Embedded

May 20, 2013 Amanda rated it 2 of 5 stars

Embedded is set in a future where humans have begun to colonize other planets. Eighty-Six is the most recent settlement and it's where universe-weary, award-winning journalist Lex Falk has arrived to investigate rumors of political unrest and a military lockdown on all information leaving the planet. Falk's clout gets him embedded with the military, but it's not until he's approached by a clandestine party that can actually embed him into the body of Nestor Bloom, a combat soldier, that he gets...more

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Mar 26, 2011 Dan Schwent rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: firstreads, freebies-for-reviewing, 2011, angry-robot

Something strange is going on on the colony planet Eighty-Six and reporter Lex Falk is determined to figure out what it is. Falk gets his personality embedded in the brain of soldier Nestor Bloom. Falk observes Bloom's activities until Bloom winds up shot in the head and Falk is forced to take over the body. Can Falk get his dying body and Bloom's comrades to safety and uncover what's going on on Eighty-Six before he dies?

One day, I was checking out the Firstreads giveaways when I saw this book....more

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Apr 18, 2012 Raj rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: sci-fi

Lex Falk is a cynical, world-weary journalist. He's got a shelf full of Pulitzers, has been everywhere and seen everything. His latest assignment is to find out what the military are so concerned to keep secret on colony world Eighty Six (turns out it can take some time for worlds to decide on a name for themselves). Although initially uninterested, he is annoyed enough when the military liaison people try to play him for a fool to get more involved. And you can't get much more deeply involved t...more Lex Falk is a cynical, world-weary journalist. He's got a shelf full of Pulitzers, has been everywhere and seen everything. His latest assignment is to find out what the military are so concerned to keep secret on colony world Eighty Six (turns out it can take some time for worlds to decide on a name for themselves). Although initially uninterested, he is annoyed enough when the military liaison people try to play him for a fool to get more involved. And you can't get much more deeply involved than covertly hitching a ride in the skull of a friendly soldier. When it all goes horribly wrong, Falk finds himself in the middle of something bigger than he could have dreamed. Now he just needs to keep himself, and his host, alive long enough for him to report it.

I acquired this book because it was part of the free goodie bag at Eastercon 2012, earlier this month. I picked it up not expecting a huge amount from it, but ended up pretty much enjoying it. Although Falk is initially dislikeable, his armour of worn cynicism making it difficult to warm to him, as the book progresses, and after he becomes embedded with his host, Nestor Bloom, I found myself warming to him more.

The book is most certainly part of the subgenre 'military SF', with loving descriptions of hardware and different types of weaponry (hardware porn is an appropriate term), and people die in fairly gruesome ways. But beyond that, there is a core mystery that keeps Falk and the reader going throughout the book, always striving for the final clue that will fill in the blanks.

While I found some of the language in the book annoying (for example, when asked how they are, characters will invariably reply that they're "wealthy"), I found the explanation for using "freek®" as a swearword clever and sort of funny. Likewise, the fact that the "Central Bloc" is the hinted enemy throughout seemed incongruous given that the book was only released in 2011, although there's a throwaway comment near the end that suggests an explanation for this.

An enjoyable enough way to while away a few hours, then, as long as you don't mind lots of descriptions of military hardware.(less)

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Jun 16, 2011 Samuel rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: sci-fi, military-sci-fi

I wanted desperately to love this book, sadly it fell just a little short of brilliance.

It's by Dan Abnett, one of my favourite authors and the man who's work got me writing, so you can see why I may have had preconceived notions about the quality. Before reading, however, I made a concerted effort not to go into the book determined to worship it no matter its flaws.

So what is Embedded? It's a book about a burnt out journalist who gets his consciousness implanted into the mind of a soldier so...more I wanted desperately to love this book, sadly it fell just a little short of brilliance.

It's by Dan Abnett, one of my favourite authors and the man who's work got me writing, so you can see why I may have had preconceived notions about the quality. Before reading, however, I made a concerted effort not to go into the book determined to worship it no matter its flaws.

