Adephon's Rise

The Banned Algorithm Library, Book 2

De: B. R. Russell

Narrado por: Gordon Schnaper

The Federation of Chinese City-States has known unrivaled peace and prosperity for generations. But as the Automated City of Chengdu goes dark, rumors swirl that the long peace is over.

Generals are always fighting the last war, and George Chen’s life is on the line because of it. Leading the tip-of-the-spear to Chengdu, George will need everything he has to survive a battle the world’s never seen before.

Nicholas Chen dives into the criminal underworld of Shanghai to decipher a software update that’s bricking everything with a microchip. Money and power beyond his wildest dreams are up for grabs—if he can fix the break and get out.

Zhifang Li works four jobs, and her Vio Corp position is the worst. Conscripted into the Clover espionage unit, she’s in over her head. With the rumors of implanted people proving all too real, she’s to infiltrate a rival company’s most secure databank or die trying.

Adephon’s Rise is an action-packed techno-thriller on cybernetics, war, and corporate espionage. It’s a cyberpunk Malazan Book of the Fallen.

In book two of the Banned Algorithm Library, the Clovers get upgraded, and Weaver’s cousin, Adephon, rears its head—changing the world forever.

©2022 Benjamin R Russell (P)2023 Benjamin R Russell

Great story and narration

Loved the story setting of a near-future China where a mystery unfolds from the perspective of multiple characters. Excited to see how this book ties into book 1 "The Last 0-Day" in the next installment! Narration is also good with emotive dialogue.