Autonomous

Loved The Terraformers, so picked up Autonomous. I liked the former more, but it was such a high bar that Autonomous was still excellent. Different, though related themes. Terraformers is environmental where Autonomous is health care / pharmaceutical, but both tell deeply compelling future narratives about attempts to create survival and thriving in the face of terrible, dystopian, and yet believable futures. Appreciate wrestling with parallels between human freedoms and post-human freedoms, with both taking place in the context of capitalism that is recognizable today... On to Newitz's next work.

J'ai beaucoup aimé Autonome, il aborde beaucoup de sujets de société (les brevets, la liberté des robots, les questions de genre) de façon vraiment originale mais tout en restant relativement proche de ce que l'on connaît. Je l'ai trouvé bien écrit et bien traduit. L'histoire a vraiment la structure d'une aventure, avec des personnages attachants, j'ai juste trouvé la fin un peu abrupte ce qui m'a laissé sur ma faim.

There's some scientific explanation but it's needed for the story, so it's well done. You also get to emotionally bond with the characters, which is rare in the 'harder' sci-fi. Very enjoyable.