So what is Embedded? It's a book about a burnt out journalist who gets his consciousness implanted into the mind of a soldier so he can get an insiders view of a potential story that the authorities are trying to keep hush hush. Things go wrong, as indeed they must, and he ends up fighting for his survival.

The first act is a bit slow, not so much slow as in taking its time, but slow as in you have to really work at those first 100 or so pages. The characters are introduced, there's a couple of humorous asides -such as the corporate sponsored curse word- and the world is fleshed out, but it takes too long.

The term 'first act' might in fact be a bit of a misnomer as there aren't so much three acts in the book as there are two parts. Once things have gone wrong there is no clear point where there a third act might take place. With some books there is an almost audible 'thunk' between acts, but that is not so here. That's not a point for or against the book, just a statement.

Those of you familiar with Dan Abnett will probably be aware that he has written more books set in the Warhammer 40k universe than I have hairs on my head, and that pedigree shows, once the violence starts and the lasers start pew pewing their way across the page things really get going. The action is well written and there is enough downtime between battles to get a good feel for how it is effecting the characters. The fight scenes are visceral and tense, the dialogue is good and then the ending happens.

No really, that's it, the ending just happens.

I'm not sure just what it is that brought about the slap in the face ending, it feels like Abnett had more left in him but the publisher said "nah, that's it, you've got ten pages to wrap everything up, hop to it".

So there you have it, good but long opening, and an ending that comes out of nowhere, but the stuff in between is excellent.

So is it worth your time and money? Well, if you want a good bit of sci-fi military action then yeah, if you want social and political commentary (normally one of the things sci-fi is quite good at) then no. That's not to say that it doesn't have some political commentary (as it does) but it's not the point of the book. The point of the book is to shoot guys with lasers, and if that's what you want then you could do a lot worse than Embedded(less)

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Mar 24, 2011 Ole Imsen rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: science-fiction, military-science-fiction, war-journalism

The title of this book tells us much about it, embedded was a phrase I'm sure all of us heard several times during the US led invasion of Iraq. And it is, at a start at least, what this story is about. What happens in the beginning of the book, when journalist Falk comes to planet Eighty-Seven, is a very realistic portrayal of how journalists work. And for me that immediately set a tone of realism for the whole novel. And I wasn't disappointed.

It doesn't take long for the story of war journali...more

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Feb 17, 2013 Scott Sigler rated it 5 of 5 stars

EMBEDDED is an absolute knockout of a book. Abnett is a gifted action narrator. His combat sequences explode into life. His use of metaphor to set a scene painted clear pictures for me, and made things more believable by imprinting modern-day moods and beliefs onto the futuristic setting. Without a doubt, Abnett's future is one of the most logical and believable extensions of our current world I've ever read.

I listened to the audiobook. The narrator read way too fast, but I adjusted to it quickl...more

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Sep 21, 2012 Jeffrey rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: science-fiction, read-in-2012, war

A well constructed good science fiction war novel set on 86, a colony planet settled by citizens of the United States. There seems to be some fighting going on so the United States has sent in its Settlement Office troops to look into the fighting.

Lex Falk is a journalist, who has seen it all. He travels to Planet 86 in search of a good story, but he is shown the usual set up pieces that all of the young journalists are shown. He meets up with Cleesh, a fellow journalist, who has an interesting...more

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Aug 30, 2012 Ben Babcock rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2012-read, ebook, science-fiction

Thanks to the Internet, it’s very easy to transmit information around the world much faster than it used to be. It’s also easy to spread misinformation. “Democratization” of the Web and media aside, we still rely on authorities and experts for our news—and often their job, even if they are doing it properly, is made much more difficult by secretive and uncooperative governments and organizations trying to obscure what’s really happening on the ground. It’s the age old story, whether perpetrated...more

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Jul 27, 2011 Tony rated it 4 of 5 stars

Dan Abnett does not get enough credit for his science fiction works. The Gaunt’s Ghosts series and the Eisenhorn trilogy are just superb, and in my opinion overlooked because they are 40K tie-in novels. Go read some of them and tell me I’m wrong.

