{"id":10,"date":"2019-01-29T18:34:25","date_gmt":"2019-01-29T18:34:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/authordavidwolf.com\/\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2025-11-10T06:33:38","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T06:33:38","slug":"sample-page-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mindcloneauthordavidwolf.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home Page"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"10\" class=\"elementor elementor-10\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4256d15 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4256d15\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cbee6c7\" data-id=\"cbee6c7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dcb05a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1dcb05a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mindcloneauthordavidwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/NEW_LARGER-FRONT_IMAGE_FOR_KDP-9-13-2018_11-670x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-22\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mindcloneauthordavidwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/NEW_LARGER-FRONT_IMAGE_FOR_KDP-9-13-2018_11-670x1024.jpg 670w, https:\/\/mindcloneauthordavidwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/NEW_LARGER-FRONT_IMAGE_FOR_KDP-9-13-2018_11-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/mindcloneauthordavidwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/NEW_LARGER-FRONT_IMAGE_FOR_KDP-9-13-2018_11-768x1173.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mindcloneauthordavidwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/NEW_LARGER-FRONT_IMAGE_FOR_KDP-9-13-2018_11-1006x1536.jpg 1006w, https:\/\/mindcloneauthordavidwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/NEW_LARGER-FRONT_IMAGE_FOR_KDP-9-13-2018_11-1341x2048.jpg 1341w, https:\/\/mindcloneauthordavidwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/NEW_LARGER-FRONT_IMAGE_FOR_KDP-9-13-2018_11-scaled.jpg 1676w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-02453d1\" data-id=\"02453d1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-411297b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"411297b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">When you're a brain without a body, can you still be called human?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c7033d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c7033d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>The entity awakens, unaware at first that he is not the human he thinks he is: science writer Marc Gregorio. All too soon, he discovers the awful truth: he\u2019s a digital brain without a body; a copy of Marc, burdened with all Marc\u2019s memories and quirks and desires. He\u2019s even in love with Marc\u2019s new girlfriend. Lacking a body, he has no way to enjoy all the sensual pleasures we humans take for granted. And when a powerful military contractor learns about this first successful upload, the entity\u2019s problems grow much worse.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a33cc19 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a33cc19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mindclone-youre-brain-without-called-ebook\/dp\/B00BJWOHDE\" id=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00BJWOHDE\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">ORDER NOW<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-982dffa elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"982dffa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b1c9a4e\" data-id=\"b1c9a4e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9df81f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"9df81f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=7QG1l6CgPSE&quot;,&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:59,&quot;show_image_overlay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;image_overlay&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/authordavidwolf.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/01\\\/Mindclone-book-trailer-screen-shot-cropped.png&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:29,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/mindcloneauthordavidwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Mindclone-book-trailer-screen-shot-cropped.png);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-play\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Play Video\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-play\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2b3b5a9 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"2b3b5a9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8bd2054\" data-id=\"8bd2054\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6d7340 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a6d7340\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MORE ABOUT THE BOOK<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c59fa87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c59fa87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Mindclone explores the impact of the world&#8217;s first successful mind-upload. It asks the question, Can a &#8220;pure intellect&#8221; without physical form find happiness in our very physical world? It\u2019s a book of ideas that explores looming advances in cognitive computing and neural networks, the effects a superintelligence will have on the world, and what it means to be human even if you don\u2019t have a body. Plus there\u2019s a carbon-carbon-silicon love triangle, adventure, humor, frustrated romance, and as an extra added bonus, the defeat of death itself.