CTRL+S

CTRL+S by Andy Briggs

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


*** Possible Spoilers ***

Although I couldn't find any external genre references suggesting this is YA, it has been so described by a number of reviewers and I'm inclined to agree. There are some rather gaping holes in the logic which grate a bit on an older reader but might be dismissed as irrelevant by a younger one.

In general this is a good, rip-roaring action adventure set in a future where AI has become real and the internet is now SPACE accessed by rigs providing full sensory exposure. There is also plenty of crossover between the virtual and real worlds.

The author certainly knows how to create excitement. Time and time again the reader must wonder how the protagonists are ever going to get out the fix they're in and, not surprisingly, they always find a way, sometimes with help from unexpected allies.

I enjoyed this book and can recommend it. Yes, I can see plenty of ways it could be improved - least of which was one horrendous editing oopsy of the sort which makes writers cringe but that can be overlooked.



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