The Noise Within
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Average rating3.5
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Ratings2
Average rating3.5
On the brink of perfecting the long sought-after human/AI interface, Philip Kaufman finds his world thrown into turmoil as a scandal from the past returns to haunt him! On the brink of perfecting the long sought-after human/AI interface, Philip Kaufman finds his world thrown into turmoil as a scandal from the past returns to haunt him and dangerous information falls into his hands. Pursued by assassins and attacked in his own home, he flees. Leyton, a government black-ops specialist, is diverted from his usual duties to hunt down the elusive pirate vessel The Noise Within, wondering all the while why this particular freebooter is considered so important.
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1 primary bookNoise is a 1-book series first released in 2010 with contributions by Ian Whates.
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A space opera in the style of Alistair Reynolds or Peter Hamilton, yet not really up to the standards of either. There are certainly some interesting ideas in here, and some good action, but it's let down by many of the characters coming across as rather flat. Kethi looks the most promising, but she has almost nothing to do here (I'm guessing she features more in the sequel). It's a pity, because much of the plot isn't bad, and the title ‘character' makes for a worthwhile premise.
So certainly some good bits, but overall, nothing standout. The author's occasional habit of describing the same scene from different points of view - without adding much the second time round that wasn't already obvious - can be a little dull at times. It deserved to be better, and perhaps the second book (this one ends on a cliffhanger) manages to deliver on the promise of the first.
We'll see.
Of course not what I expected (Pirates! Space battles!) ;-), but nevertheless very good. Still, I can understand that someone not warned in advance that this is book one with more to come could be disgruntled because of the open ending.
