(SF) In the wake of a war fought against uploaded humans who called themselves "gods," teenage Maddie is approached by an AI claiming to be her "sister." (7,000 words; Time: 23m)
Rating: ★★☆☆☆, Not Recommended
"The Gods Have Not Died in Vain," by Ken Liu (edited by John Joseph Adams and Hugh Howey), appeared in The End Has Come (RSR review), published on May 01, 2015 by Broad Reach Publishing.
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Pro: The story poses a serious problem; can the world really support billions of people in the sort of lifestyle they'd like to enjoy? It offers an answer, although it doesn't suggest that's the only answer.
Con: Is there really a story here? Maddie doesn't have any real conflict to resolve; she just has lots of chats with her "sister."
Maddie is a very unbelievable character. She's a hacker so good that she can look at reams of code and see what it does--even though today's top programmers cannot do that with code bases a tiny fraction of what one of these "gods" would require. Not that she does anything with her ability--or at all.
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Con: Is there really a story here? Maddie doesn't have any real conflict to resolve; she just has lots of chats with her "sister."
Maddie is a very unbelievable character. She's a hacker so good that she can look at reams of code and see what it does--even though today's top programmers cannot do that with code bases a tiny fraction of what one of these "gods" would require. Not that she does anything with her ability--or at all.
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