In 2101, the average life expectancy is one hundred and ten. Miira Tahn, last Lady of Dhurai, is dying at just fifty-two. Faced with a slow, agonizing death, her only hope is Innerscape, a virtual paradise in which the Residents inhabit beautiful, digital bodies indistinguishable from the real thing.Or so the brochures say. But even Eden had a snake, and once inducted, the Residents of Innerscape … Innerscape can never again return to the real world. If anything goes wrong, they’ll be lost in the dark forever.
Yet for Miira Tahn, even a tenuous hope is better than the fate that awaits her.
‘…sometimes you just have to close your eyes and jump…’
‘Miira’ is the first book of the Innerscape cyle and corresponds to Episode 1 of the original series.
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Prophetic, convincing, timely and relevant scifi, beautifully crafted and written.
Well. This series is a delightful surprise. I’m quite traditional in my thinking- I always say to people I’m more of a crafter than an artist; and I think that shows in my reading. Much as I like to be fully absorbed in a novel, I find that most fantasy is just too fantastic for me to suspend disbelief. Same often goes for science fiction. For example – TV wise – I’m more of a Battlestar Galactica / Caprica girl than Farscape. My favourite authors writing for adults in this genre have been Margaret Atwood and Iain Banks.
Having completed Episode One and now Episode 2 of Innerscape, however I think I might be adding AC Flory to my list.
Really convincing new technology and logic behind it; borderline dystopian; well realised characters; interesting premise throughout. Additionally it’s set in a future just sufficiently distant as to make all these things feel as though they may be about to occur, yet the lead character (a woman – hurrah) is incredibly relevant; especially reading this at the tail end of 2016. Oh – and unusually well written; no typos, no gaps or character name swaps, no odd leaps or discrepancies.
I bought both these books, and am about to buy the remainder of the series – I am looking forward very much to reading all of them and learning more about Miira and her – can I call it otherworldly if it’s set in the future? – new life and friends (and enemies I anticipate) in Innerscape.
I’ve completed the series now. I had to ration myself with them as I’ve enjoyed the whole premise so much that I didn’t complete Episode 5 until mid-February 2017. From the outset I found myself engaged with all the characters, particularly bonding with Miira and Kenneth. As the series progressed I also realised why Jamie annoyed me (the only child in Innerscape ? Of course he is going to be like this!) and I continued to engage with all the supporting characters; all of whom are well drawn and fully dimensional. There was a point in the story where I became upset, and actually began to worry for these people – imaginary people, in an imaginary future.
Yes, that’s how convincing and well written this series is. Worth every penny. I’m looking forward to trying Vohktah next, and have also enjoyed The Vintage Egg
Sometimes it’s difficult to get into a story, and this one is no different. It starts with backstory, and continues in the same vein for some times, but for readers who are also litRPG (I’ll use this word rather than GameLit), this will gel true.
It’s easy to see the author is a player. This story is a deep insight into the series, and it shows, but – and this is a big but – it’s easy to read, well-written, and doesn’t leave the reader hanging. The mind springs up with intrigue as each page turns, and the head tilts to one side, ‘I wonder …’ and the next page is turned.
The book is perma-free, so have a look, see what you think.
What lost it a few stars? If the book is aimed at lit-RPG, the cover should reflect the game-player genre rather than psyche-drama (although it does skim this, lightly), and the backstory. I know a lot of readers will be happy with the backstory because it’s so well done and easy to read and follows the litRPG format, but I like stories to start without the backstory.
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