The Digital Renaissance: Review: The New Prometheus

Thursday, April 20, 2023

Review: The New Prometheus

The New Prometheus by Andrew Dobell
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Performance: ****
Story: ***

Fun Cyberpunk Story

Set in a dystopian future where corporations rule with a free hand, “Frankie” is thrust into direct conflict with them when she was left for dead and saved by a rogue cybernetic doc. In a mad scramble to escape the long arm of the corps and recover some aspect of her prior life, she is forced into a desperate rescue attempt of that same doc who is the only person that can maintain his creation … aka her new borg bod.

It’s a well worn trope executed well (with a strong resemblance to Alita); my inner techie is a sucker for a good cyberpunk story (+1*). The narration was also solid for the action and dialog ... And despite being the first in a series, there is an actual resolution to the initial conflict with a "to be continued" ending that continues with the same protagonists that I found easy to connect with and look forward to their new adventures within this cyber world.

I was given this free advance review/listener copy (ARC) audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

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My Ratings Explained ...

[ ***** ] Amazing Read - Perfect story, exciting, engrossing, well developed complex characters, solid plot with few to no holes, descriptive environments and place settings, great mystery elements, realistic dialogue, believable reactions and behaviors; a favorite that I can re-read many times.
[ **** ] Great Read - Highly entertaining and enjoyable, exciting storyline, well developed characters and settings, a few discrepancies but nothing that can’t be overlooked. Some aspect of the story was new/refreshing to me and/or intriguing. Recommended for everyone.
[ *** ] Good Read - Solid story with a 'good' ending, or has some other redeeming feature. Limited character development and/or over reliance on tropes. Noticeable discrepancies in world building and/or dialog/behavior that were distracting. I connected enough with the characters/world to read the entire series. Most of the books I read for fun are here. Recommended for fans of the genre.
[ ** ] Okay Read - Suitable for a brief, afternoon escape … flat or shallow characters with little to no development. Over the top character dialog and/or behavior. Poor world building with significant issues and/or mistakes indicating poor research. Excessive use of trivial detail, info dumps and/or pontification. Any issues with the story/characters are offset by some other aspect that I enjoyed. Not very memorable. May only appeal to a niche group of readers. Recommended for some (YMMV).
[ * ] Bad Read - Awkward and/or confusing writing style. Poor world building and/or unbelievable (or unlikeable) characters. Victimization, gaslighting, blatant abuse, unnecessary violence, child endangerment, or any other highly objectionable behaviors by Main characters. I didn't connect with the story at all; significant aspects of this story irritated me enough that I struggled to finished it. Series was abandoned. Not recommended.