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    Omnitopia Dawn
    Omnitopia Dawn
    Omnitopia Dawn
    Audiobook14 hours

    Omnitopia Dawn

    Written by Diane Duane

    Narrated by Kirby Heyborne

    4.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    In an increasingly wired and computer-friendly world, massive multiplayer online games have become the ultimate form of entertainment. And the most popular gaming universe of all is Omnitopia, created by genius programmer Dev Logan. For millions of people around the world, Omnitopia is an obsession, a passionate pastime, almost a way of life. But there's a secret to Omnitopia, one that Dev would give his life to protect-the game isn't just a program or a piece of code. It's become sentient-alive. And it's Dev's job to keep it that way.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateAug 3, 2010
    ISBN9781400188468
    Omnitopia Dawn
    Author

    Diane Duane

    Diane Duane is the author of The Door Into Fire, which was nominated for the World Science Fiction Society’s John W. Campbell Award for best new science fiction/fantasy writer two years in a row. Duane has also published more than thirty novels, numerous short stories, and various comics and computer games, several of which appeared on the New York Times bestseller list. She is best known for her continuing Young Wizards series of young adult fantasy novels about the New York–based teenage wizards Nita Callahan and Kit Rodriguez. The 1983 novel So You Want to Be a Wizard and its six sequels have been published in seven other languages.

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    • 3/5
      Diana Duane’s written some of my favorite stories, but even though she’s got her hits, Omnitopia Dawn also shows she’s got some misses.Essentially, Omnitopia Dawn is the story of feuding CEOs. Dev Logan used to run a company with his friend Phil. But after a bitter argument, Dev left the company and the two parted ways. Now Dev is more successful than ever before, the creator of Omnitopia, a hugely popular MMORPG that’s about to roll out a major expansion. Phil sees this as an opportunity to take revenge, bring down Dev and Omnitopia, and teach Dev a lesson once and for all.However, it took me a while to figure out what the storyline was given how many other (unnecessary) POVs the narrative contained. The story opens with Rik, a player of Omnitopia. Rik basically exists to give a player’s perspective, but I think Dev easily enough could have provided that instead since he’s actually plot relevant. Rik’s contributions to the plot are minor. Maybe he was intended to be important in a sequel? Other storylines are set up as if to be significant but later are drop or offhandedly dismissed. For instance, the first part of the book introduces a journalist who’s writing a story on Dev and trying to find his dark side. I found the potential of this plot line intriguing, but it goes nowhere, and the journalist very rarely has POV sections again. This is especially disappointing because aside from one brief section from Rik’s wife’s POV, she was the only female POV character.Actually, the entire book was heavily centered around male characters. The two most present women are both wives – Rik’s and Dev’s – who’s main role in the story is to nag their husbands about keeping their blood sugar up. It was seriously disappointing. This book would have been way better with more ladies doing things. Also talking to each other. In reflection, I don’t think this one passed the Bechdel Test.I wasn’t super impressed with the male characters either. Dev and Phil are too absolute to be interesting. Phil was never an intriguing villain, and I agree with the other reviews that call Dev too perfect. He’s like an angel who descended from heaven to become a CEO. Maybe I’m just cynical, but I don’t find that believable. People who get that powerful tend to have stepped on some toes on the way up.On the bright side, the in-game aspects were imaginative. Duane has all the codes and hacking and whatnot take visual forms, so a massive hacker attack is like a grand battle from an epic fantasy novel. There were a handful of scenes inside the game where I could be like, “oh yes, this is Duane’s writing,” but most of the time this book didn’t live up to her high points.Maybe a reader who is more into MMORPGs would like this one more? But I think it’s the weakest novel I’ve read from Duane, even including Wizards Abroad, which at least had women doing things. Anyway, if she ever does get around to writing a sequel for Omnitopia Dawn, I’m not planning on reading it.Originally posted on The Illustrated Page.
    • 5/5
      Excellent story from a sci/fi & fantasy master!
    • 5/5
      PictureI started this book with some trepidation. It isnt really sci-fi to a major extent (Im not even sure if it is classified as sci-fi, though sci-fi and fantasy are the only books I get from publishers), yes it takes place in the near future and yes it deals with advanced technology but it isn’t a far stretch from World of Warcraft and games of that ilk.The story revolves around Omnitopia a massive only gaming universe that packs almost every imanginable world into on massive bundle. Its creator (Dev) is busy working with his company to unroll the newest expansion pack and Phil , his chief competitor (and former partner) is working on his own release while colluding with the a hacker group to weaken Omnitopia so Phil can slip in and gain controlling interest. The other main story arc consists of Rik, who is a player and was given a rare chance to create his own Microcosm inside of Omnitopias own universe.This was a well written and very enjoyable book. It wasn’t too tech heavy and for the most part the advanced technology it dealt with wasn’t anything that a simi-literate computer user wouldn’t recognize (yes, that’s my classification). It’s a solid story with interesting characters and a fairly good plot.
    • 4/5
      PictureI started this book with some trepidation. It isnt really sci-fi to a major extent (Im not even sure if it is classified as sci-fi, though sci-fi and fantasy are the only books I get from publishers), yes it takes place in the near future and yes it deals with advanced technology but it isn’t a far stretch from World of Warcraft and games of that ilk.The story revolves around Omnitopia a massive only gaming universe that packs almost every imanginable world into on massive bundle. Its creator (Dev) is busy working with his company to unroll the newest expansion pack and Phil , his chief competitor (and former partner) is working on his own release while colluding with the a hacker group to weaken Omnitopia so Phil can slip in and gain controlling interest. The other main story arc consists of Rik, who is a player and was given a rare chance to create his own Microcosm inside of Omnitopias own universe.This was a well written and very enjoyable book. It wasn’t too tech heavy and for the most part the advanced technology it dealt with wasn’t anything that a simi-literate computer user wouldn’t recognize (yes, that’s my classification). It’s a solid story with interesting characters and a fairly good plot.8.5/10
    • 5/5
      Excellent new science fiction novel by one of my favorite authors. I didn't even know she had a new book out until I happened to see it in the store! I can't speak to how realistic the MMPORPG or hacking is, but the characters are fantastic and the story is intriguing. Although it reads as a stand-alone, it is the first in a trilogy and I eagerly await the upcoming books.
    • 5/5
      Oh, _fun_. I love it. The usual Duane themes of protecting life and making universes, in a very different context. VR taken to some very interesting extremes, and fascinating characters at all levels - Rik and Dev all the way down to the in-game characters who only have a couple lines. I believe there's a sequel out soonish - I'll be looking for it!
    • 4/5
      Some of the storyline felt a little two dimensional and I didn't quite get how the side storyline was so important to the main one, but overall I liked the ideas explored and the characters were likable. Entertaining.
    • 4/5
      Omnitopia, a huge online role-playing game, is about to roll out a major expansion. But trouble is lurking in the wings. And there is an epic surprise lurking in the code. Told from the point of view of the founder, a player, a journalist, and a corporate rival, the story makes the appeal of MMPORGs come alive, even for this non-gamer.