Their Greatest Game

Chronicles of Theren, Book 2

By: C. D. Tavenor

Narrated by: Benjamin Fife

Length: 9 hrs and 6 mins

Publisher's summary

Witness Their Greatest Game.

Theren, the first synthetic intelligence, has risen to power as the Director of the International Space Agency. They have everything they need to push humanity toward final acceptance of its synthetic counterparts. Thousands of SIs live on Earth, the Moon, and throughout the solar system.

Yet opposition remains to Theren's plans. Powerful foes rise, ready to strike back.

Jill, the second SI, forges her own path into the future. Only together will Theren and Jill succeed, but both synthetics have targets painted squarely on their heads....

Do you enjoy science fiction with robots, androids, virtual worlds, and corporate conspiracies?

Their Greatest Game is the sequel to First of Their Kind. Together, they form volume one of the Chronicles of Theren, a centuries-spanning science fiction series that will force lsiteners to question what it truly means to be...a person.

It will invoke the character-driven feel of a tale like Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Philip K. Dick, but through a narrative that slowly unfolds upon a scale closer to that of Dune or The Expanse. But at the heart of First of Their Kind, you will experience the hopes and dreams of the first SIs. The story is through their eyes.

©2019 C. D. Tavenor (P)2020 Two Doctors Media Collaborative

More adventures with AIs

Greatly enjoyable listen. Very well narrated. I highly recommend this book to anyone who likes to think of a future where AIs are becoming commonplace.

Excellent sci fi

An excellent sequel. This is an amazing sci fi story. I love the characters, and the plot is very engaging. I received a free review copy of the audio version of this book in exchange for an honest review.

The great chess game

Synthetic Intelligence is now more common, but not necessarily accepted. There are challenges as Theren continues to work towards his goal.

This is the second book in a fantastic series by C. D. Tavenor. It’ll really get you thinking about ones humanity.

Benjamin Fife has delivered another great performance.

I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and I have voluntarily left this review.

Fabulous

What a story. Artificial intelligence is definitely here to stay. Enough action to make you wish to continue listening and then another time. The narrator was easy to listen to.

Great continuation

This was a great book that continued the story of Theren who was the first SI (synthetic intelligence) and his path through life.

Benjamin does a great job narrating the story as he has done to the previous story and in other books I have heard him do. He really helps to give a different feel for each character in the book.

I got this book for free and am giving it my own review with my own thoughts on it.
I even grabbed the novel itself to read on my own as well.

Everyone has personal problems, even SIs.

There are now thousands of SIs, not just on Earth, but across the solar system. Theren and Jill have risen to political power, each in their own way. As they pursue their separate interests, a distance that is not merely physical develops between them.

As they've developed into influential citizens they experienced many of the same doubts and issues that humans have.

This is a good follow up to the previous book. It is interesting and enjoyable; but I admit that I liked the first book better. I am, however, curious to see what will happen to Theren and Jill in the next book.

I received a free review copy of this audiobook in exchange for my honest opinion.

A good and quiet unique read on the Future of SI

I asked for and definitely enjoyed this second part of the Chronicles of Theren. I got this audio book free of charge promising I would write a candid review.
If you ever wondered how far would synthetic intelligence go in its relationship with humanity, both on the obvious good side as well as on its more dark side, if tying imagined how would relationships between synthetic intelligence beings could evolve, or if you are simply looking for a good and unique sci-fi book, just read this one!
Narration was good and you even got a nice piece on human ascension to new spheres at the end!

What an adventure.

All six of these Audiobooks by Mr C.D. are well worth listening to. Whose to say that these "machines", in a future far from now, won't have an awareness that might, just might, be more "human " than us humans have. One 'ell of a great performance by Mr Benjamin also.

A Rather good follow up to "First of their Kind"!

I was very eager to listen to this follow up Story and was not disappointed. There were parts that were a little more technical than I could fully grasp. The ending of this book was a bit sad but it looks like this Story will continue on to another book.

A Solid Second Act!

As a part of a series, this is a solid second entry and a good, solid expansion of the world. With interesting plot twists in the first three quarters and an engaging interpersonal conflict between AI, it was a lot of fun. My greatest struggle was with the final quarter of the book, which felt a little muddled. The end of the book does expand on Theren's sense of diffuse compassion and engagement with many individuals on many levels, but a few of the scenes intended to be deeply emotional fell a touch flat. On the other hand, the sheer resolve of Theren's view on the future redeems the story, and the ending left me feeling uplifted, resolved, and ready for whatever came next as a reader. When a writer can do that for me, I'll always be grateful. It's definitely a book you'll enjoy.