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Traitor's Blade by Sebastien de Castell
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King of Ashes by S.A. Cosby
"Cosby with another feather in his fedora, King of Ashes is the perfect crime read for the summer. A dark, unflinching family drama written by a virtuoso of modern noir. Oh, and throw in sensational narration by Adam Lazarre-White for good measure."
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Daemon by Daniel Suarez
""Successful parasites don’t kill us; they become part of us, making us perform all the work to keep them alive and help them reproduce."

What an incredible novel!! It's harder and harder for me to find fiction that really draws me in and consumes me. This book gripped me from start to finish and I really wish I didn't have a virtual stack of library books waiting to be read because it's gonna be difficult to wait to read book two.

If you like techno-thrillers, this is a must read. It blends AI with gaming and shows how quickly technology can be used to take over everything in our modern society.

It asks the questions, does democracy stand a chance against AI and what happens if the right technology gets into the wrong hands?

Such a fun and thrilling story and one I can't wait to get back into with book two!

"I suspect that democracy is not viable in a technologically advanced society. Free people wield too much ability to destroy.""
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