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Summary: Great Technical mastery with a hint a of real life.
Review: I was comsumed in this read from the beggining. It brings you into a virtual world not so much unlike our own. Anthony does a marvelous job of creating a place of wonder, where brain agility is a must. I Loved IT!
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Summary: Plot holes you could drive a virtual truck through...
Review: I was DEEPLY dissapointed by Kilobyte. My wife and I purchased the book based upon our faith in the Piers Anthony name, because we have come to expect quality from the books that bear it. At first, I felt the characters to be a bit wooden, but I was willing to read on and see if it got better. It didn't. It got worse. I completely lost my suspension of disbelief around page 148. First, I find that the main villain has been around for a while, and has done this sort of thing before, AND the company is aware of it. I think to myself "Gee, then it's kinda wierd that they haven't DONE something about it, announced something about it, or at least made it easier to report it when it happens... They seem to be opening them selves to a bodacioius lawsuit!". Later that page, we find that the seemingly profitable and large company behind the Kilobyte game finds nothing unusual or problematic about leaving one of it's customers in a potentially dangerous situation, perhaps for hours or days, in order to "catch the bad guy". Apparently, in the United States in this book, the word "Lawsuit" has not been invented. When it is revealed that one or both of our main characters face lethal situations here, my dissapointment grew worse. One might assume that there are no laws at all in this fictional USA, as one of our main characters, seemingly a policeman, fails to inform our villainous teenager that if he continues he will no longer be hunted for computer crime, but for murder (Ok, I admit that they MIGHT not make the charge stick, but as an ex-policeman he should have at least TRIED the threat of the law!). Even though either of both of our main characters may die, it occurs to neither of them that they are in a crowded room, filled with bystanders. Neither of them even attempted to contact any of these bystanders, perhaps to ask them to call 911, or perhaps to inform the Kilobyte company that they were going to die (for real), and that this just MIGHT cause some bad publicity (again, we won't mention that word "Lawsuit", as it doesn't exist in this world...). I am quite puzzled, as I have felt that in the past Piers Anthony books have really shined out by holding together in a logical manner, regardless of the wierdness or sillyness of the situation. That the characters and world of this book should be so illogical really shakes me up! Well, I just hope that this book is an abberation, and that his future works return to the level of quality that I have grown used to.
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Summary: Enter the game....
Review: In a world of Virtual Reality, a wheelchair bound police officer can walk, and a depressed woman can be happy, but a hacker can be trouble. When Walter got the Killobyte system, he thought it was just another game until he got into it. Ball found it a way of seeking happiness that her ex-boyfriend had taken from her. When the meet the understand and like each other. But they also become trapped in the game by Phreak, a teenage hacker. Trapped in a game that could literally mean life or death, Walter and Baal search for a way to beat Phreak and his virus
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Summary: My Favourite Book Of All Time!
Review: Killobyte is a truly well written book. I was hooked from day one. It's my favourite book of all time!
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Summary: A video game cant hurt you, can it?
Review: Killobyte is the newest virtual game to hit the market. Players lock themselves into a chair equiped with sensors and a visor and enter a world of imagination. Here we meet Walter Toland, a wheelchair bound ex cop, and Baal Curan, a diabetic young woman. The two enter the game expecting an escape from thier lonely existence, but this escape may cost them thier lives. Killobyte is the first Anthony book i ever read. I had heard from friends he was the god of fantasy. As I discovered he is far from a god but some of his books are a good read, Killobyte being one of them. The book is slow at times but fast enough to hold your interest. The characters are likeable and the plot is semi believable. Anthony has a tendency to write for a young male audience and this can become annoying. Despite this drawback I recommend Killobyte for the casual fantasy/sci-fi reader.
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Summary: A video game cant hurt you, can it?
Review: Killobyte is the newest virtual game to hit the market. Players lock themselves into a chair equiped with sensors and a visor and enter a world of imagination. Here we meet Walter Toland, a wheelchair bound ex cop, and Baal Curan, a diabetic young woman. The two enter the game expecting an escape from thier lonely existence, but this escape may cost them thier lives. Killobyte is the first Anthony book i ever read. I had heard from friends he was the god of fantasy. As I discovered he is far from a god but some of his books are a good read, Killobyte being one of them. The book is slow at times but fast enough to hold your interest. The characters are likeable and the plot is semi believable. Anthony has a tendency to write for a young male audience and this can become annoying. Despite this drawback I recommend Killobyte for the casual fantasy/sci-fi reader.
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Summary: Where fantasy roleplaying and computer hacking merge
Review: Killobyte started off a bit confusing, but once into the premise of the story,
I was on for the entire whirlwind ride. Pier Anthony's development of Walter,
Baal and Phreak are well thought out and planned. Being trapped in the game added an extra element of danger. I mean it's only a game... isn't it?
The ending was a bit too saccarine for me, which combined with a confusing
beginning led me to give Killobyte a solid 7.
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Summary: Killobyte doesn't bite
Review: My grade = B (good). An entertaining novel with the interesting premise of using virtual reality for gaming. Good characterization in Walter and Baal and an interesting antagonist in the "Phreak". The idea of being trapped in virtual reality without being able to escape adds suspense to the story. The story sort of bogged down during the Beirut game due to its length but picks up later as Walter and Baal try to track down the Phreak in the Potpourri game. A worthwhile read.
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Summary: Killobyte doesn't bite
Review: My grade = B (good). An entertaining novel with the interesting premise of using virtual reality for gaming. Good characterization in Walter and Baal and an interesting antagonist in the "Phreak". The idea of being trapped in virtual reality without being able to escape adds suspense to the story. The story sort of bogged down during the Beirut game due to its length but picks up later as Walter and Baal try to track down the Phreak in the Potpourri game. A worthwhile read.
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Summary: an excellent read
Review: One of the best books I've ever read. Following Baal and Walter through perils, both virtual and in reality, was a joy. I would reccomend this book to any reader.
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