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Overclocked: Stories of the Future Present by Cory Doctorow My rating: 2 of 5 stars I have read from this Author before. I really don't have any complaints. Some of the stories are good in this book and some of them to be honest, I did not waste my time. I am very particular when it comes to hardcore science fiction. Of the stories in this book I liked: " When sysadmins Ruled the Earth"; " I, Robot". I've already have written about the first one. The second one has the same title as one of Isaac Asimov's novels or short stories. In the book, he gives an explanation of why he picked this title and he follows Asimov three laws of robotics. It is entertaining and it has a twist. But I'm not going to spoil it for you, I will talk about the technology. Part of the story has to do with a subject that I have always been interested in. This is because of my background as a JW; I will not discuss theology here, but it is sufficient to say that we have a be...

Halo: Ghosts of Onyx by Eric S. Nylund My rating: 3 of 5 stars The common topic is about augmented soldiers. These like other Halo books deal with cyborg/genetically enhanced soldiers. I think we are at version 3 of these cyborgs. One irony I did notice was the first batch of these approved soldiers were... (drum roll please)... 300. They need drugs to keep them under control. It kind of reminded me of the Jem'Haddar in the Trek universe. The Jem'Haddar were genetically engineered creature who lifespan was just 5 years and was made to be suicidal soldiers. Sort like a poorly trained pitbull with intelligence... the exception is they were not cyborgs. If you are into military futuristic tech. This story is for you. There are other hardcore science fiction aspects of the story that is part of the Halo Universe that not unique to it. First sample you have: 1) Advanced ancient civilizations, where the technology survives the said civilization. 2) Advanced human AI that can inte...