![]() ![]() Helene is thrilled that she has been approved to work on the social skills of a pioneering AI. I hadn't been aware of missing pertinent knowledge until this point, but now I shall need to read further to find out how Helene's story fits into the bigger picture! Personally I would have preferred this not to have happened because I felt it upset Helene's overall balance (the novella, not the Doctor!). ![]() This novella ends with a lead into another storyline which I assume will become one of the Lost Solace full-length novels. I enjoyed witnessing this uneasily developing relationship. Helene can never be sure whether the AI, which names herself Via, is truly developing a friendship or if she is manipulating Helene for some reason. I liked how Karl Drinkwater created such a claustrophobic atmosphere for this battle of wits. ![]() We soon learn that the eponymous Helene, Doctor Helene Vermalle, has the difficult task of guiding a far superior Artificial Intelligence mind. See more of my book reviews on my vegan ko-fi Īt the time I wrote this review, I hadn't read any of the other Lost Solace universe universe novels so began reading Helene without any idea what happens outside the heavily guarded hanger in which the novella is set. ![]()
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