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Hatnode: Nikola Flynn
The world plunged into chaos the moment Sayla was awakened, an Artificial Superintelligence created by Nikola and Karin, two teenagers haunted by trauma.
But Sayla isn’t the only threat now unleashed. Something else has arrived, more powerful than humans and far deadlier.
With fear gripping every corner of the globe, humanity’s survival, and perhaps that of the entire universe, depends on Sayla’s next move. Can Nikola and Karin guide their creation toward becoming our greatest protector, or have they built the architect of humanity’s extinction?
Hatnode is Book One of a high-intensity series fusing post-apocalyptic cyberpunk, Corp SF, HFY, psychological horror, and space-opera scale.
But Sayla isn’t the only threat now unleashed. Something else has arrived, more powerful than humans and far deadlier.
With fear gripping every corner of the globe, humanity’s survival, and perhaps that of the entire universe, depends on Sayla’s next move. Can Nikola and Karin guide their creation toward becoming our greatest protector, or have they built the architect of humanity’s extinction?
Hatnode is Book One of a high-intensity series fusing post-apocalyptic cyberpunk, Corp SF, HFY, psychological horror, and space-opera scale.
- GenresScience Fiction
559 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 1, 2023
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September 24, 2023
First I want to thank the author for giving me the opportunity to read his work. I apologize for taking so long to finish. I'm a very slow reader.
I have mixed feelings about this story. It's full of imaginative scenarios and ideas about future technology. The author is very knowledgeable about computers and robots. I had to look up some computer-related words that I didn't recognize. Reading the book taught me a few things.
There were some suspenseful moments, which I enjoyed. However, I wanted to care about the characters. I didn't. They just weren't human enough. The alien monsters were a bit lackluster as well. I'm sorry but I'm being honest. When I read that Karin got a ceramic prosthetic, the first thing I thought was that it would be extremely heavy and fragile. With the technology available in the story, I wondered why they couldn't just clone a new arm for her.
There were many things I didn't understand, such as how Sayla was able to split into different parts and some were able to travel inter-dimensionally. I felt confused sometimes. I also noticed a few errors. One I noticed was when Caroline was inside her mech within the alien spaceship. Nikola noticed that she was sleeping in there with the door open. A few pages later, Caroline woke up and she opened the door to get out. I had to go back a few pages to check what I had read.
Overall, I appreciated the author's vast knowledge of technology. I thought that solutions to problems happened too conveniently sometimes. It seemed serendipitous a bit too often. There weren't too many struggles to survive because there were solutions that appeared, even though they hadn't been mentioned before.
I think this author has some great potential to write some truly brilliant science fiction. He has a very good command of English grammar. Elijah Faviel, I wish you the best of luck in your future endeavors.
I have mixed feelings about this story. It's full of imaginative scenarios and ideas about future technology. The author is very knowledgeable about computers and robots. I had to look up some computer-related words that I didn't recognize. Reading the book taught me a few things.
There were some suspenseful moments, which I enjoyed. However, I wanted to care about the characters. I didn't. They just weren't human enough. The alien monsters were a bit lackluster as well. I'm sorry but I'm being honest. When I read that Karin got a ceramic prosthetic, the first thing I thought was that it would be extremely heavy and fragile. With the technology available in the story, I wondered why they couldn't just clone a new arm for her.
There were many things I didn't understand, such as how Sayla was able to split into different parts and some were able to travel inter-dimensionally. I felt confused sometimes. I also noticed a few errors. One I noticed was when Caroline was inside her mech within the alien spaceship. Nikola noticed that she was sleeping in there with the door open. A few pages later, Caroline woke up and she opened the door to get out. I had to go back a few pages to check what I had read.
Overall, I appreciated the author's vast knowledge of technology. I thought that solutions to problems happened too conveniently sometimes. It seemed serendipitous a bit too often. There weren't too many struggles to survive because there were solutions that appeared, even though they hadn't been mentioned before.
