REVIEWS
“A warning for our age of digitally addicted consumers looking for the newest life hack, Synthetica: The Dystopian Future of Digital Existence by Sophia M. is a prescient work of sci-fi, with a shrewd take on the current moment. A few decades in the future, free will has been seized by the titular megacorporation and its domineering Algorithm, allowing them to restructure society and mind control the vast majority of the population. However, there are those who resist the oppressive reign of these digital overlords, and seek to free society from this collective nightmare. Heavy on dystopian exposition, but comparatively brief in plot crafting and character development, this stark novella offers a grim glimpse into a potential future that seems all too possible.”
Self-Publishing Review
Synthetica: The Dystopian Future of Digital Existence is an interesting and, at times, frightening look into the future. The story is excellent and quite disturbing due to the fact that it could be completely possible. This author shows readers a world where life is becoming totally dependent on and influenced by technology rather than a human’s own thoughts and actions. Believe me when I say that this book “packs a lot of punch” into a limited number of pages. The story keeps the reader engaged throughout. Whether that is the writing or the horrifying glimpse into a world that could actually come to be, I cannot say for sure, but I honestly believe it is a combination of both of these things.
Author Sophia M. takes us on a journey that really shows us what the results of such a huge dependence on technology could be, and she does it in such a different and compelling way that science fiction fans will find entertaining and distressing all at the same time. I found Synthetica to be extremely thought-provoking along with being quite alarming. Is it possible that this is what our world could become? A world in which we choose to be completely unaware of what is really happening and rely only on a technology that makes everything perfect in our minds, never knowing that someone else is in control of not only us, but everyone and everything around us? That is a particularly disturbing idea.
Synthetica is a story that will force readers to consider what type of life may be lived in the future. I think that the ethical questions put forward in the story are ones that will remain in the mind of the reader long after the book is finished. The way in which the story ended, a twist I for one never saw coming, leaves this open for a sequel. It would be very interesting to see what the author comes up with next.
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