Review: The future of cloud computing ??
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 12, 2012
I received an extract from the author and asked for a review copy fee, Initially I was quite disappointed as the extract seemed detached from the main story which starts 10 years later. In the extract a girl called Lydia has a replacement artificial eye after being wounded is a raid by inhabitants from the planet Oceania. The surgeon Brett, a Lieutenant in the "Space Force", who replaced the eye vows to go to Oceania. The story now winds on 10 years and Brett is now at Oceania the war being over. I would have liked to have had some more background as to how the conflict started and how it ended I was also expecting Lydia to pop up later but no.Now the story proper gets underway and I enjoyed it, Brett now a Major in military intelligence has the mission of understanding Oceania's overmind or computer that can link the inhabitants of Oceania so they can have common thoughts. This together with the nano  technology involved is well described and so is the planet with interesting quirks such as the drinking bird. . Enough time is spent developing characters so I could get a feel for them all even some of the more minor characters. The theme that develops is a political intrigue with a bit of romance however the main question explored is whether Oceania's overmind is a force for good as claimed or a way of brainwashing people.Not an all action thriller but a tale that slowly develops and a refreshing change from a book that is all space battles.  Although I don't like prequels I think this book needs one as there is so much more I would like to know about what happened prior to the start of this story.