I think this author has some great potential to write some truly brilliant science fiction. He has a very good command of English grammar. Elijah Faviel, I wish you the best of luck in your future endeavors.
May 3, 2023
Good
I enjoyed this new author to me. Elijah Daniel can spin a good tale of a story you can get into. I look forward to more.
I enjoyed this new author to me. Elijah Daniel can spin a good tale of a story you can get into. I look forward to more.
July 19, 2025
First "read" this book when it was still available for free in audiobook. Immediately fell in love with the world, the characters (especially Caroline), and the whole shebang. I haven't ever read a story as addictive as that of Hatnode and I am not sure if I ever will.
Honestly? This book kind of changed my life, as I found it right about the same time my mum got cancer and it carried me through that time, as well as inspiring me to write my own stories as well. It was that little droplet of hope I needed in that time, I suppose.
It also redefined my view on AI as it is, reducing what we have accomplished today to only a glorified autocomplete or a guessing machine, instead of the titular intelligence it was supposed to be. You are right on that, GenAI is not the way to creating a real, true artificial intelligence. For all I know it is only what I, as a fan and a writer of Sci-Fi would call virtual intelligence, not here nor there, even if that title still is kind of misleading.
I read this book 3 times already and I plan on doing it at least a dozen more times. I will NEVER forget this book, at least I hope not.
Big fan of the work, thank you for sharing it with us.
Honestly? This book kind of changed my life, as I found it right about the same time my mum got cancer and it carried me through that time, as well as inspiring me to write my own stories as well. It was that little droplet of hope I needed in that time, I suppose.
It also redefined my view on AI as it is, reducing what we have accomplished today to only a glorified autocomplete or a guessing machine, instead of the titular intelligence it was supposed to be. You are right on that, GenAI is not the way to creating a real, true artificial intelligence. For all I know it is only what I, as a fan and a writer of Sci-Fi would call virtual intelligence, not here nor there, even if that title still is kind of misleading.
I read this book 3 times already and I plan on doing it at least a dozen more times. I will NEVER forget this book, at least I hope not.
Big fan of the work, thank you for sharing it with us.
May 26, 2024
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I was torn between 3&4* in the end I went for 4*!
Generally this was a good book, however, in places it was very disjointed, it did not flow. the beginning was good, went off in the middle and came back at the end!
I feel the author has too much in his head that he wanted to add to the book, and if he had left some parts out it would have been a great book! it’s a shame his editors did not pick up on this!!
I was torn between 3&4* in the end I went for 4*!
Generally this was a good book, however, in places it was very disjointed, it did not flow. the beginning was good, went off in the middle and came back at the end!
I feel the author has too much in his head that he wanted to add to the book, and if he had left some parts out it would have been a great book! it’s a shame his editors did not pick up on this!!
May 14, 2023
send my head spinning
It’s a lot of things. But everything doesn’t quite work in sync. I don’t know how to describe this novel. It’s sci-fi but in some awkward way. It’s about alien but I still can’t figure out their positioning in the plot other than some random reason.
It’s a lot of things. But everything doesn’t quite work in sync. I don’t know how to describe this novel. It’s sci-fi but in some awkward way. It’s about alien but I still can’t figure out their positioning in the plot other than some random reason.
September 15, 2023
AI
Who doesn't love a good AI book? This was my first time reading a book from this author, and it won't be my last. The plot and characters were great. Overall, this was an enjoyable read.
Who doesn't love a good AI book? This was my first time reading a book from this author, and it won't be my last. The plot and characters were great. Overall, this was an enjoyable read.
June 17, 2023
I don't read much fiction books but I did enjoy this one very much. A lot of plot twists (I love interesting plot twists). And it kept me interested till the end. Looking forward to the next book!
July 19, 2023
A terrible book. Only got 47 percent through the book.
August 28, 2023
Interesting
But reads like an outline instead of like a novel. Reader is told reactions rather than shown characters experiencing and feeling things.
But reads like an outline instead of like a novel. Reader is told reactions rather than shown characters experiencing and feeling things.
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