If it isn't too much to ask "Might we have some more?" This is true SciFi, and quite a trip down the yellow brick road. This book does have a Market Forces world feel with more of an Altered Carbon technology. Brilliantly written, and one of my favorite narrators (Todd McLaren) who narrated some of Richard K Morgan's books as well as S.M. it will be because you might not like what you see in yourself. If you want to put the book down it isn't because it will bore you.
It is very easy to see some serious correlations to our emerging corporate influenced world as well. This book doesn't make you feel comfortable, it is brutal in its portrayal of both worlds. We are voyeurs through Justin Cord's eyes as we explore the what if of this brave new world. However as with many great books this is one of the journey. Which is the better society? The characters could have been flushed a little better, and some loose ends are left unattended at the end. It doesn't shy from the short comings or the benefits of either and while the new "Unincorporated" man slowly learns about his new world we live on a precipice of uncertainty. One of our current world system, and the new future of the world. This book takes an unashamed look at two very different ways of life. Still, it's not a waste of a credit, unless you're looking for an action-packed sf book. I liked the characters, liked technology, and enjoyed the idea of this future world, but I kind of wish I'd been shown rather than told. Given that the world the authors have created is kind of interesting, all the exposition isn't really 'dull', but it IS monotonous. If you've ever read State of Fear by Michael Crichton, you'll understand what I mean essentially, you don't feel like you're being told a story about characters you feel like you're being given a political/social/cultural message that has some characters added in an attempt to make the subject matter seem a bit less dry.
There are characters, and it's a work of fiction, but most of the book isn't about telling the story of the characters, it's about describing how and why everything in the fictional world is the way it is. I found myself doing that a lot during this book, but I don't know if dull is exactly the right word. Generally, when I'm listening to an audiobook and still find myself reaching for a magazine to read, it means that I'm finding the audiobook kind of dull.
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