Shanghai Dream Part 1 of the China Cyberspace Trilogy edition by Sahr Johnny Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks
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Burned out hacker Cad Caldwell is on the verge of committing nanobot-induced suicide in a cramped Union capsule hotel when a mysterious package arrives from Tokyo. Inside, a sleek black computer console unlike anything he has ever seen before. The console is a lifeline from someone high up in the Yakuza food chain and the sender wants Caldwell to do a job. The devil, however, is in the details.
Before long, Caldwell finds out that his Japanese client is dead and that he has become a moving target running from the long arm of the Yamaguchi-gumi, Japan's largest Yakuza faction. But help is at hand, in the form of a Faustian bargain from the surgically-enhanced head of a secret Union electronic warfare unit who claims to hold the key to Caldwell's blocked memories. To get his memories back, Caldwell must use the console to hack into the core of a secretive new network deep in the heart of New China.
There are forces at play that nobody fully understands. An artificial intelligence is at large in cyberspace and is prepping to up the stakes in ways that will send shockwaves through the world's computerized systems. Caldwell must stay one step ahead of other interested parties as each cuts their own path towards the same final objective, a virtual reality addendum to Shanghai that is primed to be the testing ground for the AI and its wicked master plan.
Shanghai Dream Part 1 of the China Cyberspace Trilogy edition by Sahr Johnny Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks
I really wanted to like this book and in some respects I did. There is a fantastic storyline in an exotic setting. The main character has enough complexity and faces an imposing set of circumstances. Among cyberpunk stories that alone would normally rate at least three stars....normally. It is an interesting fast paced book and I did enjoy it. The problem is, I could have enjoyed it so much more.First of all, there is no excuse for the numerous misspellings, omitted words, and scrambled phrases in this book. The book is an argument in favor of the Luddite technophobes mentioned in the story. The use of the word trough, for example, in place of the word through indicates an unhealthy reliance on a computer spell check program in lieu of doing the work required for proper proofreading. From my vantage, these errors can be attributed to naught but laziness or a rushed job.
The writing itself seemed a bit uneven. At times the prose was crisp and developed a rhythmic flow. At other times you had to negotiate these ponderous sentences to which were appended one descriptive phrase after another. This was particularly noticeable in the opening pages. It was as if the Author was trying hard to mimic William Gibson, and he was failing miserably. This tale may have benefited at times with a touch of the Zen-like precept that less is more.
One area were more would have been welcome was in the depiction of the encounters and interaction of the characters. In particular, the relationship of the two main characters, Cal and Mei Lin, generally had the emotional impact of menu entries added to the descriptions found in a tour guide pamphlet. It was as if hitherto three dimensional characters from the book were reduced to two dimensional constructs whose primary purpose was as a device for plot advancement.
Finally, there are loose ends. After the grand finale, with dragons slain and maidens rescued, we are treated to a bedside chat between a cartoon version of Cal and the tour guide aspect of Mei Lin which is designed to let us know what happened to all the characters left dangling after the climax. Of This process is quick, trite, and unsatisfying. It tends to reduce these individuals, like our protagonist, to cardboard cutouts, without substance. As to the import of the Slav's poisonous vial, which poor Cal has carried allover the world, there is no mention.
It's easy for me to bash this book. There are a number of glaring issues. However, I really would rather hear that the author was doing a rewrite, that the spell check errors and sentence fragments were corrected, that some of the more cumbersome writing was cleaned up and that there was at least an attempt at developing a more compelling connection between characters. I do believe that a writer that can entertain me with a story this good, in spite of these flaws, is more than capable of polishing it into a real thriller.
Whoops! I just discovered something. It seems that if you happen to flip through several blank pages past the one saying "THE END", there is another page which reads "TO BE CONTINUED"(this is with the Kindle edition). So the question becomes, is perhaps, discovering the significance of the vial worth the price of another book? It might be, and I hope it is, but I'm not sure.
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Shanghai Dream Part 1 of the China Cyberspace Trilogy edition by Sahr Johnny Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks Reviews
It is a fine story with many ideas of how the near future would be. The ending of the book is not too good, but the rest is entertaining.
If this is the authors first book then kudos are in order. Good story line characters are defined needs to follow into the next step for the storyline to really define what happened in the aftermath. Few typos and words that were misplaced, otherwise a good book.
Hope to see some more.
Ty
Wiiliam Gibson obviously loves Tokyo, and Neal Stephenson planted his characters there for a few visits too, if I remember right. But if there's a place on earth right now that's even more futuritsic than Tokyo, it would have to be Shanghai.
