The Freeze-Frame Revolution

How do you stage a mutiny when you're only awake one day in a million? How do you conspire when your tiny handful of potential allies changes with each job shift? How do you engage an enemy that never sleeps, that sees through your eyes and hears through your ears, and relentlessly, honestly, only wants what's best for you?

Trapped aboard the starship Eriophora, Sunday Ahzmundin is about to discover the components of any successful revolution: conspiracy, code - and unavoidable casualties.

©2018 Peter Watts (P)2018 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

loved it

I was on the fence, expectation wise, but really enjoyed it. Going to listen again now.

Not Watts' best story.

While many of Peter's fans will enjoy this prequel story set in the universe of his best short fiction, I think many will find the tale more than a little derivative. The evil AI trope is better executed elsewhere. There are interesting ideas here, but Watts neglects to sufficiently flesh-out the world of the stories which precede this novella, at least in my opinion.

Very fun book

Characters: realistic
Setting: fantastic in scale
Tension: slow burn
Reader: emotive
Got stuck in traffic for two hours listening… hardly noticed

'Hard' Science Fiction?

What a disappointment. The 'hard' part was finding a coherent storyline in this monstrosity. Try hard enough and you will find it, but for me it was not worth the effort. As far as the 'hard science'? Sophomoric at best...

Instant favorite

A succinct, beautifully written leap towards the heat death of the universe. Enjoy the ride.