Npc

This is one of my favorite reads of 2020 for the concepts it explores and the characters who explore them. But there are other reasons the book resonates with me. One of my favorite movies from the late 1990s was a flick called The Thirteenth Floor. It was a movie about similar subject matter... itself based on a book published in 1964. While the film holds up fairly well these days, I've never been willing to read the book. How could something from the 60s stand up as engaging techno-fiction?

Excitingly, NPC explores a similar space while breaking new and exiting ground on the concept that “reality is a simulation” by introducing modern gaming concepts and cutting edge technology in addition to compelling, likable (and despicable) characters.

And since it's a Robinson thriller, there are enough twists to keep readers sorting things out and fully transfixed until the final page.

For added fun, check out the audiobook. The way the narrators tag-team the reading is fantastic. They bring this book to life in the best possible way.

Jeremy Robinson never fails to entertain and this book is no different in that regard.

If you like books that make you think this is the book for you. It's not going to be to everyone's taste but what book is? I really enjoyed it. It kept me guessing throughout. Jeremy is known for his action and although this does have that, it's not what some readers will expect. When I heard he was doing a serial killer story, I was both excited and apprehensive, but I should know by now that nothing is as it seems when it comes to Jeremy's mind, and he never fails to hook me. His writing is addictive and keeps you turning the page and thinking long after you've finished. Jeremy has some of the most interesting characters and storylines. I've yet to meet a Jeremy book that doesn't blow me away. Once I started reading/ listening it was hard to pull myself away. I devoured it.

Knowing that RC Bray and Jeffrey Kafer were narrating this book made it an instant purchase for me. They both have very distinctive voices, yet complemented each other really well. The book is performed in dual narration which gives this book another layer of awesomeness. Reading this story was great, listening to it was another experience entirely. I vote for more #Brayfer narrated books.

What is reality? Are we real, or are we a simulation, a construct of someone else's reality? This is the theme that Jeremy Robinson explores in his newest action-packed novel, NPC. Told from the perspective of two very different characters, whose lives quickly become intertwined, NPC delves into the nature of our reality, in this mind-blowing technological thriller. While NPC is fast-paced right from the start, and keeps you turning the pages to see what will happen next, it is also quite deep, and explores ideas which really make you think, long after you've finished the last page.
While NPC may not be my favourite of Jeremy Robinson's books (I have read quite a lot of his books over the years), I really enjoyed it, and found it hard to put down. He is a fantastic writer, and really draws you into the story and the characters. NPC is a fun and exciting read which will blow your mind, and perhaps, even just a little, make you question your own reality.

Note: I was given an ARC of NPC in return for a fair, unbiased, honest review.

Robinson Is Back With Another Mindbender. In this book, The Modern Day Master of Science Fiction creates yet another absolute breakneck thriller that also happens to be one of the most mind-bending books of his career, right up there with ALTER and INFINITE. It also is one of the few books at this “more developed” stage of his career where he openly wrestles with religious and philosophical issues, and indeed the very debate between our two primary characters on these topics is some of the most intense and intriguing bits of the book. Still, for those who want to gloss over the philosophy and focus on the action, there is still quite a bit of that here as well, and indeed the debates often happen in the middle of the intense action. (Think: Brian and Dom having a debate about the nature of reality while in the middle of the airplane chase scene at the end of Fast 6.) There are numerous reasons I call Robinson “The Modern Day Master of Science Fiction”, and this book just adds to them. Very much recommended.