Actually, Mr. Johnny follows a variety of characters through a bunch of exciting chases all across the globe in this novel. London. New York. Beijing. Hong Kong. And yes, even Tokyo. But all the action converges on Shanghai - right where it should.
Without giving too much of the story away, let's just say it's filled with nasty mafia bad guys, sexy and mysterious heroines, kidnappings, assasignations, great escapes and close shaves, clones, hoverbikes, and of course, computer hacking, virtual reality, and nanotechnology. It packs a lot in there, and stays fast-paced and a lot of fun to read.
Think some people might get slowed down a bit in the early chapters where Mr. Johnny sets up some of the scientific stuff, but it only gets better and better as you read on.
Definitley recomended for all fans of cyberpunk.
What's good Most of the characters, especially Caldwell, are interesting, deep, & sympathetic. The plot is good, reminding me of a 1940s-style thriller (& that's good, in my opinion).
Early in the novel, the language is a little stiff, but later in the book, the author seems to have found his style, & it flows well. There's a plot element that resembles the "I know kung-fu" moment from "The Matrix" & which i wish the author could have done without, but overall, it's a nicely enjoyable, straight cyberpunk read. It was good enough for me to read twice. You're reading my second review; after my first read, I wrote a review that was less favorable. In other words, another point in the book's favor is that it was good enough to re-read.
I've always been a big fan of Cyberpunk and the progression of technology. This book doesn't disappoint in that regard. Following the adventures of a computer hacker given blistering hacking tech and his search for his lost memories and who he is it all comes to an end in China.
While this book is a nice change of pace in the SCI-FI world of Cyberpunk it left me wanting just a bit more. It wasn't that it's a bad book, it's just there are times I wish paragraphs and pages were tightened up a bit so that the action maintained at a steady pace. There are a few places where I got pulled out of the chapter and I never quiet regained my flow.
I would still recommend reading this though. I look forward to reading more by this author. I feel his work will continue to improve and he might become a great in the SCI-FI field.
I really wanted to like this book and in some respects I did. There is a fantastic storyline in an exotic setting. The main character has enough complexity and faces an imposing set of circumstances. Among cyberpunk stories that alone would normally rate at least three stars....normally. It is an interesting fast paced book and I did enjoy it. The problem is, I could have enjoyed it so much more.
First of all, there is no excuse for the numerous misspellings, omitted words, and scrambled phrases in this book. The book is an argument in favor of the Luddite technophobes mentioned in the story. The use of the word trough, for example, in place of the word through indicates an unhealthy reliance on a computer spell check program in lieu of doing the work required for proper proofreading. From my vantage, these errors can be attributed to naught but laziness or a rushed job.
The writing itself seemed a bit uneven. At times the prose was crisp and developed a rhythmic flow. At other times you had to negotiate these ponderous sentences to which were appended one descriptive phrase after another. This was particularly noticeable in the opening pages. It was as if the Author was trying hard to mimic William Gibson, and he was failing miserably. This tale may have benefited at times with a touch of the Zen-like precept that less is more.
One area were more would have been welcome was in the depiction of the encounters and interaction of the characters. In particular, the relationship of the two main characters, Cal and Mei Lin, generally had the emotional impact of menu entries added to the descriptions found in a tour guide pamphlet. It was as if hitherto three dimensional characters from the book were reduced to two dimensional constructs whose primary purpose was as a device for plot advancement.
Finally, there are loose ends. After the grand finale, with dragons slain and maidens rescued, we are treated to a bedside chat between a cartoon version of Cal and the tour guide aspect of Mei Lin which is designed to let us know what happened to all the characters left dangling after the climax. Of This process is quick, trite, and unsatisfying. It tends to reduce these individuals, like our protagonist, to cardboard cutouts, without substance. As to the import of the Slav's poisonous vial, which poor Cal has carried allover the world, there is no mention.
It's easy for me to bash this book. There are a number of glaring issues. However, I really would rather hear that the author was doing a rewrite, that the spell check errors and sentence fragments were corrected, that some of the more cumbersome writing was cleaned up and that there was at least an attempt at developing a more compelling connection between characters. I do believe that a writer that can entertain me with a story this good, in spite of these flaws, is more than capable of polishing it into a real thriller.
Whoops! I just discovered something. It seems that if you happen to flip through several blank pages past the one saying "THE END", there is another page which reads "TO BE CONTINUED"(this is with the edition). So the question becomes, is perhaps, discovering the significance of the vial worth the price of another book? It might be, and I hope it is, but I'm not sure.
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