Seeing a signed limited edition (200 copies) copy of this in Forbidden Planet was too much for me to resist. This is a lovely looking book, and I particularly like the little trill at the bottom of the font. Is it worth the £20 price? Maybe not, but it w...more

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May 19, 2011 Billthebloody rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: sci-fi

Dan Abnett is probably my favourite author of the Black Library, so when I heard he was publishing a non-warhammer novel for Bad Robot I was intrigued.

Embedded is a military sci-fi novel set in a slightly alternate universe sometime in the near future. Humanity has spread beyond the Solar system and begun settling other planets. Two of the largest superpowers - the United Status (America) and the Central Bloc (Russia) continue their long cold war while the distrubution of land is governed by th...more Dan Abnett is probably my favourite author of the Black Library, so when I heard he was publishing a non-warhammer novel for Bad Robot I was intrigued.

Embedded is a military sci-fi novel set in a slightly alternate universe sometime in the near future. Humanity has spread beyond the Solar system and begun settling other planets. Two of the largest superpowers - the United Status (America) and the Central Bloc (Russia) continue their long cold war while the distrubution of land is governed by the Settlement Office.

Lex Falk is a seasoned journalist, sent to new colony planet Eighty Six to cover a supposed low-level armed squabble blamed on insurgents. He is worn-down and jaded from too much interstellar travel between jobs. When the military try to give the media the runaround and a mystery explosion is blamed on a meteor strike, Falk smells a coverup.

Cleesh - an old friend, gives Falk the opportunity to find out what's happening out at the trouble spot by getting his perception grafted onto the consiousness of a soldier, (called sensory repositioning,) who's about to be sent out to the front line - Private Nestor Bloom. At first Falk can only experience Bloom's perceptions without any control over his host. Later, when what should have been a simple mission goes wrong and Bloom is severely wounded Falk finds he has to take over Bloom's body for his own survival. Somehow he has to get himself and the remnants of Bloom's squad out of a warzone and in the process discover why a secret war is being fought over an insignificant area of a backwater planet.

While not the finest of Abnetts books in my opinion, this is still a cracking read. The tech is sufficiently near to today's tech to understand well enough and what wasn't explained (the way humanity travels between stars, ships called 'drivers' weren't elaborated on,) didn't really need to be. Falk, although initially a grumpy bastard, grows on you and the crossover betwwen his character and Bloom's is handled very well. The story is a little slow at first but once the plot reaches the warzone it moves along at a cracking pace. The whole thing is fast and thrilling but not especially deep and the dénouement is satisfactory but doesn't get into much detail.(less)

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Apr 15, 2011 Joseph Cohen rated it 3 of 5 stars

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Aug 12, 2011 Tyra Masters-heinrichs rated it 4 of 5 stars

I really loved it. I enjoyed the characters, the fact that its a true sci-fi (What I mean is you couldn't lift this story and place it in Manitoba in 1411). The characters felt real (well realized) and though the story takes place in a short time period, the tension (reminiscent of a good thriller) coupled with the puzzle elements of a mystery in a military context were well balanced and kept me reading. Well, look how fast I read it.

This is my first story by Dan Abnett. I took the book out of...more

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May 24, 2011 No Use For A Name rated it 3 of 5 stars

Overall I liked this book. It's not necessarily a book I would read again though.

It's hard for me to say why I liked a book, I have a hard time expressing the positives for some reason. While reading the book I did like it and wanted to continue reading it.

What kept me from really liking this book was that I was looking for more. The ending left me wanting more, not as in wanting a sequel more, but in a "what happened to this person, or that person more."

