Mindbreaker, Kate Dylan
Mindbreaker, Kate Dylan
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Mindbreaker
The explosive and action-packed science-fiction novel

Author: Kate Dylan

Narrator: Stephanie Cannon

Unabridged: 10 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Hodderscape

Published: 09/14/2023


Synopsis

Set in the same world as the extraordinary Mindwalker, Mindbreaker is an action packed young adult science fiction novel asking: what would you sacrifice to survive?

They saved her life. But at what cost?

Born into a religious, anti-tech cult, seventeen-year-old Indra lives a simple, mod-free existence on the fringe of society. But when an illicit trip to the city leaves her with a debilitating - and terminal - condition, Indra must make a choice: die faithful, or betray her Order and accept the cure Glindell Technologies is offering.

Forced to sign over full ownership of her life, Indra is horrified to learn how Glindell chose to save her mind and body. On the outside, she still looks the same. On the inside, Indra's not so sure. She's missing time, for one thing, and more than once, she finds herself in places she really shouldn't be, with no memory of how she got there and abilities she can't explain.

So when news breaks of a vicious attack against Glindell's biggest rival, Indra begins to suspect the worst about her new master. With help from her one friend at the company, Tian - a research assistant with a genius IQ and a smile that won't quit - Indra manages to escape the lab. Then together with the anti-corp faction she and Tian turn to for help, Indra must uncover the truth behind the procedure that saved her life, before Glindell can use it to change the face of technology - and what it means to be human - forever.

(P) 2023 Hodder & Stoughton Limited

About Kate Dylan

Kate is a video editor by day, science fiction and fantasy author by night. Her love for creating new worlds is fuelled by a steady diet of coffee, books, and Marvel movies, and when she's not telling stories, you can find her haunting London cafes like an over-caffeinated ghost.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Kate on December 13, 2022

I survived writing book 2! And yes, my opinion of it is biased, but I think it turned out pretty great. Like Mindwalker, it's essentially a Marvel movie re-imagined as a YA novel—but this time, it leans all the way in to the ghost in the shell/westworld vibes. It's mindjacking, but ramped up to 11 ;)......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on March 12, 2025

They hate to see a girlbot winning......more

Goodreads review by Chloe on May 03, 2023

1st May 2023: WHY DO I READ ARCS FOR BOOK IM ANTICIPATING MONTHS BEFORE THEYRE RELEASED??? I loved this so much but now I don’t have anyone to talk about it with :( 4th May 2023: Thank you to Hodderscape and NetGalley for an E-ARC in exchange for my honest review. Holy christ-that-was (yes I'm startin......more

Goodreads review by Booksblabbering || Cait❣️ on July 24, 2023

Today's the day my parents decide whether to sell me or let me die. Thank you to Hodder and Stoughton for providing an arc in exchange for a review. Indra is near death when a profiling tech company offers to take her from her anti-tech religious cult and upload her mind into an artificial drive, a M......more

Goodreads review by Lay on September 26, 2023

Mindbreaker is a nuanced and electric YA sci-fi novel exploring humanity and agency soaked in cool tech and brimming with rebellion. It’s hard for me to talk about this book without also talking about Mindwalker, one of my favourite books of the last year and possibly all time! Mindbreaker is somewha......more


Quotes

**PRAISE FOR MINDBREAKER**

Witty dialogue, compelling themes, tense action, a determined protagonist - Dylan has taken all these, soaked them in neon, and shaken them into a dystopian thriller that fizzes with energy and rebellion Samantha Shannon, bestselling author of The Bone Season and The Priory of the Orange Tree

Witty, gritty, and vicious fun. It's a tour de force in visual storytelling, and brings out the nuances of consent and autonomy in a digital world. I also loved the heart-pounding, edge of seat action sequences that felt like they were straight out of a movie (honestly, they should make one), and I read it so fast my head is still spinning. Hannah Kaner, Sunday Times bestselling author of Godkiller

A frenzied feat of genius. Dylan is an auto-buy author for me, her writing always promises an invigorating ride at breakneck speed -- MINDBREAKER is no exception. An electric plot is interspersed with touching moments of resilience from a magnetic cast of characters, whose stupid decisions still have you rooting for more. Oh and it's queer. Need I say anything else? Saara El-Arifi, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Battle Drum

Mindbreaker is everything you want in a cyberpunk thriller: sharp writing, explosive pacing, and hard-hitting questions about tech and AI. It's like reading a Marvel blockbuster in book form L.R. Lam, Sunday Times Bestselling author of Dragonfall and False Hearts

Kate Dylan takes tech, dogma, and corporate power, wraps it in a dystopian wasteland and delivers an explosive, high body count, white knuckle ride A. Y. Chao, Sunday Times bestselling author of Shanghai Immortal

High stakes, fast paced, and utterly unputdownable. Mindbreaker is an imaginative thrill ride through a world of cults and Big Tech, spearheaded by a girl who redefines what it means to be human. Fans of Mindwalker will not be disappointed by this triumphant return to Dylan's complex but accessible sci-fi universe M. K. Lobb, Sunday Times Bestselling author of Seven Faceless Saints

This deeply satisfying thriller poses questions about the nature of humanity and our relationship with artificial intelligence and other technologies, without letting itself indulge in philosophical musings. It's tremendously enjoyable, if also a worryingly believable portrayal of a potential future The Irish Times

** PRAISE FOR KATE DYLAN **

Mindwalker is here to grab you by the throat and pitch you head first into the thrill ride of a lifetime Kat Dunn, author of Dangerous Remedy