/lit/ - Literature

Read a sci-fi book called Roboteer. Earth and its accompanying neighbour systems adopt a theocracy to hold together and a colony of ultra-capitalists on a harsh world go for genetic engineering/cyborg stuff. Main character was modified and raised since birth to interface with robots and systems, which makes him a bit of a pariah since most Roboteers are functionally autistic.

I enjoyed the first book more than the other two. The motivations of some of the groups don't become clearer until way later, which can feel frustrating. I like the way some of the nemeses grow over time, and especially the way some characters get worn down until they snap, which I think was done satisfyingly and realistically.

That being said, I feel it goes off the rails a bit later, and their depiction of virtual space in later books just made me think of fantasy instead.

Overall a pretty good read.