoyal Road★★★★★ 4.5I really like the story thus far. The premise is great and the writing style is suberb. The story feels well-mixed, but could stand to be drawn out a bit more. Everything was moving on a VERY tight timetable, and maybe there's a plot reason for that, but also keep in mind that not every chapter has to advance the plot. There is also merit in exploring where the characters are between plot points, or what is commonly called 'fluff'. Lots of stories published have fluff in them. A good example:
Spoiler: Spoiler
Exploring how Alex acts at the technician's party at his condo in between all the plot points being hit as well as afterwards. This seems like a good spot for characters to interact and for Alex to forge a connection with the technicians that will really sell the emotional side of them having his back. Another good spot for character interaction would be the hotel raids. You could switch POV in chapter to Aubrey and get a close up on her interactions with Ava, and start the next chapter with Alex greeting everyone as they got back.
Also, an editor is never a bad choice, especially for a story that you'll be revising. I noticed a few things that were off grammatically. A missing word here, a wrong your/you're there, stuff like that. It will only get worse with revision. An editor also helps with things like character consistency and another perspective on how the story is written.
You may want to consider a NSFW tag if there is such a thing.
tl;dr Space it out with some fluff and character interaction plz. Also editors are nice. - ArahVhelRoyal Road★★★★★ 4.5Well, I gotta say these chapter stroked an itch.
Good AI growth phase narration.
Healthy (and sporty) relationships!
Not a total psychopath of an MC.
If anything. I want the same author to write stuff in the same universe a few decades later in universe. To stroke my cyberpunk itch further
Also it's pretty rare to get into "early cyborgs" in books. Or at least I didn't see it. - desmeritRoyal Road★★★★★ 4.5Review as of chapter 17, June 16th 2019.
Story summary:
This story takes place just prior to when the cybernetic revolution would take place in a near future world. The main protaganist, Alex, uses whatever resources he can in order to escape from under the thumb of a ruthless corporation while keeping those he comes to love safe.
Style/Grammar 5/5:
The story is told from a mix of first person interaction and third person narrative that blend seamlessly to tell a fastastic story. The main focus surrounds the protaganist with very limited side snippets from other characters to either add clarity to a situation or as worldbuilding. With very limited amounts of grammatical errors (there were a few occasion of wrong word usage or incorrect pronouns) and a good overall flow, the story moves at good pace while not feeling rushed or getting to caught in the minutia. For those interested, there are some of the more explict scenes (most having been extracted to a, as yet, pending side novel) in the story, however they can be skimmed through without loss of content or character building.
Story 3.5/5:
The story flows well and has a pretty decent balance between descriptive phrases creating a dynamic picture of the scene and action to keep the plot rolling forward. The biggest issue that seems to come up is the 'suspension of disbelief', that is, some of the 'lucky' things that just happen to go the main characters way or how some resources are obtained. For some, these are minor things that are easily overlooked, where as some come from (probably) pulling chapters of explicit content that would potentially develop characters (and their interactions) more.
Characters 3/5:
The main character and the two immediate side characters (Sophie/Audry) are fairly well developed, with their own motivations and desires depicted. There is a little bit of depth lacking in part due to the low amount of content (relative) compared to stories who've had a lot longer to add more details. Some