Turing Evolved - Science Fiction - Full Novel - Page 2

Freeshadow · 03-24-2011, 11:34 PM

the only thing I regret about that book is not having read it much earlier.
It's a great piece of work, worth to be named with Asimov's best on the topic.

DavidKitson · 03-27-2011, 08:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Freeshadow

the only thing I regret about that book is not having read it much earlier.
It's a great piece of work, worth to be named with Asimov's best on the topic.

Thanks Freeshadow, the feedback is appreciated and I'm really glad you enjoyed it -

David.

DavidKitson · 04-03-2011, 07:16 AM

1000 copies downloaded from Smashwords! My first milestone reached!

The first 600 went very quickly, but the remaining 400 slowed. Still, I'd really like to thank everyone who has left a review, both here and elsewhere. It's greatly appreciated.

Available here: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/34627
and the iBook store and Barnes and Noble ( search for Turing Evolved )

Thanks again to all the readers!
David

Also, got my first review on Smashwords, thankyou -

From Smashwords:
Review by: stano on Apr. 02, 2011 :
A few days ago there was lively discussion on Slashdot about an author that refused half a million bucks from a publisher and choose to publish his book as an indie e-book.
I have noticed a post by a fellow Slashdotter David Kitson, saying that he too has self-published an e-book, so I followed the link to have a look.
I loaded up the book to my ebook reader and opened it to check a few pages to see if I would put it on my ToBeRead list. Several pages later I was hooked, and my ToBeRead queue was entirely bypassed. That night I went to sleep much later that I planned.
On the very first page you are dumped straight into the action and you have to figure out what is going on. The situation is explained gradually and while author brings you up to speed it might seem that the book is going to progress peacefully, describing an interesting future. Do not be fooled. There are quite a few unexpected turns, lots of action, a bit of romance and quite a few nicely done combat scenes.

The book is very well written, the pace of action is just right. Author has lots of explaining to do, to describe his vision of future, but he doesn't let that interrupt the flow of book. There aren't many characters, but to me they look realistic. Turing Evolved reminds me of "The Otherland" by Tad Williams combined with Matrix and hard-core SF featuring railguns, Arfifficial Intelligence, anthropomorphic fighting machines, advanced immersible Virtual Reality and lots of kick-ass acronyms.

Technically the book was OK, I haven't noticed any formatting problems.

To my untrained eye it looks like the book is well proof-read and edited, but English is not my mother language. I have read well over a thousand books in English, but still ...

This is one of best books I have read recently.
(review of free book)

sourcejedi · 04-03-2011, 02:22 PM

Nitpick:

Quote:

So there I sat in the darkness of the cargo hold for three hours, struggling to breath.

/breathe/.

Irian · 04-03-2011, 02:49 PM

Read the first pages, starts promising, I've already put it on my reader, let's see when I'll have time to read the rest.

DavidKitson · 04-12-2011, 02:27 AM

Latest review on Barnes and Noble -

Blueeyedkitten gave a 5-star review.
April 9, 2011, 11:55 AM EST: This book is a definate READ! I was hooked from the very start. and it was free. WIN WIN! MUST READ

Thankyou to all my reviewers. Every comment is appreciated deeply.

Regards
David

siraks · 04-12-2011, 04:18 PM

i just noticed this thread and clicked the link.
downloaded it and will load onto my kobo.
thanks.

GlenBarrington · 04-12-2011, 05:56 PM

Got it! "Book Report" is coming. . .

Timoleon · 04-12-2011, 06:22 PM

Finished it yesterday. Good book --- interested in what David has lined up for a sequel?

gstealer · 04-12-2011, 09:17 PM

I saw this thread while on a lunch at work. Had to go on my nook and download it.

I have to say its one of the best books I've read in a while.

The story sucked me in and I basically haven't put it down all day (yea I was bad and started to read it at work).

Great book and I'm looking forward to reading some more stories by you.
Thank you!

DavidKitson · 04-14-2011, 10:33 PM

Thanks guys - that's really appreciated.

I noticed I received my shortest review ever today.

"Once read you'll probably ignore after although it's a good read."
http://blippy.com/-/1605864-turing-e...id-kitson-book

That was unexpected and I'm not quite sure what it means, though it seems positive.

Also, the book has now been released on Authonomy.
http://www.authonomy.com/books/32930/turing-evolved/

Regards
David

DavidKitson · 04-17-2011, 03:25 AM

Another review has come up on Barnes and Noble.

