Quantum Messenger

I was drawn to the cover and the title, having not previously read anything by the author. When I started reading this book, I didn’t immediately realise it was part of the series. After doing some research, I found that this is the final book in The Soul Prophecies series, but it can also be read as a stand-alone.

The story is about an AI assistant that can experience human emotions. I don’t want to reveal much about the plot but would like to point out that the first question Apollo asks himself has been the topic of many discussions over centuries and something we keep asking ourselves every day. This is the beauty of sci-fi. It lets you explore and experiment with the ideas and learn something that seemed hidden before.

The novel is beautifully written and easy to follow. The latter is not always the case, especially if you’re new to the genre.

this was a great fourth book in the series, it still had what I wanted from this series. The characters were great and I really enjoyed reading this book.

This book is apparently the last in a series, written so that you're able to pick them up in any order.

My four stars are for ninety percent of the book, which is the story of the robot Apollo. He lives several lives, does different jobs and meets different people, all the while grappling with his understanding of himself and the world. It's written simply, which works well with Apollo's sometimes childlike evolving selfhood. I loved this story, especially his relationship with the family he worked for, and then later the old lady, and I could have read a lot more of it.

The last ten percent of the book is, I assume, where it begins to tie into the larger series. I'm not sure what the series is about, but it seems to have a sort of paranormal/soul/afterlife/generational memories focus, so it looks like a large shift in topic. I'm not planning on reading the rest of the series, but I very much enjoyed this piece of it.

Quantum Messenger is the fourth book of a sci-fi series. You can read this book as a standalone but I highly recommended reading the whole series.
First of all, I adore this series. Quantum Messenger is about an AI who changes and learns human emotions. Apollo is the main character and it is an AI. So it was definitely an interesting reading experience for me. I still love this series and if you enjoy complicated storylines and connected stories you should definitely give a chance to this series.

This is interesting and potentially a little thought provoking. The author has a good imagination, and tells this story pretty effectively. I haven't read the others in the series (yet), but enjoyed this nonetheless.

Thanks very much for the review copy!!