Etherwalker, Cameron Dayton
Etherwalker, Cameron Dayton
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Etherwalker

Author: Cameron Dayton

Narrator: Kirby Heyborne

Unabridged: 12 hr 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 02/02/2016

Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction


Synopsis

The world is broken. The powerful machines that once ruled over land and sky fought and died, leaving humanity in a primitive age of swords and monsters. But that was long ago, and only legends of the Schism remain.

Enoch has never been frightened by these tales. He sees things differently than the other youth in Rewn's Fork, and that makes him an outcast. Where others see crops and weather and flocks of sheep, Enoch sees numbers and patterns.

When he accidentally awakens a powerful Artificial Intelligence, he discovers the truth behind his peculiarity—Enoch is an Etherwalker, the last in a long line of powerful technopaths who can control machines with their minds.

Without knowing it, he has triggered the ancient Hunt, and now legendary monsters are hungry for his blood and bent on his extinction. They know he has seen the truth behind the broken world, and, if he survives, he may have the power to shatter it . . . or to make it whole again.

About Cameron Dayton

With over fifteen years writing for blockbuster franchises from Blizzard Entertainment, Electronic Arts, and Epic Games, Cameron Dayton has gained a reputation for bringing riveting, powerful storytelling to games. Cameron wrote the script to Advent Rising with bestselling novelist Orson Scott Card, and he cofounded the story-centered game development studio Chair Entertainment. At Blizzard, he built narratives for some of the most popular games in the world, including The World of Warcraft, StarCraft, Hearthstone, Overwatch, and Diablo. He also wrote Blizzard's first web comic, Kerrigan: Hope and Vengeance, which ranked #1 on Amazon. Cameron's short stories are featured in several anthologies, including Wendigo Tales, Paragons, War Stories, and Heroes Rise, Darkness Falls.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Ali

I like the invention here. The post apocalyptic world Dayton has created is intriguing and throws up interesting contrasts between the primitive and the advanced. There is also a strong support cast of characters, notably Rictus and Cal, who are entertaining and help the narrative skip along. But the......more

Goodreads review by Laura

4.5* Okay. I have no idea what I just read--I've genuinely never read anything like it. Is this steam-punk? I don't think so. Is it sci-fi? Not quite. Fantasy? Nah, too many machines. I just don't understand!!! I never realised how used to genre markers and tropes we get until I read this book. It's......more