Posted April 16, 2011, 2:53 AM EST: David Kitson does an excellent job of posing the questions of ethics, morality, and humanity; and at what point should an AI (artificial intelligence) be granted all the rights and responsibilities of a human. Even better, he does this along the lines of telling a quite excellent story, so you don't realize what he has done until you turn the last page of the book, and since you can't keep reading (although you'd really like to) you are left to reflect on what you have just read. I first started reading this book in the morning, and I didn't stop until I had finished it that same evening - it pulled me in that thoroughly and I never regretted it. - Adarajin
( 5 stars )

Thankyou so very much for the review. All reviews welcome.

Regards
David

DavidKitson · 04-22-2011, 12:44 AM

Another review, this one on the Apple store.

http://itunes.apple.com/us/book/turi...16015173?mt=11

Fun read

by knerhood ( Four stars )
A fun read that kept me up till 4AM trying to finish. I got emotionally attached to the characters and I couldn't put it down because I wanted to know what happened next.

It could have some better proof reading as there were a number of typos throughout. However they didn't detract from story very much.

I'll be keeping an eye to see if the author writes any more stories in the universe he ha created.

Thankyou Knerhood.

caleb72 · 04-22-2011, 02:31 AM

Looks like you've done well with this story David. One of these days I'll get around to reading it.

My TBR list is pretty chaotic at the moment.

Regards
Caleb

DavidKitson · 04-23-2011, 10:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by caleb72

Looks like you've done well with this story David. One of these days I'll get around to reading it.

My TBR list is pretty chaotic at the moment.

Regards
Caleb

Thanks Caleb, I look forward to hearing what you thought about it.

Another review has popped up on B&N -

Great book!
Customer Rating (5 stars)
Posted April 21, 2011, 8:03 PM EST: I was a little skeptical as the book was free. But, as soon as I started reading, I was hooked. Excellent, excellent book!

Happy easter all !

David

04-12-2011, 02:27 AM	#21
DavidKitson Mobile Story Author Posts: 87 Karma: 2688670 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Perth, Western Australia Device: Fujitsu P1510 ( Old & Clunky! )	Another Review on B&N. Latest review on Barnes and Noble - Blueeyedkitten gave a 5-star review. April 9, 2011, 11:55 AM EST: This book is a definate READ! I was hooked from the very start. and it was free. WIN WIN! MUST READ Thankyou to all my reviewers. Every comment is appreciated deeply. Regards David

04-17-2011, 03:25 AM	#27
DavidKitson Mobile Story Author Posts: 87 Karma: 2688670 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Perth, Western Australia Device: Fujitsu P1510 ( Old & Clunky! )	Another review on Barnes and Noble. Another review has come up on Barnes and Noble. Posted April 16, 2011, 2:53 AM EST: David Kitson does an excellent job of posing the questions of ethics, morality, and humanity; and at what point should an AI (artificial intelligence) be granted all the rights and responsibilities of a human. Even better, he does this along the lines of telling a quite excellent story, so you don't realize what he has done until you turn the last page of the book, and since you can't keep reading (although you'd really like to) you are left to reflect on what you have just read. I first started reading this book in the morning, and I didn't stop until I had finished it that same evening - it pulled me in that thoroughly and I never regretted it. - Adarajin ( 5 stars ) Thankyou so very much for the review. All reviews welcome. Regards David

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03-24-2011, 11:34 PM	#16
Freeshadow temp. out of service Posts: 2,790 Karma: 24285242 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Duisburg (DE) Device: PB 623	the only thing I regret about that book is not having read it much earlier. It's a great piece of work, worth to be named with Asimov's best on the topic.