More specifically,
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Jan 15, 2012 Psychomacologist rated it 2 of 5 stars

Lex Falk is a washed up journalist who takes 'embedding' to a whole new level when he literally hitches a ride inside the mind of a soldier posted to the front lines. What could possibly go wrong here?

The plot of Embedded is solid (if somewhat predictable) and there's plenty of action of the 'heads exploding; gore everywhere' variety. Abnett takes an interesting concept and manages to spin an interesting yarn out of it.

What really let this book down for me was the writing. So many sentences come...more

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Feb 28, 2013 Jim rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: action, science-fiction

It was pretty good & I think if I was more of a war book fan, I would have given it another star. As it was, the jargon, both future & military, were a bit much - necessary & well done, but just too much at times. Some of the jargon had me laughing, though. Patches to make cussing turn into trademarked names. A very innovative idea. I don't think it was followed through with as well as it could have been or dropped from the story soon enough, so it turned into a distraction.

That's pr...more

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Apr 17, 2011 Tad rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: ebook, sci-fi

I was fortunate to receive an early review copy of Embedded by Dan Abnett. The story is about a cold war gone hot on an alien world and the reporter who is there to experience it.

Embedded is military sci-fi with a couple of innovative twists. It is told through the eyes of a reporter, Lex Falk. Falk is a successful, jaded reporter who has bounced around from planet to planet. He becomes convinced there is a story at his latest stop, a big story. When he gets the run-around from the military auth...more I was fortunate to receive an early review copy of Embedded by Dan Abnett. The story is about a cold war gone hot on an alien world and the reporter who is there to experience it.

Embedded is military sci-fi with a couple of innovative twists. It is told through the eyes of a reporter, Lex Falk. Falk is a successful, jaded reporter who has bounced around from planet to planet. He becomes convinced there is a story at his latest stop, a big story. When he gets the run-around from the military authorities, he agrees to a secret radical procedure that allows him to share the consciousness of a soldier in the field. An accident leaves him in control of the soldier’s body and forces him to attempt to get to safety while at the same time discovering the secret to what turns a centuries long cold war into a real one.

Some of the story techniques were more annoying than clever. New words are made up with their meanings left to be intuited, but they are not very intuitive and are never defined. None of the characters have a great deal of depth, but a few of the female characters are especially thin. They show up with minimal explanation, move the story along a little and then disappear. The description of the planet was good, but could have been explored more. It felt half-finished. A little less reporter angst and a little more world-building might have been a better balance.

The action sequences are fairly well done and carry the story along at a pretty good clip for the last half of the book. The description of sharing consciousness with another person was also very well done; especially a sequence where Falk is lost in the memories of the soldier leaving both Falk and the reader somewhat disoriented. The technology is sufficiently futuristic making for battles that are a lot of fun to read.

The concept of military sci-fi told through the eyes of a non-soldier is an interesting one. The story doesn’t quite deliver on the intriguing premise, but is still a worthwhile read.(less)

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Feb 16, 2011 Jess Horsley rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Great sci-fi from a true master. Abnett's first sci-fi book outside of a series and well worth reading for fans of his writing. While much tamer in comparison to his Warhammer 40,000 novels, this story features plenty of action and intrigue, as well as a dramatic plot which follows a reporter who is - through untested technology - "embedded" into a front-line soldier fighting in a battle against assailants unknown. The reasons for the fighting and the political mistrust throughout the novel aren...more

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Apr 03, 2011 Sarah (Inklings Read) rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: ebook

I am going to be totally honest with you: I did not finish this book.

Embedded was extremely hard for me to get into. Obviously, I never really did get into it. It seemed to me that all the characters were doing was talking... and quite frankly, I was bored. Knowing that this was a military sci-fi I expected lots of action. I had not reached the point where he takes over the soldier's body, but I just couldn't take any more of it. I found myself skipping parts and, to my knowledge, not really mis...more

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Jun 26, 2011 Joe Martin rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: science-fiction

I came to this book through a roundabout path. ClarkesWorld Magazine had an interview with Lauren Beukes, in Issue #56 (May 2011). Jeremy L. C. Jones was talking with Ms. Beukes about her new novel Zoo City. I got intrigued and checked out the publisher, Angry Robot.

