The first chapter completely did it for me, I was hooked - especially the ending of that chapter. The AI "flowering" was ominous and completely naturaThe first chapter completely did it for me, I was hooked - especially the ending of that chapter. The AI "flowering" was ominous and completely natural - like the mind of a virus. The attack on the ship was also perfectly done.
The pack-mind creatures were hard to get into, but once you understood, the ramifications were quite astounding.
I also quite liked the main character and the supporting human, and how humans were nowhere near the center of the universe....more