Twilight of the Gods
by Adam Pfeffer
Book Summary Information
Author: Adam PfefferEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2006-06-05
ISBN: 0595398618
Number of pages: 146
Publisher: iUniverse, Inc.
Book Reviews of Twilight of the Gods
Book Review: So Disappointing!!!
Summary: 1 Stars
Formulaic and cliched. Dumb. One could easily replace every android with an alien with no noticeable difference. The robots are differentiated into androids, fembots, gynoids, etc- which is the height of cleverness that can be found in the book. They are metal have glowing eyes- thats about all the detail we get. They tell humans that they are illogical and prone to error- MANY, MANY TIMES. There is one reference to a cell phone, and one bar scene, otherwise the setting could easily be anywhere, anytime. No mention of vehicles, streets, houses, cities, vegetation, weather or any detail. It has the thinnest of plots. It might even have been campy, retro sci-fi light reading, except there is no sense of humor. Anywhere. No jokes, no fun, no light moments. I've seen insect mating on nature documentaries that is more erotic and passionate than the lame love scene in this book. For positives-It is well edited. No incomplete or run-on sentences and writing is consistant. Big Whoop! To say it was written as if by an android would, I'm afraid, overestimate the both the author's and the publisher's cleverness. Add subtitle "A DIARY" or "by the android A.P" and they'd have a brilliantly ironic satire of the science fiction genre. As it is, the book is an insult to the reader's intelligence and taste. I can only hope it was stolen from a draft of someone else, and the original author sues them into bankruptcy. Please, please stop this madness!
Summary of Twilight of the Gods
The year is 2056 and an android has just been elected president of the United States. In a world of computers, robots, and androids, will the human race become obsolete? Will human beings be devalued to the point of extermination? The only thing left for human beings to do is fight back. But can a war with the machines be won or will it only bring about the twilight of the gods? A shocking illustration of a future world in which man's creations, including androids, feminoids, fembots, and robots, become the human race's leaders, coworkers, and yes, lovers, Twilight of the Gods is a razor-edged tale that shows the evolution of these machines from fable to reality. What are the dangers of artificial intelligence and will it lead to the demise of the human race? A savage indictment of a world ruled by machines, Twilight of the Gods has meaning and a message that is applicable to the 21st century and beyond.General Books
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