As I browsed their catalog, I stumbled on Embedded. The description intrigued me right away.

When journalist Lex Falk gets himself chipped into the brain of a combat soldier, he thinks he has the ultimate scoop - a report from the f

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I came to this book through a roundabout path. ClarkesWorld Magazine had an interview with Lauren Beukes, in Issue #56 (May 2011). Jeremy L. C. Jones was talking with Ms. Beukes about her new novel Zoo City. I got intrigued and checked out the publisher, Angry Robot.

As I browsed their catalog, I stumbled on Embedded. The description intrigued me right away.

When journalist Lex Falk gets himself chipped into the brain of a combat soldier, he thinks he has the ultimate scoop - a report from the forbidden front line of a distant planetary war, live to the living rooms of Earth. When the soldier is killed, however, Lex has to take over the body and somehow get himself back to safety once more… broadcasting all the way.

And, at only $4.79 for the Kindle edition, it seemed eminently worth taking a flyer on.

Now that I’ve finished it, I still think it was worth the money. But it wasn’t nearly as good as it could have been. I knew I was in trouble when I started to think about other books, only a quarter of my way through this one. While I can suffer from ADD while reading, getting distracted while reading a book is generally a good sign that I’m just not that into the book.

This book had several flaws, in my opinion. To begin with, the story dropped us onto a planet still undergoing colonization, without first giving us any reason to care about the world itself, the colonists, or the organizations overseeing the colonization. Then we get a main character, Lex Falk, that we again have very little reason to care about or be interested in. I had a very hard time connecting emotionally with anything (or anyone) in the story.

The story also fell prey to the SF temptation to introduce new lingo as a way of showing that the world of the story is different from our own world. It might have worked except that it felt like it took a lot of work in order to understand what was standing in for what. Don’t get me wrong: it wasn’t all bad. But parts were and I didn’t think that they really added much to the story as compensation.

Sadly, it took about two-thirds of the book before I really felt like I developed a bond with the characters and started to care about what happened. From there on out, for the final one-third of the book, I really enjoyed the read. There was some great action, some great investigation work, and a great reveal. It was a really great read and I enjoyed it a lot.

How do I rate a book like this? Well, 4 stars for concept and the execution of the last third of the book. And 2 stars for the execution of the first two-thirds of the book and the introduction of everything. I’ll average that out and call it 3 stars for the book as a whole.

I think this book can be a good read, if you’re willing to endure the setup necessary in order to get to the really good parts.

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Jun 02, 2011 Ed rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: military-sf

I read this as part of my ongoing quest to find some decent, thought-provoking military SF that could stand up to Forever War. Sadly this novel isn't quite it, even if it is an enjoyable enough read. Dan Abnett is better known for his work for 2000AD and Marvel and his licensed 40K novels. My guilty confession is that I've read a fair few of the latter, particularly the Gaunt's Ghosts series (basically Sharpe in space) and the Eisenhorn trilogy (a future gothic noir series with some unexpectedly...more I read this as part of my ongoing quest to find some decent, thought-provoking military SF that could stand up to Forever War. Sadly this novel isn't quite it, even if it is an enjoyable enough read. Dan Abnett is better known for his work for 2000AD and Marvel and his licensed 40K novels. My guilty confession is that I've read a fair few of the latter, particularly the Gaunt's Ghosts series (basically Sharpe in space) and the Eisenhorn trilogy (a future gothic noir series with some unexpectedly novel speculative elements and strong echoes of Lovecraft) and they aren't half bad, which is why I was curious to see how he got on with only his second original piece of fiction.

