Book Reviews
Fascinating.… [Newitz is] an excellent writer, with an effortless style.… The inner science geek in all of us will uncover some really cool stuff.… A terrific book that covers an astounding amount of ground in a manageable 300 pages.… You will be smarter for it.
San Francisco Chronicle
(Starred review.) [P]henomenal…sure to garner significant awards…. [Newitz] sends three fascinating characters on an action-packed race against time through a strange yet familiar futuristic landscape.… [A] skillful inspection of attraction and identity.
Publishers Weekly
(Starred review.) [Newitz] takes some of today's key social and technical issues (the nature of artificial intelligence, the notion of property and ownership) and wraps them in a compelling, original story line [with] memorable characters.
Library Journal
[A] vehicle for some very interesting questions: is there a difference between owning a human being or a mechanical being if both possess sentience…? A strong and cerebral start if perhaps a little too open-ended.
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