Apex

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Ramez Naam: Apex (Paperback, 2017, Angry Robot)

mass market paperback, 864 pages

Published May 2, 2017 by Angry Robot.

ISBN:
978-0-85766-513-3
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4 stars (1 review)

Global unrest spreads through the world, lies set off shockwaves of anger, rippling from mind to mind. Riot police battle neurally-linked protestors, armies are mobilized, political orders fall. Nexus-driven revolution is here. Against this backdrop a new breed of post-human children are growing into their powers. And a once-dead scientist is closing in on her ultimate aim- to seize the planet's electronic systems, and re-forge everything in her image.

2 editions

reviewed Apex by Ramez Naam (Nexus -- 3)

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4 stars

This long book starts right where the second book left off, answers most of the questions from the series and explores new ground also. The scale is global, with a number of characters to match - like other reviewers, I got lost at times in this cast. A worthy ending to a solid series.

I read the first book right around the time the second came out - I think I had heard it was a duology? Anyhow, the second book did not come to a solid end, and by the time the third was available, I found myself unable to remember much about the story. Not a good sign.

For late 2022, I reread the first book and the second, and I think the reason was that global scope and the sheer number of characters and points of view. Book two also showed the stored personality of Su-Yong Shu, …