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Summary: Cyberpunk with a twist.....
Review: Dennis Danvers gives the reader a plot unlike the common action-packed cyberpunk novels. His book is based on a whirlwind love story between two people from separate worlds. Nemo exists in the rundown world left behind by the flawless world Justine lives in. The Bin is the computerized world in which Justine and the majority of the world choose to live. Looking in on this world one could see its appealing options. The Bin is a place where people live the life they always wanted to live. They can choose how they look and can behave however they please. In addition, when a man enters the bin he is guaranteed immortal life. Unlike the real world, there are no instances of death, sickness, or poverty. To enter this world one must be uploaded into the computer, leaving the body behind to be burned. The two lovers meet during one of Nemo's few visits to his parents and seem to have the perfect love, almost too perfect. Unfortunately Nemo has always despised the life in the Bin, which tests the strength of their love. Danvers makes several references to Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet that suggest the love Nemo and Justine share compares to that of the two star-crossed lovers in the play. Yet, Danvers didn't think one conflict would be enough, leaving the lovers with much more in store for them. Although Danvers' novel is unlike the traditional cyberpunk novel, it proves to be a great book. His plot is full of surprises that left me unable to put it down. He delivered the plot beautifully making Circuit of Heaven a must read.
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Summary: Virtual heaven in a silicon world
Review: A fine book to aid in the launch of Avon's new EOS line of books, Danvers has used a well worn science fiction theme to tell a story of romance and intrigue; life and death; reality and virtuality. The story is certainly a page turner, and the plot carries you along on a wonderous journey into a seemingly plausible 21st century setting. Greg Egan handled "mankind transferring to a microchip" much more in depth (and convincingly)in Permutaion City, however Danvers makes it more accessible to the general public -- rather than only to readers willing to learn and expand their scientific knowledge along the way. Science fiction fans will recognize alot of familiar territory here, and yet will find something new to explore on each page in Dennis Danver's excellent writing style. Recommended.
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Summary: well-written exploration of immortality, humanity, and love
Review: A novel of the semi-near future, "Circuit of Heaven" takes place in a world in which most of humanity has uploaded itself into a virtual universe called the Bin. Inside, they are immune from death, disease, and all serious unpleasantness - it has simply been written out of the program. Outside, their bodies are disposed of and the few remaining humans - crazies, religious fundamentalists, and conscientious objectors - struggle along in an abandoned world.
Nemo is one of those conscientious objectors, and the story begins when he meets Justine, a new upload to the Bin whose past is strangely fuzzy even to herself. The two fall in love and must confront her strange history and the different levels of reality on which they live. The story addresses deep questions about love and sacrifice and what makes us human and what makes life worth living, but the plot is so absorbing and the sci-fi elements so well-conceived that these questions, while thought-provoking, are well-insulated. This is an enjoyable read that is not quickly forgotten.
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Summary: worth skimming through a few pages
Review: All this Matrix-like mumbo jumbo! might get you sick after a while... Although I dig it :)
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Summary: Good airplane read
Review: Although I didn't actually read this book on a plane that's the only place I can think of where reading this book wouldn't be a complete waste of time. The plot was incredibly trite, contrived, and entirely too predictable, as was the love story. It was really just your typical boy meets girl who he can't have story. It even had the obligatory literary reference to Romeo and Juliet. The premise of the bin was interesting, but the author didn't delve into the technology enough. Despite all of this it was a quick, easy, kind of fun read. Perfect plane fodder.
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Summary: Circuit of Heaven- Sci-fi or love story?
Review: As much as Circuit of Heaven is a sci-fi novel, it is also a love story. The romance is between Nemo, who lives in the real world, and Justine, who lives in the 'bin'. The 'bin' is a perfect and immortal world inside a computer that is modeled after the real world. No one here dies unless they choose to commit suicide. There are no real needs here, like food, water, or sleep. These are things that people do because it makes the world feel like the real world to them, and because the human race was designed for these things, so if they don't do them then they may become disgruntled. The only drawback with the 'bin' is that a person must sacrifice their body for eternity. This provides an obstacle for the lovers. If you lack a body, then you are not able to die, but you also lack the option of returning to the real world. Since Nemo lives in the real world, he can only visit the bin for a few hours before real damage could occur to his mortal, real world body. Since Justine lives in the bin, she is not able to go to the real world. Another obstacle for the lovers is that Justine can't seem to make sense of her memories and dreams, leaving her to doubt her identity and question her relationship with Nemo. It is a Romeo and Juliet story in a new era. Normally, sci-fi is something I wouldn't even pick up, but this book was so good it was hard to put down.
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Summary: A cyberpunk novel with feeling.
Review: Besides the traditional elements of cyberpunk such as utopian virtual realities, artificial intelligence, and a bleak view of the future of earth, Circuit of Heaven also focuses on the relationships between the characters and the effects that the technology of the day can have on those relationships. The relationship between parent and child, between friends and most obviously between a young couple in love. Nemo, the main character falls in love with Justine, a young women who he meets in the virtual world called the bin. A world that he despises and would never live in and that she can never leave from. Wondering what would become of their relationship gave the book an element of suspense. The strange dreams that Justine was having also gives you a mystery to solve while you read. I feel that Davers did an excellent job of giving a deeper look into each of the characters instead of just filling the book full of elaborate action sequences. Also, all the lingering questions throughout the novel makes it hard for you to put down this book.
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Summary: Download yourself into a computer? Not me!
Review: But to read about other people doing it - it's great. This is well written, well thought out and just plain fun. Admittedly it's a little disturbing seeing what our world becomes but it sure was funny visiting there (don't want to live there though.) Great at making you think and plain fun.
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Summary: Great Love Story, interesting universe
Review: Circuit of Heaven is, for pratical purposes, a fantasy novel not truly sci-fi. Like any fantasy novel where the main character enters and leaves some alternate magical universe, here we find the main character torn between two worlds by his love for a woman. The author makes repeated references to Romeo and Juliet throughout the novel and makes no secret that he is, in many ways, following this timeless tale of 'star crossed lovers.' This novel is quite satisfying, has a great narrative flow which is easy to read, and I found the sci-fi alternate reality more intriuging than most fantasy novels. John
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Summary: Cyberpunk with a Twist
Review: Dennis Danver's Circuit of Heaven is cyberpunk with the added bonus of a classic, troubled love story. In the novel, Danver takes you into the lives of two young people who live in completely different worlds. Most of human society has chosen to give up their physical being to live eternally in the 'bin', a virtual reality world where life goes on forever, there is no death disease or crime.
Nemo is a twenty-one year-old boy whose parents chose to follow the mainstream and live in the bin. Nemo, however, disputes life in the bin, and he only travels to the virtual reality twice a year to visit his parents. On one such trip, Nemo meets Justine, a young woman who lives in the bin. Nemo and Justine fall deeply in love; but they both live in separate worlds. Will Nemo chose love and give in to his strong beliefs against the bin, or will he risk losing the love of his life to remain a mortal?
In Circuit of Heaven, Danver's creates a perfect love story, while adding the elements of a Cyberpunk novel; there is the presence of artificial intelligence, life in a utopian virtual reality, and a desolate and indefinite view of the future of life on earth and the affect that technology will have on it. This is the perfect novel for the Cyberpunk fan with a romantic side.
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