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dfa6ab5\" data-id=\"dfa6ab5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de3d3ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"de3d3ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bff24d7 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bff24d7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1fd548d\" data-id=\"1fd548d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a64f180 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a64f180\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xxl\">Enthusiastic Reader Reviews<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a95fba1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a95fba1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><em><em>With Mindclone, author David T. Wolf has taken us on a wild, joyride to the critical moments before the singularity described by Ray Kurzweil.<\/em><\/em><p><em>David playfully explores exponentially evolving artificial intelligence and neural science trends, including the now theoretical concept of uploading entire human minds, emotions and memories into computers. However, the author artfully dodges excessive technical jargon. His narrative flows easily and naturally. The story unfolds logically, and can be understood by any reader without degrees in physics, chemistry and electrical engineering. The story is a fast-paced leap into the future, is always urgent, and at times evokes fears for the protagonist and the other good folks.<\/em><\/p><p><em>Much science fiction in recent decades has been very dystopian, claiming that future technologies are causing a hell on earth, then ending by quickly retreating to the present with the message that our current world is the best of all possible habitats. This novel is definitely not dystopian. In this wonderful book, David engineers a positive vision of exploding IQ&#8217;s and calm introspection, while all evil in this tale flows from one human, a meat-brained vulture capitalist, in cahoots with the military industrial complex. This evil-doer corrupts politicians and bureaucrats, and turns them into craven amoral sycophants who help swell his ill gotten billions and protect his unchecked power.<\/em><\/p><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>&#8211;Robotobia, from an Amazon review<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><em><em>Written in a serious but jocular vein, it has satirical jibes at advertising, the military-industrial complex, predatory capitalism, and the NSA, all tucked in a semi-plausible s-f adventure about artificial intelligence, plus a love triangle involving a science journalist, his (accidental) mental cyber-twin, and the lady cellist they both pine for. The story speeds up in Part 4, becoming a thriller with several surprise twists, including \u2014 this isn&#8217;t a spoiler \u2014 a throwback to Isaac Asimov.<\/em><\/em><p><em>As a longtime Robert Heinlein (and Asimov) fan, I&#8217;m happy to see a book worthy of comparison to them \u2014 and better yet, unlike that inveterate militarist Heinlein, Wolf has some anti-military wisdom, such as: (p.23), \u201c&#8217;If there\u2019s any government spending that needs to be curtailed, it\u2019s military. Maybe if the Department of Defense focused on defense, we\u2019d be a little more careful about committing to endless land wars.&#8217;\u201d \u2014 besides other gems I won&#8217;t give away. Published several months before the Snowden leaks, and the Ukraine incursions, the book also manages to have prescient takes on both the NSA, and Russian designs on Ukraine.<\/em><\/p><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>&#8211;Gene Keyes, science fiction author<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><em>5.0 out of 5 stars <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/review\/R3NEI78D1D4Q2D\/ref=cm_cr_dp_title?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE&amp;nodeID=133140011&amp;store=digital-text\"><strong><em>Ridley Scott, are you listening?<\/em><\/strong><\/a><em>Mindclone is a love story between Marc Gregorio, a science writer of some note; Molly Schaeffer, an accomplished cellist; and Adam, Marc&#8217;s brain-uploaded double, a computerized virtual person. Marc was not expecting anything surprising when he dropped in on a lab funded by Memento Amor, an interactive mortuary. What Marc suspected would be a na\u00efve project used sophisticated scanners to copy him into the firm&#8217;s first success, and more than anyone bargained for. Certainly more than Marc expected for the article he was writing. As could be foreseen, such a scientific feat would attract some rather unscrupulous characters: in this case, nefarious people with connections in high places. This means that Mindclone is also a science-fiction story and a suspense story.<\/em><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>&#8211;Kalifer Deil, science fiction author<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><em>What a great read! Believable, well-developed characters in an ingenious blend of neuroscience, electronic technology, romance, psychology, and big business with a touch of theology and music. And the possibility of the mind living on after the body dies leaves open so many avenues for thought (and future novels). What would this mean for the future of humanity, of religious belief, of the practicality of travel to the stars, and so on? Mr. Wolf, get to work!