Solip:System (Hardwired Series)

I read this as a bridge, and it seems to have worked well enough, but I can't recommend it as anything much above average.

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Nov 01, J. Metsavana rated it it was amazing. Minujaoks osutus Reno pagana nauditavalt lahti kirjutatud karakteriks. Nov 27, Aaron Anderson rated it really liked it Shelves: Kind of depressing, but still a fine short read.

Only bother to read it if you read Hardwired first. Otherwise it's depression will seem just pointless and icky without that backstory. Excellent novella to wrap up one of the story line started in Hardwired. Apr 24, Raja rated it really liked it Shelves: Chronologically, this novella is the direct sequel to Hardwired. In the afterword, Williams admits that the other sequel, Voice of the Whirlwind, wasn't actually written as a sequel, but converted into one after the fact by adding some references to the events of Hardwired.

System bridges the gap by describing what happened in the orbital blocs after the end of Hardwired, from the POV of one of the most interesting side characters in Hardwired. I can't say much more than that without major Chronologically, this novella is the direct sequel to Hardwired.

I can't say much more than that without major spoilers for Hardwired. System doesn't stand alone, but as a follow up to Hardwired, it's excellent. Good read, shorter than I expected Sorry but cant tell you the usual gush. The story was interesting to me. You can decide for yourself, then. Clayton Nash rated it really liked it Dec 13, Paul rated it really liked it Apr 15, Jason Connelly rated it really liked it Jun 02, Leftright rated it liked it Apr 09, Martin Echenique rated it it was amazing Sep 24, Jardine rated it liked it Nov 18, Henry rated it really liked it May 27, Ben rated it really liked it Dec 30, Hamish Innes-brown rated it really liked it Jan 04, Giles Golding rated it really liked it Jun 24, John rated it liked it Aug 14, Goldbuick rated it liked it Jul 13, Charlie Winckless rated it liked it Feb 22, Christian rated it liked it May 23, Tracy Thorleifson rated it really liked it Aug 21, Jymmi Lindsey rated it really liked it Feb 25, Robert Mealey rated it it was amazing Mar 16, Anders Hansen rated it it was amazing Dec 15, Kevin Zaccone rated it it was ok Aug 31, Cam Kenji rated it it was amazing Jul 31, The author intended that this book would provide a link between Hardwired and Voice of the Whirlwind.

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To ask other readers questions about Solip , please sign up. Lists with This Book. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Nov 12, Michael Burnam-Fink rated it liked it Shelves: System is a novella set between Hardwired and Voice of the Whirlwind , featuring disembodied consciousness Reno in a plot to bring down the Orbitals, using the Black Room personality hijacking software. It's very much a triumph of style over substance, cool and slick and bleakly self-destructive. We never really have a chance to get to know Reno or what he wants, beyond his death wish.

There's no sense of risk in the plot, no real sense of danger of exposure. I read this as a bridge, and it Solip: I read this as a bridge, and it seems to have worked well enough, but I can't recommend it as anything much above average.

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Nov 01, J. Metsavana rated it it was amazing. Minujaoks osutus Reno pagana nauditavalt lahti kirjutatud karakteriks. Nov 27, Aaron Anderson rated it really liked it Shelves: Kind of depressing, but still a fine short read. Only bother to read it if you read Hardwired first. Otherwise it's depression will seem just pointless and icky without that backstory.

Excellent novella to wrap up one of the story line started in Hardwired.

Apr 24, Raja rated it really liked it Shelves: Chronologically, this novella is the direct sequel to Hardwired. In the afterword, Williams admits that the other sequel, Voice of the Whirlwind, wasn't actually written as a sequel, but converted into one after the fact by adding some references to the events of Hardwired.

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System bridges the gap by describing what happened in the orbital blocs after the end of Hardwired, from the POV of one of the most interesting side characters in Hardwired. I can't say much more than that without major Chronologically, this novella is the direct sequel to Hardwired. I can't say much more than that without major spoilers for Hardwired. System doesn't stand alone, but as a follow up to Hardwired, it's excellent.

Good read, shorter than I expected Sorry but cant tell you the usual gush. The story was interesting to me. You can decide for yourself, then. Clayton Nash rated it really liked it Dec 13, Paul rated it really liked it Apr 15, Jason Connelly rated it really liked it Jun 02, Leftright rated it liked it Apr 09, Martin Echenique rated it it was amazing Sep 24, Jardine rated it liked it Nov 18, Henry rated it really liked it May 27, Ben rated it really liked it Dec 30, Hamish Innes-brown rated it really liked it Jan 04,