Robopocalypse
by Daniel H. Wilson
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52%
Critic Reviews: 34
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78%
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Synopsis
The harrowing and epic tale of how humanity battles a near-future robot uprising. Daniel H. Wilson's entertaining and engaging thriller is unlike anything else written in years. In the not-so-distant future, all the dazzling technology that runs our world unites and turns against humankind. Taking on the persona of a shy human boy, a childlike but massively powerful artificial intelligence known as Archos comes online and assumes control over the global... more
About Daniel H. Wilson
Published: April 17, 2012 by Random House
Genre: Action & Adventure, Science Fiction & Fantasy. Fiction. 416 pages
- All Critics: 34
- Positive: 21
- Negative: 13
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AV Club | 6 Jul 2011
. . .limits itself so much that it never truly seems epic, and that makes its larger flaws harder to forgive.
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BC Books | 6 Jul 2011
I struggled throughout the novel to understand the motivations and actions of the artificial intelligence Archos.
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Kirkus Reviews | 1 Mar 2011
. . .by letting his characters reveal themselves through their actions, Wilson creates characters that spring to life.
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Fantasy Book Critic | 20 May 2011
I now understand why Steven Spielberg would want to direct a movie based on the material found within, but the book itself is a disappointment...
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S. Krishna's Books | 5 Dec 2011
This is a thinking person’s novel, rather than a pure pulse-pounding thriller.
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National Post | 17 Jun 2011
Just to be clear from the outset: Robopocalypse. . . is not a good book. . .That being said, Robopocalypse is a freaking fantastic read. . .
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Grasping For The Wind | 7 Jun 2011
. . .a fast-paced thriller populated by a number of sympathetic heroes and a villain that is both alien in its power and all too human in its motivations.
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Los Angeles Times | 18 Jul 2011
. . .apart from one character grimly describing some of the war's victims as "too safe to survive," this isn't a book loaded with deep insight.
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The Book Smugglers | 7 Jun 2011
Robopocalypse is meant to be a fun read, and in that respect it executes command perfectly.
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EE Times | 2 Jan 2012
There are many really good things about this book, not the least that the author really knows what he’s talking about. . .
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Strange Horizons | 7 Nov 2011
. . .dull action sequences, wooden prose, and characters so superficial they might as well be made of plastic.
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SF Site
. . .while the stage is well set, there is so much more that can be told and it's just not there.
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Graeme's Fantasy Book Review | 21 Apr 2011
‘Robopocalypse’ isn’t a perfect book but comes so near that you may not notice the difference.
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The Mad hatter's Bookshelf & Book Review | 18 May 2011
The pacing is incredibly fast and it was hard to put down given that breezy style of the story.
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Working for the Mandroid | 26 Jan 2012
I cannot stop thinking about this book and want everyone to read it though I know it might be too much for many people.
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Literally Booked | 18 Aug 2011
The first chapter is a bit dull, but once the other characters begin to come into play, it's defintiely a worthwhile, fun read.
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That's What She Read | 29 Jun 2011
One of the more enjoyable, and brilliant, aspects of the story is the cast of characters.
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The Man Eating Bookworm | 28 Jun 2011
Pretty much anyone with a token understanding of robots might have been able to write the technical scenes of the book, which was disappointing as it was surprising.
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Time Out New York | 22 Jun 2011
Jumping among characters and from one locale to another, Wilson generates a forward momentum tripped up only by an awkward story-within-a-story construct. . .
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Zombie Parent's Guide | 21 Jan 2012
The story moves quickly and is an exciting read.
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Rolling Hills Consolidated Library | 14 Dec 2011
Wilson keeps the story interesting and not overly technical. . .
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Backlisted | 26 Jun 2011
Perhaps the cardinal sin of Robopocalypse is that, for all its noise and bravado, not very much happens.
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Hooked on Books | 12 Jul 2011
. . .an amazing piece of literary science fiction.
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A Bookworm's World | 4 Jul 2011
It totally fed my passion for dystopian, apocalyptic fiction.
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Walker of Worlds | 9 Sep 2011
. . .I count it as one of my top five reads this year.
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io9 | 20 Jun 2011
Wilson gives us an intriguing glimpse of what robots might really do if they turned homicidal.
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Horror Happy Hour | 22 Apr 2011
It’s exciting, scary, fast paced, action packed, and basically good old fashioned character driven storytelling at its best.
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NPR | 8 Jun 2011
. . .by building his tale out of so many brief, discrete fragments, Wilson slights his characterizations.
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Having Said That | 14 Dec 2011
It was a quick, entertaining, and extremely enjoyable read!
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Iceberg Ink | 14 Oct 2011
Brevity and narrative convenience are recurring problems with this book.
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Iceberg Ink | 16 Jun 2011
A wondrously imaginative read, with good characters. . .
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Publishers Weekly | 14 Mar 2011
. . . bland and derivative series of connected vignettes describing a rebellion by humanity's robot helpers.
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