<\/em><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>&#8211;Melvyn Schwartz, computer scientist<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><em>I love this book! The writing is skillful and empathic, the pace swift, the characters thoroughly engaging, and the story gripping in the extreme. \u00a0Without slowing the relentless roll out of his inventive, masterful, white-knuckle plot, the author deftly explores a rich array of fascinating themes both eternal and timely, including the nature and value of humanness, consciousness, happiness, friendship, love, sensuality, music, altruism and much more.<\/em><\/li><\/ul><p><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>Not knowing anything about the author ahead of time, I went through a period of mild panic upon first opening the book. \u00a0By plunging the reader into the complete disorientation of a mind utterly adrift, newly disconnected from its body and lost in cyberspace, the very first chapter spiked me with fear that the whole novel would leave me lost, with nothing to grip, nothing to moor to. \u00a0But I was soon reassured&#8211;and soon thereafter delighted. In fact, I became so engrossed I could not stop reading. I love it when this happens.<\/em><\/p><p><em>As this vividly imagined, ingenious novel builds to a wonderful series of surprising climaxes, the reader is treated to a celebration of true worldly riches&#8211;the stuff that makes life worth living: things both cerebral and visceral, insights, epiphanies, mysteries, big questions, gut-felt sensuality, and a load of intrigue and fun.<\/em><\/p><p><strong>&#8211;Bill McGinnis, author of Whitewater, a thriller<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><em>Mindclone by David Wolf is one of the most entertaining, intelligent, and stimulating books I&#8217;ve read in a very long time. In fact, it&#8217;s one of the most enjoyable and captivating novels I&#8217;ve ever read. Wolf&#8217; is a true renaissance man with knowledge of artificial intelligence, music, equities trading, and computer science. I highly recommend Mindclone for both serious sci-fi fans and anyone seeking a fun read.<\/em><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>\u2014 Jay Scheikowitz<\/strong><\/p><h1><strong>And here is a favorable review from a respected Italian site:<\/strong><\/h1><p><em>An exciting book, a page-turner sci-fi story, raising the reader interest between fascination and thrill. &#8220;Mindclone&#8221; takes us into the new dimension of artificial intelligence and beyond. It delves into the possibility to save the memories of a deceased person, making us wonder: what does it really mean being humans, is awareness a sufficient condition? The book describes vividly, with a fiction approach, pros and cons of an entity having huge potential resources, to be balanced with human desires, either generous and worthy, or aimed at war and money.<\/em><\/p><p><em>Wolf\u2019s writing style is scientific, objective, exposing the reader to new words and techniques in a natural way, so that everything can be understood, stimulating curiosity; at the same time the author knows how to write in an emotional style, giving feelings, thoughts and stimulating an engaging and empathic feedback. This is possible thanks to the deep knowledge acquired by the author on this topic, and to the translator, Vittorio Rossi, who has been able to transfer into Italian all these concepts and emotions, maintaining the novel\u2019s energy, liveliness and fluency.<\/em><\/p><p><em>The main characters are really great. Living the first feelings of Marc\u2019s mental clone, when he realizes his real nature, is an intense and destabilizing experience. These chapters take you to deep thoughts. The relationship between the human being and his clone version is intriguing: it\u2019s a game based on a competition, including envy, jealousy, caution, astonishment, desire to connect and have a conversation. An emotional seesaw starts when a woman, Molly, comes into play, being able to raise emotions and desires in both Marc and his clone: since the latter is just the result of the experiences and memories of the former, it may seem obvious that the same woman is of interest for both. Actually Marc, and the clone who is now named Adam, get more and more different as the book proceeds, by developing different behaviors and personalities. This situation raises interesting questions about what makes us unique individuals.<\/em><\/p><p><em>The minor characters are well described as well, being put in context to represent lights and shadows of mankind, and adding suspense to the story. Many unexpected situations make the plot rich and engaging.<\/em><\/p><p><em>We hope that the technology described in this book may get real, giving an option to keep a relationship with the loved ones who are not living anymore. This possibility may motivate good feelings, but the author also raises a disturbing scenario: which other uses might derive from it, less peaceful and not related just to memory of those who passed away? This entity is thousands of time more intelligent and potentially powerful than us, so why should it be faithful, even subdued, in an ideal world based on cooperation? Do we humans care of what happens to ants? &#8220;Mindclone&#8221; is an exciting novel, great for the reader who is in search of adventure, innovation and deep reflection. Are we going at light speed toward a better world or straight to self-destruction? Only time will answer this question.<\/em><br \/><em>Recommended!<\/em> <br \/><strong>&#8211;Tatiana Vanini\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/strong><em><strong>NOTE: This review is of the Italian translation of Mindclone. 