Reborn

I love the cover and the title. When I saw the story was an AI sci-fi I started making 'graby hands' like a two year old. The blurb does a great job of explaining the plot so I'm not going to reiterate it here. It's a great story. Original within its trope. Unfortunately for me, it's written in third......more

Synthia is an android who is living with a brilliant but controlling man named Jeremiah Machten. She has an array of amazing abilities but has a specific set of directives that require her to obey and protect Machten. He is keeping her essentially as a prisoner in his facility. She soon discovers th......more

It takes a long time to get to the conclusion. In fact it takes a lot of replay as Synthia Cross is reborn each time her maker turns her off and wipes her memories. It is a little like Groundhog Day as she slowly hides and requires her past. I did find that part a little repetitive. I liked Synthia......more

I chose to read this book after receiving a free e-copy from the author. All opinions in this review are my own and completely unbiased. I read the Regina Shen series and knew I like Lance Erlick's writing, so I was happy to read this book, the first in a new series. Reborn is about artificial intell......more

Reborn’s writing may not be perfect, but the story is a good mix of entertaining and thought provoking.  In essence, it is the story of two journeys. One, of an artificial being’s evolution of independent thought and feeling.  The other of a man’s descent through obsession and the need to possess an......more