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The Other Side

Florian Armas

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Jul 17, 2025 Lynn Helton rated it really liked it

Shelves: speculative-fiction, thought-provoking

This sci-fi story of life under, and resistance to, a high-tech oppressive regime, is told in first person from two main viewpoints. It's a bit of a cautionary tale with insights into some current trends. It explores elements of privacy, technology in people's lives, the "right" to govern, surveillance used to control, depravity as entertainment, the net making it "easier to herd people to read or watch only things that were permitted", and "measuring our lives in increments of approval ratings ...more

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Aug 21, 2025 Ann Birdgenaw rated it it was amazing

Beautiful book cover!
Florian Armas takes us on a deep dive into AI (artificial intelligence) and how it may impact our future world. Hardcore scifi story set In a futuristic dystopian world where technology controls everything. Every citizen has an AI implanted in their brain called a Digital Ego, nicknamed Diego(or Diega). It connects them to the Internet and the System that is controlled by alien lords through AI. The rebellion is built with painstaking detail and imaginative development. This ...more

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Aug 04, 2025 Miriam Schwellnus rated it really liked it

The Other Side is an intricate sci-fi novel with ambitious world-building and thought-provoking themes about power and the human spirit. The story alternates between a young amnesiac survivor of a space battle and a centuries-old government insider, both drawn into a struggle to stop a dangerous alien faction from reshaping the galaxy.

The author’s creativity shines in the richly detailed universe and the way artificial intelligences become characters in their own right. However, shifting perspec ...more

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