The results are decidedly mixed. In the plus column it's fast-paced, chock full of action, and refreshingly for military SF (although typical of Abnett's work) focusses on the stupidity, pointlessness, and overall nastiness of war, rather than glorifying it or devoting page after page to descriptions of preposterous weaponry (although there is a bit of this of course - it is pretty much de rigeur for the genre after all. (view spoiler))

On the down side, the narrative retains some of the pulpier qualities of Abnett's licensed fiction. Aside from the central character, the character development is wafer thin and a couple of characters that seem at first as if they are going to have a crucial role are virtually jettisoned by the end. The future Cold War scenario feels somewhat hackneyed, although a short aside at one point hints that this particular universe is a parallel or alternate one to our own, which sort of, kind of, maybe addresses the issue, but not really. I found the final twist unexpected, but ultimately not that mind-blowing, which was a shame as its resolution is basically the driving force behind the narrative.

Overall, a fast-paced, action-packed read that is letdown by its own hectic need to get off the page, but nevertheless a decent enough antidote to the usual conservative fare that constitutes the bulk of the genre. (less)

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Nov 29, 2012 David Earle rated it 4 of 5 stars

Embedded is a great book about a war journalist who finds himself just a little too close to the action. By which I mean it's war in space, and the journalist is living in a dead soldier's headmeat and trying to find a way to get out.

That's an oversimplification, but getting into the details would take too long for a review. That's also one of the only problems with Embedded: the book takes just a little too much time introducing us to Lex Falk, the journalist protagonist, and it's all too easy...more

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Jul 17, 2011 Robert H rated it 5 of 5 stars

Not sure if this is the first book outside the Warhammer universes which Dan Abnett has written, but he certainly created an interesting experience which I very much enjoyed. The way in which the story played out was not what I expected, and even the way the story ended wasn't obvious.

It's certainly possible to see Abnett's roots in the genre of military scifi, but while there is a lot of that present it's not necessarily the focus. The background created though certainly has a lot of depth, and...more

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Mar 12, 2011 Ove rated it 5 of 5 stars

Hemingway meets Bogart in Embedded

We are on Eighty-Six, a planet with a peace-keeping operation that might be the first real war in an interstellar cold war. Falk is an acclaimed and seasoned war correspondent and he sees straight through the stonewalling from the military. Determined to find out the truth he allows himself to become embedded in the mind of one of the soldiers fighting the insurgency. But the soldier takes a bullet under the eye that scrambles his brain and the only thing keepin...more Hemingway meets Bogart in Embedded

We are on Eighty-Six, a planet with a peace-keeping operation that might be the first real war in an interstellar cold war. Falk is an acclaimed and seasoned war correspondent and he sees straight through the stonewalling from the military. Determined to find out the truth he allows himself to become embedded in the mind of one of the soldiers fighting the insurgency. But the soldier takes a bullet under the eye that scrambles his brain and the only thing keeping him alive is Falk who has to survive the ambush and get them out.

I enjoyed how the military tried to control the media and Falk’s inner commentary as well as his interaction with his fellow journalists. There are some obvious contemporary commentary embedded in this novel about the military and the media. He comes across some old friend and he rekindles his friendship with them in a way that makes me want to know more of his previous life and paints a picture of the universe in and elegant way without using info dumps. There is also this initially annoying but tenacious young rookie out on her first assignment that we see evolve as the story goes along.

Falk himself has a serious case of ennui in the beginning but as the going gets though he gets going. His character reminded me in some ways of Humphrey Bogart or someone out of a Hemingway novel. Falk is reasonable competent as a soldier and his personal flaws make him human. He has to keep up appearance with the soldiers he comes across while he brings his man home from enemy territory. Layer after layer of what is going on is revealed as they hike. The military action is up personal and you keep guessing what is really going on and when you think you know you are wrong. I had all kinds of theories up until we saw Embedded revealed.

Dan Abnett is an author that knows his craft and the story is easy to read and I had trouble putting the book down. Now I don’t know why I haven’t read anything of him before because this was really good. I have this general principle of not getting involved in TV or game tie-ins but I am seriously considering Dan’s Warhammer 40k novels.

