The Expert System's Brother

The Expert System's Brother

Bestselling British master of science fiction Adrian Tchaikovsky brings readers a new, mind-expanding science fantasia in The Expert System's Brother After an unfortunate accident, Handry is forced to wander a world he doesn’t understand, searching for meaning. He soon discovers that the life he thought he knew is far stranger than he could even possibly imagine. Can an unlikely saviour provide the answers to the questions he barely comprehends?
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Janice Hopper@archergal
3 stars
Nov 2, 2022

Big props to Adrian Tchiakovsky for some really imaginative SF! I agree with some of the other reviewers that this was maybe not among his best works, but it was still pretty decent. It was pretty interesting to see how he worked out this particular world. It reminded me somehow of the feeling I got from some of the ST:TOS episodes. I particularly liked the contrast between the native life-forms on the planet and the humans. Good stuff. Note on the audio: I think the narrator may have been Australian?? His inflection was a little unusual to me at first, but I got used to it and it was fine. Listened to it in one afternoon.

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dead line@deadline
3 stars
Nov 29, 2021

Kinda heavy-handed. It also feels like a re-tread of ideas Tchaikovsky fleshed out more thoroughly in his other books. Not bad, but knowing that he can navigate these topics in detail and with care - this book comes off as underwhelming.

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Ben Nathan@benreadssff
3 stars
Sep 15, 2021

Interesting and good world building but I didn't feel engaged with it. Maybe it was the reader? Not sure. My least favorite of Tchaikovsky so far, but still glad I read it

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Dan H@dannagain
3 stars
Apr 25, 2024
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Greg Copeland@gtco
3 stars
Jul 3, 2023
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Ilja Panic@iljapanic
3 stars
May 12, 2023
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Tomas Vadovic@ciganik
4 stars
Jan 27, 2023
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Phileas Fogg@phileas
4 stars
Aug 16, 2022
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Alexander Neumann@alex23
4 stars
Aug 12, 2022
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Floris Verloop@floris
4 stars
Jun 8, 2022
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Steven O'Toole@osteven
3 stars
Dec 27, 2021

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