Mamoru Saitō was well suited for life as a samurai of Matsushita Electronics Corporation, except for one thing―his conscience.In 2418, Japan has reinvented itself as an anachronism of feudalism and high technology. Corporations govern entire prefectures, each ruled by a CEO wielding the authority of a warlord. Mamoru’s supernatural ability to embody machines and change software at a thought makes … makes him a coveted weapon in an endless cyberspace war. Ever with the sense he does not belong, he serves without question until an outsider wrests him from his master’s grip, forcing him to flee Japan. Now a ronin, his sense of honor compels him to exact revenge upon the person responsible for his disgrace. His search reunites him with his past and brings acceptance that he is one of a handful of rare, potent psionics who call themselves The Awakened.Caught between two factions vying to control him, the realization that family is all he truly wanted may have come too late.
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I want to ask all of my programming friends to read this one. I personally was bedazzled by my imagination of code as this is written. The underlying cause revealing it self more each book. The cliffhanger twist in the end left me gasping. Have to rush my review rounds to open next in series.
Grey Ronin (The Awakened #3) by Matthew S. Cox is a fast and wild ride into sci-fi and fantasy. A world where CEOs are like warlords in Japan and Japan has both high technology and feudalism. At first, it is hard to like the main character because he is a rich,has two slave women, and he treats people of the street like they are worthless. But later, when he is on the run after being wrongfully accused of things, his past is made clear and things make more sense. Lots of action, fighting, mind powers in action through the computer and in person. Very imaginative and exciting to read. Never dull. The book ends ready for the next one. I received this book for a honest review.
Mamoru Saitō is a Samurai that in his time meant stealing , killing, and doing the bidding of leader of corporation. Ordinary people are terrified to glance at him . A man who uses his special abilities to serve the CEO of huge corporation even though he is not an honorable man. Mamoru thought it an honor to serve him until someone accuse’s him of something that has his master against him. Mamoru must flee to save his life and find his accuser . I would recommend to begin reading this series from the beginning as it is confusing. I feel that I lost out on some detail about him. This was an interesting read read that once I got into the story , I was sucked into it. Nice work Matthew S. Cox
I think the problems I have with this series is they are all different. Its not a continuation but others stories and in different places and times. It can be hard for the reader to wrap our heads around it. I dont think these series of books are part of a series although they are. Author is a talented writer and I enjoy his stories. This series has thrown me for a loop I admit. I got confused sometimes and there are times things moved too slow for me. When I started this book I was completely confused! It took some time for me to unravel that. I dont think myself as unintelligent but this book made me feel like I was a little dumb ha. His books have always been complex but I’ve always been able to follow for the most part but this one was the exception. If your into the Japanese comics you’ll probably understand this better than most. It was a miss for me unfortunately.