Insignia, Tome 1
Auteur
- S. J. Kincaid (Écrivain)
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Insignia (4 livres)Acheter neuf
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Tom swung a careless glance over his shoulder but didn't come back. "You're not on your knees, Dalton. I'm not negotiating that condition. I figure after a month of groveling to you, the least you can do is get on your knees for me."
"This is a twenty-thousand-dollar suit."
That's not my problem."
Dalton stared at him, the music blaring from behind him, the stench of sewage thick in the air. Then he loweres himself to his knees in the muck. "Please open it." His face was set with hard, furious lines, his voice a whip of anger and hurt pride. "Please let us out, Tom."
Tom gazes at Dalton and thought of the smoke and the Camera and how very close he'd come to being destroyed. "No." He headed up the stairs.
The screams followed him: "I'LL KILL YOU FOR THIS,RAINES! YOU'RE DEAD! I'LL MAKE YOU SORRY YOU WERE BORN, I'LL-"
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Au début, je ne croyais pas aimer ce livre puisque je ne suis pas particulièrement attirée vers la science-fiction. Pourtant, j'ai bien apprécié ma lecture. Non, je n'ai pas adoré le concept d'une guerre se déroulant dans l'espace, mais puisque l'on ne si trouvait pas, cela ne m'a pas trop dérangée.
Aussi, le fait que le personnage principal n'ait que 14 ans ne m'a étonnament pas derangée. En effet, cette caractéristique n'est abordée que deux fois, et ce ne sont que des mentions, dans le livre. Alors, on oublie vite ce facteur.
J'ai rapidement pris au jeu des ordinateurs implantés dans les cerveaux des jeunes prodiges. C'était bien expliqué et bien exploité. C'est probablement mon aspect préféré du livre.
J'ai reussi à embarquer dans le livre, mais cela m'a pris un peu plus de temps qu'à l'habitude.
L'écriture était bien détaillée, mais pas trop et les dialogues étaient agréables et ne tiraient généralement pas en longueur.
Je recommande cet étonnant premier volet d'une trilogie.
(Lu en VO)
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Insignia, Tome 1
- USA : 2012-07-10 (English)
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Résumé
More than anything, Tom Raines wants to be important, though his shadowy life is anything but that. For years, Tom's drifted from casino to casino with his unlucky gambler of a dad, gaming for their survival. Keeping a roof over their heads depends on a careful combination of skill, luck, con artistry, and staying invisible.
Then one day, Tom stops being invisible. Someone's been watching his virtual-reality prowess, and he's offered the incredible--a place at the Pentagonal Spire, an elite military academy. There, Tom's instincts for combat will be put to the test and if he passes, he'll become a member of the Intrasolar Forces, helping to lead his country to victory in World War III. Finally, he'll be someone important: a superhuman war machine with the tech skills that every virtual-reality warrior dreams of. Life at the Spire holds everything that Tom's always wanted--friends, the possibility of a girlfriend, and a life where his every action matters--but what will it cost him?
Gripping and provocative, S. J. Kincaid's futuristic thrill ride of a debut crackles with memorable characters, tremendous wit, and a vision of the future that asks startling, timely questions about the melding of humanity and technology.
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