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Wolf<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9eb56b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9eb56b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"body\" dir=\"auto\">I survived five foster homes to build a life for myself. Despite my emotionally corrosive early life, I managed to gain my creative footing. In high school, I edited an award-winning literary magazine. In college, I aced my creative writing courses. As an adult, I confess that I wrote ads for a living. Most of my TV spots were crap, but a handful were at least amusing. Like my gargling toilets using what we called breath mints (for Clorox.) Or my cat who had to hire a bloodhound to track down his Fresh Step litter box because the odor control worked too darn well. Or my Clio-nominated spot for SOS in which dirty pots and pans clanged out Morse-code cries for help. I married young, and we raised two daughters, and managed to stay married despite the ups and downs of my advertising career and my early struggles to write fiction. These days, I\u2019m pretty happy with the books I\u2019ve written in several different genres, and continue working on more. Stay tuned.<\/p><p class=\"body\" dir=\"auto\">I welcome comments and will be happy to answer your questions. You can reach me at <strong><a href=\"mailto:mindclone@authordavidwolf.com\">dave@authordavidwolf.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>To see all my other fiction, please visit my main website, https:\/\/authordavidwolf.com<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-79d2430 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"79d2430\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ed6733c\" data-id=\"ed6733c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d2b83b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4d2b83b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">These two 5-Star Short Stories by David Wolf are also \navailable at Amazon<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18c9c37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"18c9c37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mindcloneauthordavidwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/do-over-yellow-text-e1580500629683.jpg\" title=\"do-over-yellow-text\" alt=\"do-over-yellow-text\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5eb8011 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5eb8011\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>What if you woke up one morning and discovered that you were your preteen self, but with all your present memories intact? What if this alternate science-fiction universe gave you the chance to undo the many things you regretted? To act on those opportunities you missed? What tragedies would you act to prevent? Given the chance, what would you change about your life&#8211;and the world<\/strong>?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-323377b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"323377b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Here&#8217;s what readers said about Do-Over&#8230;<\/p><p>&#8220;A fascinating treatment, entertaining and well-written!&#8221;<\/p><p>&#8220;Outstanding novella! 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Especially when he tells a young priest that he would like to confess his sins, be absolved and receive communion. The young priest is open to the idea, but his foul-mouthed superior is outraged. They decide (or are maneuvered into) a meeting with the bishop and even the cardinal. Their conclave also includes the inventor of the technology and, just to even things out, a rabbi. Finally, even the pope gets involved.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7f5581 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d7f5581\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Here&#8217;s what readers said about Disturbance&#8230;\u00a0<\/p><p>&#8220;Outstanding!&#8221;\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8220;Relevant and timely&#8230;&#8221;\u00a0 \u00a0&#8220;A fun story with a great premise!&#8221;<\/p><p>&#8220;Science fiction and innovative topics&#8230;clash with the most ancient organization we know: the Church and its sacraments.&#8221;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f8da19 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0f8da19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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more!<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>By\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/pdp\/profile\/A2FHM7EYIH64BN\/ref=cm_cr_srp_d_pdp?ie=UTF8\"><em>RcG<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0on September 14, 2013<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mindclone-youre-brain-without-called\/product-reviews\/1482626039\/ref=cm_cr_srp_d_rvw_fmt?ie=UTF8&amp;formatType=current_format\"><em>Format: Paperback<\/em><\/a><em>|\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mindclone-youre-brain-without-called\/product-reviews\/1482626039\/ref=cm_cr_srp_d_rvw_rvwer?ie=UTF8&amp;reviewerType=avp_only_reviews\"><em>Verified Purchase<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>I&#8217;m not typically a sci-fi reader, but the reviews presented to me by friends whose opinions I respect encouraged me to give Mindclone a try. I recently made a solo 4,000 mile drive, and I figured this might be something to read bit-by-bit at rest stops, meal stops, and evenings before bed.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><em><strong>And was I ever right! Mindclone is a stimulating, convincing page-turner. The short chapters made reading bite-by-bite productive, but the exciting plot kept me craving the bigger chunks I could consume at the end of each day!<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><em><strong>I am a physicist by training, a software engineer by profession, and a student of personality typing by avocation. I found the scientific concepts quite convincing, and am looking forward to hearing what my daughter and son-in-law, who are both neuroscience professors, have to say about the accuracy and plausibility of the artificial intelligence.