04-03-2011, 07:16 AM	#18
DavidKitson Mobile Story Author Posts: 87 Karma: 2688670 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Perth, Western Australia Device: Fujitsu P1510 ( Old & Clunky! )	1000 copies downloaded from Smashwords! My first milestone reached! The first 600 went very quickly, but the remaining 400 slowed. Still, I'd really like to thank everyone who has left a review, both here and elsewhere. It's greatly appreciated. Available here: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/34627 and the iBook store and Barnes and Noble ( search for Turing Evolved ) Thanks again to all the readers! David Also, got my first review on Smashwords, thankyou - From Smashwords: Review by: stano on Apr. 02, 2011 : A few days ago there was lively discussion on Slashdot about an author that refused half a million bucks from a publisher and choose to publish his book as an indie e-book. I have noticed a post by a fellow Slashdotter David Kitson, saying that he too has self-published an e-book, so I followed the link to have a look. I loaded up the book to my ebook reader and opened it to check a few pages to see if I would put it on my ToBeRead list. Several pages later I was hooked, and my ToBeRead queue was entirely bypassed. That night I went to sleep much later that I planned. On the very first page you are dumped straight into the action and you have to figure out what is going on. The situation is explained gradually and while author brings you up to speed it might seem that the book is going to progress peacefully, describing an interesting future. Do not be fooled. There are quite a few unexpected turns, lots of action, a bit of romance and quite a few nicely done combat scenes. The book is very well written, the pace of action is just right. Author has lots of explaining to do, to describe his vision of future, but he doesn't let that interrupt the flow of book. There aren't many characters, but to me they look realistic. Turing Evolved reminds me of "The Otherland" by Tad Williams combined with Matrix and hard-core SF featuring railguns, Arfifficial Intelligence, anthropomorphic fighting machines, advanced immersible Virtual Reality and lots of kick-ass acronyms. Technically the book was OK, I haven't noticed any formatting problems. To my untrained eye it looks like the book is well proof-read and edited, but English is not my mother language. I have read well over a thousand books in English, but still ... This is one of best books I have read recently. (review of free book)

04-03-2011, 02:49 PM	#20
Irian Enthusiast Posts: 47 Karma: 450 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: PRS-600, PRS-650, Tolino Vision 3 HD, Kobo Libra H20	Read the first pages, starts promising, I've already put it on my reader, let's see when I'll have time to read the rest.

04-12-2011, 04:18 PM	#22
siraks use the force Posts: 575 Karma: 564666 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Ontario Device: Kobo Touch, Lenovo K1	i just noticed this thread and clicked the link. downloaded it and will load onto my kobo. thanks.

04-12-2011, 05:56 PM	#23
GlenBarrington Cheese Whiz Posts: 1,986 Karma: 11677147 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Springfield, Illinois Device: Kindle PW, Samsung Tab A 10.1(2019), Pixel 6a.	Got it! "Book Report" is coming. . .

04-12-2011, 06:22 PM	#24
Timoleon Time Enough at Last Posts: 387 Karma: 1151316 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: New England Device: iPad 3, iPhone 5, Kindle 3, Fire, Sony PRS-350	Finished it yesterday. Good book --- interested in what David has lined up for a sequel?

04-12-2011, 09:17 PM	#25
gstealer Member Posts: 15 Karma: 51 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Western NY Device: Aluratek Libre Pro, Nook Color (rooted)	I saw this thread while on a lunch at work. Had to go on my nook and download it. I have to say its one of the best books I've read in a while. The story sucked me in and I basically haven't put it down all day (yea I was bad and started to read it at work). Great book and I'm looking forward to reading some more stories by you. Thank you!

04-14-2011, 10:33 PM	#26
DavidKitson Mobile Story Author Posts: 87 Karma: 2688670 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Perth, Western Australia Device: Fujitsu P1510 ( Old & Clunky! )	Thanks guys - that's really appreciated. I noticed I received my shortest review ever today. "Once read you'll probably ignore after although it's a good read." http://blippy.com/-/1605864-turing-e...id-kitson-book That was unexpected and I'm not quite sure what it means, though it seems positive. Also, the book has now been released on Authonomy. http://www.authonomy.com/books/32930/turing-evolved/ Regards David

04-22-2011, 12:44 AM	#28
DavidKitson Mobile Story Author Posts: 87 Karma: 2688670 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Perth, Western Australia Device: Fujitsu P1510 ( Old & Clunky! )	Another review, this one on the Apple store. http://itunes.apple.com/us/book/turi...16015173?mt=11 Fun read by knerhood ( Four stars ) A fun read that kept me up till 4AM trying to finish. I got emotionally attached to the characters and I couldn't put it down because I wanted to know what happened next. It could have some better proof reading as there were a number of typos throughout. However they didn't detract from story very much. I'll be keeping an eye to see if the author writes any more stories in the universe he ha created. Thankyou Knerhood.

04-22-2011, 02:31 AM	#29
caleb72 Indie Advocate Posts: 2,863 Karma: 18794463 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: Kindle	Looks like you've done well with this story David. One of these days I'll get around to reading it. My TBR list is pretty chaotic at the moment. Regards Caleb