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A review by woodsybookworm
We Lived on the Horizon by Erika Swyler
challenging
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
"Fault in code is fault in purpose. Fault in code must be edited"
We Lived on the Horizon felt like an episode of Black Mirror meets I, Robot meets Avengers Age of Ultron - when society is managed by an AI system that punishes and rewards based on an evolved algorithm to preserve and maintain a perfect society, what could possibly go wrong?
Whatever the definition of high fantasy is for sci-fi, this book is that because it is DEEP. There's a lot to keep track of and wrap your brain around in the world building so it took me a good while to read and comprehend but overall it was a fascinating adventure.
I love books where AI kind of runs with its objective and goes a little overboard in its execution - this definitely had that in spades.
We Lived on the Horizon felt like an episode of Black Mirror meets I, Robot meets Avengers Age of Ultron - when society is managed by an AI system that punishes and rewards based on an evolved algorithm to preserve and maintain a perfect society, what could possibly go wrong?
Whatever the definition of high fantasy is for sci-fi, this book is that because it is DEEP. There's a lot to keep track of and wrap your brain around in the world building so it took me a good while to read and comprehend but overall it was a fascinating adventure.
I love books where AI kind of runs with its objective and goes a little overboard in its execution - this definitely had that in spades.