A review by johnwillson
Brain Recyclers by J.S. Morin
4.0
Can a human mind survive the robot experience?
How would a robot society treat the first living humans in a millennium? With excitement, curiosity, caution, protection, possession...? Considering that these robots have once-human minds, all their old prejudices and insecurities are there to be executed with the efficiency of cold logic and powerful servo's.
Brain Recyclers is the second book in the Robot Geneticists series, and the better of the first two. People's motivations (human and robotic) are natural and relatable. One character's gradual moral transformation after a flesh/machine transplant (see book title) is brilliantly executed and fascinating to watch. The extended pursuit through a city-sized factory is great, and somehow more engaging than the sequence of similar chases in the first book. And the real villain, once revealed, is wonderfully chilling and dastardly.
I received a free advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. The book's tone is light, its pace is brisk and characters are fun, yet it still explores interesting questions about the nature of human life, robot life, and what makes a person. When minds can be copied, transplanted and remixed, nothing is simple anymore.
How would a robot society treat the first living humans in a millennium? With excitement, curiosity, caution, protection, possession...? Considering that these robots have once-human minds, all their old prejudices and insecurities are there to be executed with the efficiency of cold logic and powerful servo's.
Brain Recyclers is the second book in the Robot Geneticists series, and the better of the first two. People's motivations (human and robotic) are natural and relatable. One character's gradual moral transformation after a flesh/machine transplant (see book title) is brilliantly executed and fascinating to watch. The extended pursuit through a city-sized factory is great, and somehow more engaging than the sequence of similar chases in the first book. And the real villain, once revealed, is wonderfully chilling and dastardly.
I received a free advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. The book's tone is light, its pace is brisk and characters are fun, yet it still explores interesting questions about the nature of human life, robot life, and what makes a person. When minds can be copied, transplanted and remixed, nothing is simple anymore.