Hollowgirl audiobook

http://abooktopia.weebly.com A stunning epic conclusion to a mind-blowing adventure about what it means to be human. - Abooktopia Fall was a great wrap to the Twinmaker trilogy as it was action packed, taking on a new view point from not one, but multiple Clairs. I love how each Clair was slightly different and unique in their own ways due to their experiences, and past selves. Each character was amazingly complex with their own motivations, creating an intriguing conflict between them.In this particular novel, Claire and her comrades are trying their best to undo all the worlds problems. Even though Clair has lost favour with those that surround her, after she destroyed the world, doing their best to makes things right. But this proved to be extremely difficult, yet they never deterred or gave up. There were times when I as the reader became confused as I couldn’t quite follow up on what was happening as it's quite a heavy science read.Though the world was destroyed, there was still respite lives within a virtual world known as the Yard. The Yard was originally created by Wallace where he manufactured a new reality, bringing back the scans of dupes from the past. Friends and foes have been regenerated, and whispers that run through Clair’s head with shear warnings of a world outside cause quite the dilemma. But Clair is no longer stable. There are glitches in-between the rifts from her and her dupes. Copies of herself taken from scans shortly after the height of improvement.Though there was a less world building in this novel than the previous two, it still provided to be fascinating. Twinmaker was truly an incredible, unique world filled with original ideas that questioned human morals and ethics. Overall, I would highly recommend reading these books in order as they are quite complex, and do require your undivided attention. ***I received a personalised signed ARC of this book in return for an honest and unbiased review***

This review contains spoilers for the previous books in the series.Fall, otherwise known as Hollowgirl, is the third and final book in the Twinmaker series by Aussie author Sean Williams.In Jump (Twinmaker) and Crash (Crashland), we have been taken on a journey of d-mat, fabbers, abstainers, artificial intelligence, lost friends, unlikely alliances, betrayal, unknown loyalties, mistakes, dedication and disaster – and Fall (Hollowgirl) completes the story with all of this, plus even more twists, duplicities, turmoil, determination and action.In my review of Jump (Twinmaker), I told you that “The world that Sean Williams has created is pretty much what I believed the world would be like by 2013 (because 2013 was like 100 million years away). As a child, things like Star Trek: The Next Generation and The Jetsons and seemed more like prophecy than fiction, and if you had of asked my 8 year old self what 2013 would be like, I would have included things like instant teleportation (d-mat ) and having the ability to make material items appear whenever you wanted them (fabber)”, and while this is true, the Twinmaker series had some far more complex twists and disastrous outcomes than the 8 year old version of me could have ever imagined!I don’t’ want to tell you too much about the storyline of this finale, as I wouldn’t want to ruin the experience for you. But like it’s predecessors, Fall is full of action, twists, conspiracy, betrayal and complexities. And while a lot of the complexities are subtle, Fall really steps it up a notch about half way through this book, where you are thrown into the middle of an extremely complex and interesting situation which takes you back and forth, jumping from one reality to another, and leaves you both momentarily muddled and thrilled at the same time.We get to see some more of some of our favourite (and not so favourite) characters in the final instalment of this series as well. Clair, whilst never being the brightest star, is still full of determination to do the right thing for those that she loves and for everyone in general. I think she really comes into herself in this instalment. She has accepted that she has made mistakes, and does whatever she can to either fix them, or move on. She understands that all actions have consequences, and although she might not like what they are, sometimes you have to do what needs to be done for the greater good and accept the heartbreak it causes.And although I love the range of opposing and fundamentally different characters, I have to say, my favourite is still Q. We all know that Clair couldn’t have survived this long with the mysterious Q. and I think this is one amazingly complex character (as artificial intelligence really should be). Q’s complexities come out throughout this book, with her being both distant as well as revealing more about herself at the same time. And she also proves that the lines between technology, intelligence and humanity are often blurred.But I do also love Jessie. The “Stainer” who in the midst of chaos and technological downfall and dependence, makes Clair question everything she has ever believed.What I love about this series is how it exemplifies dependency on technology and social media, and even throughout the dramatic events that have taken place throughout this series, we get to see the depth of people’s dependency and dedication to such things, as well as the dangers of the dependency, and those who are against it. I love this well-developed, technology-dependant world, even though it shows us the worst pitfalls of instant gratification and self-entitlement.But is it technology or humans who are the biggest risk of destroying the world?Overall, Fall is a fantastic ending to this highly technology-filled series. Although this series is sci-fi, it raises many moral and ethical questions relevant to today’s society. This world is filled with technology, instant gratification and self-entitlement, and it shows the dangers of dependency on technology, and the pitfalls of social media and information sharing. This is a world filled with the many dangers surrounding technology and the human need for more. It shows the best and worst humanity, in the need to keep advancing, and the need to keep connected to each other and ourselves. It shows that as advanced as we are, and with the more technology enhances, there is a need for rules.But rules are made to be broken. And last time Clair broke them, she broke the world. Can she now save what is left?