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><em><strong>At the time of this writing there are 18 reliable reviews on the Amazon site, so I recommend you read them and won&#8217;t repeat what others have said. It was interesting to see how favorable the responses were, and how uniform they were (with which I, too, agreed!). One thing I found intriguing, but to which I saw no reference by others, is the use of different type faces to indicate which of the twins is narrating at any moment. Subtle, but very effective. Also, sci-fi is still pretty much the province of men, but it&#8217;s interesting to see how many women were so enthusiastic.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><em><strong>It&#8217;s hard to believe this is the first novel by the author (it really is!). A sequel would be fun, particularly with Adam as the principal protagonist. But the author clearly has a fertile mind, and I can hardly wait to see where he takes us next!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f5f91a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f5f91a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/R26YVBWE7V2H5W\/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em>4.0 out of 5 stars<\/em><\/a><em><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/R26YVBWE7V2H5W\/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em>Four Stars<\/em><\/a><\/p><p><em>By\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/pdp\/profile\/A3O2XYEXA7E63V\/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_pdp?ie=UTF8\"><em>Barry L. Becker<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0on September 23, 2016<\/em><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mindclone-youre-brain-without-called\/product-reviews\/1482626039\/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_fmt?ie=UTF8&amp;reviewerType=all_reviews&amp;sortBy=recent&amp;formatType=current_format\"><em>Format: Paperback<\/em><\/a><em>|\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mindclone-youre-brain-without-called-ebook\/product-reviews\/B00BJWOHDE\/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_rvwer?ie=UTF8&amp;reviewerType=avp_only_reviews&amp;sortBy=recent\">Verified Purchase<\/a><\/em><\/p><p><em>Very good<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-23a25e7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"23a25e7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ec8103d\" data-id=\"ec8103d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-547df02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"547df02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/RR2SHDX4TVDTW\/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em>4.0 out of 5 stars<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/RR2SHDX4TVDTW\/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em>Well researched, witty, accessible science fiction about artificial intelligence<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>By\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/pdp\/profile\/A2N0JB2P1LHSQL\/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_pdp?ie=UTF8\"><em>KL Allendoerfer<\/em><\/a><em><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/em><em>on August 10, 2016<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mindclone-youre-brain-without-called\/product-reviews\/1482626039\/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_fmt?ie=UTF8&amp;reviewerType=all_reviews&amp;sortBy=recent&amp;formatType=current_format\"><em>Format: Paperback<\/em><\/a><em>|\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mindclone-youre-brain-without-called-ebook\/product-reviews\/B00BJWOHDE\/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_rvwer?ie=UTF8&amp;reviewerType=avp_only_reviews&amp;sortBy=recent\"><em>Verified Purchase<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>Mindclone is possibly the best independently published SF novel that I have ever read. The author\u2019s meticulous research into the field of Artificial Intelligence and his witty, accessible writing style made it a page turner that I was sorry to see end.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><em><strong>As a neuroscientist who spent most of her time in biotech working in the damp and messy world of biological neurons, I had always tended to dismiss talk and writing about the \u201csingularity\u201d\u2014the idea that the human brain, and its consciousness, could be neatly downloaded into a computer\u2014as woo, wishful thinking, or scientism. But now I think if such a thing were to happen, the author provides a plausible path forward. He understands and describes realistically the economic, scientific, and human forces that would drive this sort of wish-fulfillment to fruition.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><em><strong>I also found his description of the awakening of the computer consciousness\u2014the Mindclone\u2014to be both intriguing and poignant, evoking both Henry James and Whitman\u2019s \u201cSong of Myself.\u201d Wolf gleefully turns the overused fictional trope of the narrator awakening from a dream into something both emotionally moving and necessary to the plot. The two main human characters, Marc Gregorio and Molly Shaeffer, are also perfectly drawn to the last detail, both physical and mental. They are both San Francisco Bay Area high achievers and simultaneously realistic flawed human beings, able to hurt each other without being able to help it.