Embedded has character, personality, action, combat, mysteries and a love interest. It fulfills my high expectations and makes me hungry for more. This is a standalone novel and the ending is conclusive but I can’t avoid wishing for more stories about Falk and the universe herein. I wonder if Dan Abnett has written any more stories in this universe.(less)

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Apr 19, 2011 Kevin rated it 2 of 5 stars

This book follows veteran reporter Lex Faulk to planet 86 to uncover the story behind the conflict between two major human governments. To go deep undercover Lex is chipped into a soldier that is headed to the frontlines of this conflict. He can see and hear everything the soldier hears, but when the soldier is critically injured, Lex has to take his body over. What is worse is that his health is also on the line and the people who chipped him can't remove him from the soldier without killing hi...more

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Oct 20, 2012 Martin rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: sci-fi

A thoroughly enjoyable science fiction book. I love the way that Dan takes a very topical subject and twists it to fit a science fiction setting.

The first casualty of war is the truth... But come on, this is the future, if you were a reporter how far would you go to get the story you wanted? Would you embed your consciousness into the mind of a front line soldier? Hell yeh!

But what happens what that soldier gets injured and you have to take control of his actions. The war on the telly becomes a...more

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Feb 13, 2013 Badb rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Se nota de sobra que su autor, Dan Abnett, es autor de varias novelas de Warhammer. Un libro ameno y entretenido, cargado de adrenalina y testosterona. Lo primero que me llamó de él es el personaje de Lex Falk, un viejo corresponsal de guerra que viaja a 86 para recoger información sobre el conflicto minero que se desarrolla en el planeta, y que recibe una oferta dificil de rechazar, mediante un parche poder seguir en primera persona las experiencias de un soldado en primera linea de fuego, pero...more

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Apr 27, 2011 Marlena Frank rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Military fans, film noir fans, and definitely action lovers

Shelves: first-reads, scifi, horror, military, noir

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Military Science Fiction was the first genre I categorized this book when I read over the summary and signed up for the giveaway. I wasn't quite sure what I was expecting since I've never really read much on the genre. But I'm always willing to try new books, even if I'm a bit uncertain at first. And in retrospect, I'm incredibly glad I gave this book a shot!

I. The Pros
Lex Falk Plucked from Film Noir
The genre isn't wide enough for this flexible storyline. When it starts out you're following Lex...more

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Jan 21, 2013 Liliana rated it 4 of 5 stars

I got to know Dan Abnett because my husband is a great fan of his and is always extolling his virtues.

His greatest virtue to me was his ability to shit out books. The long list of books attributed to him attest to this. I appreciated this because when the time came for a gift for my husband I was never at a standstill, I could always get him the next Dan Abnetts (please note the plural).

I must now admit that I enjoyed Embedded very much. Falk became very very real for me and I felt several pangs...more

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May 13, 2011 Nathan Hurst rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: action-adventure, science-fiction

It say's on the cover "Abnett is brilliant!", I'm certainly not going to disagree. A fantasitic book. A real page turner.

I thought the idea of taking the old cold war off planet and into sci-fi was great, mixing it up with some modern political statement. I also liked the subtle language references and the idea of being able to get a ling patch that basically bleeped you as you spoke. Inspired.

The main thing I like about the pace and style of Abnett's books is that they are very visually punchy...more

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Feb 19, 2011 Sean the Bookonaut rated it 4 of 5 stars

Embedded is realeased worldwide in April of this year. The Robot Overlords at Angry Robot Books have supplied an ARC for my perusal.

The Author
Dan Abnett is well known within gaming and comics subcultures. Abnett worked for some years on the iconic 2000AD comic from whence the Judge Dread character originates. He also worked for Marvel on several lines including The Punisher and X-Men.

He is also the evil genius behind some of Games Workshops/Black Library's best selling and most highly acclaimed...more

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