Literally a Blue Cup reviewed The Outside by Ada Hoffmann
Solid worldbuilding and concept
5 stars
Pretty good.
Published Nov. 6, 2019 by Angry Robot.
5 stars
(4 reviews)
Autistic scientist Yasira Shien has developed a radical new energy drive that could change the future of humanity. But when she activates it, reality warps, destroying the space station and everyone aboard. The AI Gods who rule the galaxy declare her work heretical, and Yasira is abducted by their agents. Instead of simply executing her, they offer mercy – if she’ll help them hunt down a bigger target: her own mysterious, vanished mentor. With her homeworld’s fate in the balance, Yasira must choose who to trust: the gods and their ruthless post-human angels, or the rebel scientist whose unorthodox mathematics could turn her world inside out.
heavyboots reviewed The Outside by Ada Hoffmann (The Outside)
A technical system for explaining Cthulu?
4 stars
The idea that the "gods" (uplifted AIs) are now real and busy protecting us from incursions by "the Outside" is a fascinating playground to set a story in. A lead scientist goes of the rails and invites the Outside in on a planet and the gods send troops down to try and stem the tide of weirdness and unreality. Great stuff.