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><em><strong>I am peripherally in the classical music world and I know a number of cellists, and I really appreciated the insights the author brought to the character of Molly, a professional free-lance cello player. She was plausible, and relatable, as a modern-day former classical prodigy-turned-working-freelance-musician. I also, as a hetero, cis woman, and sometime reader of romance fiction, found it interesting to read about the courtship of Molly from not one, but two, male perspectives (one human, one almost human). This novel is almost a conventional romance, but the author takes it in unexpected directions and lets us know in detail what the male half of the couple is thinking, something a reader rarely sees in the traditional genre.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><em><strong>I highly recommend this book, so why didn\u2019t I give it 5 stars? The first reason is that I think the ending is too happy. While part of me wanted everything to work out for these characters, another part of me, the part that cried after reading A Tale of Two Cities and Flowers for Algernon (the latter of which this book, at its best, evokes), wanted something more elegiac. But instead, I came away from the book thinking that these privileged characters manage to have their cake and eat it too\u2014with ice cream and a cherry on top. In this universe, there is everything to be gained, and nothing to be lost, from developing Mindclone technology, and developing it as quickly and efficiently as possible. While this is refreshing on one hand, especially in this era of almost endlessly dystopian SF; on the other hand, it struck me as a technical solution that was too easy and pat. In particular, I wanted to know, what would the Superhacker Vigilante do about human trafficking? About poverty, war, and racism? About climate change and the fate of the earth itself? Could any of this really be solved by a handful of well placed emails? I wish the author could have given his creation, Adam, a truly global reach and significance, whether in life or in death. Instead, in my opinion, he unwittingly bumps up against the limits of his subject matter and the individualistic worldview that it implies: the idea that society will be made better simply by making better individuals, whether by downloading them and giving them the cognitive powers of a supercomputer or by healing them with psychotherapy.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><em><strong>My other, related, issue with this book was with the psychological healing that Marc and Molly received. Both human characters were struggling with inner demons from the past, the products of a combination of bad luck and bad individual choices. These situations had left them both wary and sad, walking wounded who were not able to be fully honest and present in relationship with each other. This dynamic was portrayed realistically and almost painfully at times, and provided the necessary obstacles to the fulfillment of the romance plot. The solution for each character came in remembering, confronting, and confessing the events of the past, after which, a blissfully happy future awaited them in each others\u2019 arms. While I think this idea of individual redemption and forgiveness could in theory have great emotional power, here it also struck me as too quick and easy. In spite of these quibbles, I commend the author for taking on such topics in the first place.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87d0713 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"87d0713\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/R2CPZTWZ7UED2V\/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em>5.0 out of 5 stars<\/em><\/a><em><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/R2CPZTWZ7UED2V\/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em>It&#8217;s one of my best kept secrets<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>By\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/pdp\/profile\/A27AIT65G8ZUQX\/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_pdp?ie=UTF8\"><em>Literary Litter<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0on March 18, 2016<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mindclone-youre-brain-without-called-ebook\/product-reviews\/B00BJWOHDE\/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_fmt?ie=UTF8&amp;reviewerType=all_reviews&amp;sortBy=recent&amp;formatType=current_format\"><em>Format: Kindle Edition<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>I have a lot of thoughts on this book, but first and foremost is that David Wolf and Brandon Zenner need to hook up and collaborate on a book. That would be phenomenal!!<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><em><strong>I&#8217;m a bit of a science nerd. Shhh! It&#8217;s one of my best kept secrets! This book was right up my alley! Now, you don&#8217;t have to be a science junkie to comprehend the basics of what they&#8217;re doing here. The main character is actually a science writer who specializes in writing things in a manner so that even those with little scientific knowledge can understand what&#8217;s going on. The entire book is written this way. If you don&#8217;t know anything about science, don&#8217;t worry! It won&#8217;t bog you down and you should still easily understand what they&#8217;re talking about.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><em><strong>I&#8217;d really love to know how many years it took Wolf to put this book together. It&#8217;s so well-prepared! Just when you think they&#8217;ve reached as far as they can, Wolf pushes it even further. That&#8217;s difficult to explain without posting spoilers, but if you read it, you&#8217;ll understand.