HUGE thank you to the publisher for sending me a copy for review!I. LOVE. THESE. BOOKS!I read Twinmaker back when it first came out and LOVED it. Then I read Crashland and while I really enjoyed it, I remember being confused about some things that I'd forgotten from Twinmaker. So when I got a copy of this book I knew that I was going to be even MORE confused because I'd forgotten so much from the first book... so I did a re-read. I almost NEVER do this, and I am SO glad that I did. I HIGHLY recommend reading these books one after another, if not very closely after having finished the previous book because these books ARE complex. There IS a lot of science, a lot of people (and people dying, and then coming back... and then dying...) and just so much going on that if you can keep track of it all you'll enjoy these books MUCH more than if you read them spaced out and forget important things.I'm really surprised that in the WE NEED DIVERSE books movement and culture that we're currently participating in that these books aren't mentioned more. The MC is a POC and they live in a futuristic world where genders are fluid and same sex couples are the norm. It's a very beautiful world (sadly not without terrorists and dictators) that I actually would love to live in. Science has advanced beyond our wildest imagination (or so we think! I wouldn't be shocked to know that a lot of this stuff IS going to be happening soon if it hasn't already happened). I don't remember exactly, but I think the author is doing (was doing) his PhD on some of the science that he fictionalizes in this book. I'm going to need to check that out...I LOVE the characters in this book. I love how diverse they are and how they all grow and make mistakes (some are HORRIBLE mistakes) and how they are always trying to do what's right. There's a lot of philosophy in these books and a lot of debate about ethics. Some things discusses in these books rings very true about our current society.I highly recommend these books and really hope that everyone will check them out. Despite being on the thicker side, these are a quick read (I flew through all three in a week) and there are so many unpredictable twists and turns being thrown at you that you wont want to put them down!

Brilliant end to a wonderful book series. While book 2 was slower in pace, this one is full of constant action from not one but multiple Clairs! Do you ever groan thinking about your past selves? Well imagine having to actually work with one who doesn't believe she could ever turn into someone like YOU. That's the crux of Hollow Girl (or Fall if you prefer). The characters are amazingly complex in their motivations and it makes for massive conflict (as the end of the world would!) and nail-biting tension. Great end to the series which I recommend in its entirely. A firm favourite of mine.

Longer review to follow.

Wow!Lots of action, in near future setting in a world where you can travel anywhere instantly using a dmat booth, or get clothes and food materialized from the same technology. But things go very wrong. It's intense. Clones, duplicates, tyrants, technology philosophy and adventure. The trilogy is great. It got too complex my head almost burst then I found the conclusion quite satisfactory. Q is a wonderful character. Clair and her friends (and enemies) great. Very fun to have Twinmaker start off in Manteca, CA and adventure thru less known parts of California before going cross country and many other points of the globe and ....

Great ending! I really enjoyed how they wrapped up the series, and how they wrapped everything up. It did get confusing having multiple Clair's if I didn't pay attention at the beginning of the chapter to who's point of view it was, but it was otherwise very well written.

Great, fun, mind-bending read!I loved that the main character, Clair, got to grow in different ways. The plot moved in totally unexpected twists & turns. Read the whole series in about a week- couldn't put them down!

What a whirlwind of an adventure

http://abooktopia.weebly.com A stunning epic conclusion to a mind-blowing adventure about what it means to be human. - Abooktopia Fall was a great wrap to the Twinmaker trilogy as it was action packed, taking on a new view point from not one, but multiple Clairs. I love how each Clair was slightly different and unique in their own ways due to their experiences, and past selves. Each character was amazingly complex with their own motivations, creating an intriguing conflict between them.In this particular novel, Claire and her comrades are trying their best to undo all the worlds problems. Even though Clair has lost favour with those that surround her, after she destroyed the world, doing their best to makes things right. But this proved to be extremely difficult, yet they never deterred or gave up. There were times when I as the reader became confused as I couldn’t quite follow up on what was happening as it's quite a heavy science read.Though the world was destroyed, there was still respite lives within a virtual world known as the Yard. The Yard was originally created by Wallace where he manufactured a new reality, bringing back the scans of dupes from the past. Friends and foes have been regenerated, and whispers that run through Clair’s head with shear warnings of a world outside cause quite the dilemma. But Clair is no longer stable. There are glitches in-between the rifts from her and her dupes. Copies of herself taken from scans shortly after the height of improvement.Though there was a less world building in this novel than the previous two, it still provided to be fascinating. Twinmaker was truly an incredible, unique world filled with original ideas that questioned human morals and ethics. Overall, I would highly recommend reading these books in order as they are quite complex, and do require your undivided attention. ***I received a copy of this book in return for an honest and unbiased review***

A great way to wrap up the trilogy. This one was much more thoughtful than the others, deeper, and so it took me longer to get through. I think it might be challenging for young adults, in a good way. The author did a great job in the final few chapters covering some difficult viewpoints and moral decisions.