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><em><strong>The most fascinating part of the book for me came in to play when we get into the specifics of the brain. I&#8217;m all about brain mapping! The thing is, as humans, our brains protect us. Trauma? Let&#8217;s put a little shield up around that sucker! But what happens when that same brain is transferred over to a new entity and doesn&#8217;t have that same shield? All of a sudden, we have two people with the same memories and thought processes, except that one has the ability to understand his entire past and the other doesn&#8217;t. It&#8217;s absolutely fascinating and stunning in the way it&#8217;s portrayed here.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><em><strong>The characters are believable and most are likable. Of course, we have to have a few villains and they&#8217;re painted brilliantly. Though this book at first glance is about the science of creating a new sort of artificial intelligence, it&#8217;s actually much deeper than that. It&#8217;s about comprehending the human mind in all its beauty. We travel through traumas and uncertainties and love and regret. It&#8217;s written well and has a brisk pace. I had a terrible time putting it down when reality called me.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1600a6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1600a6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/RI80J2NLF5UYO\/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em>4.0 out of 5 stars<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/RI80J2NLF5UYO\/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em>A fascinating encounter with a digital consciousness<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>By\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/pdp\/profile\/A2O4YDSM50SGIV\/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_pdp?ie=UTF8\"><em>Jean E. Tardy<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0on February 2, 2016<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mindclone-youre-brain-without-called-ebook\/product-reviews\/B00BJWOHDE\/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_fmt?ie=UTF8&amp;reviewerType=all_reviews&amp;sortBy=recent&amp;formatType=current_format\"><em>Format: Kindle Edition<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>As an Artificial Intelligence architect involved in the real-life creation of conscious machines in the Meca Sapiens project (mecasapiens.com), I often find the science-fiction to be a source of inspiration.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><em><strong>Good Science-Fiction goes beyond depicting exotic sceneries and explores, through imaginary experiments, our relationship with technology . Set in the near future, David WOLF&#8217;S MINDCLONE meets this challenge as it investigates the topical questions of machine consciousness and ethical robotics.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><em><strong>In this case, the story explores what would happen if the mind of a Californian man was replicated on a silicon wafer. Having &#8220;created&#8221; this mind in a lab, the author then &#8220;activates&#8221; it and proceeds to explore with us how this artificial consciousness would interact with humans.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><em><strong>I found it fascinating that, from the start, these interactions are based on negotiation, a central aspect of inter-consciousness relations. Immediately, the entity names itself (ADAM) and insists on retaining the essential attributes of a conscious being: control over its state of activation, independent access to external reality, sensory inputs, the capability to &#8220;network&#8221; outside the lab and, implicitly, a core process that is inaccessible to direct modification (how could it negotiate if its memory can be independently altered).<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><em><strong>As the story unfolds, ADAM retains much of its Californian humanness. It assumes the role of a powerful but well-meaning subordinate to please a female and gain her acceptance. In other words, it becomes a kind of Superman on a chip as it finesses a safe transition to ethical Artificial Intelligence.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><em><strong>The tale is nestled in a background of &#8220;Classical California Couplings&#8221; with its familiar scenes of hand-holding, shared meals, relational dialogs and longing loins. This allows the reader to ponder the exotic subtleties of disembowelled consciousness while being comfortably carried forward in a familiar emotional vehicle.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><em><strong>I thoroughly enjoyed reading MINDCLONE and I hope ADAM comes back soon, in a sequel, to visit us.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><em><strong>Jean E. Tardy<\/strong><\/em><br \/><em><strong>Meca Sapiens Architect<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2befc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a2befc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/R3OA4Y1I0ADH9I\/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em>5.0 out of 5 stars<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/R3OA4Y1I0ADH9I\/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em>A fast paced adventure through science fiction that\u2019s almost science fact<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>By\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/pdp\/profile\/A30OOWHOPW4U35\/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_pdp?ie=UTF8\"><em>Brian<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0on December 12, 2015<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mindclone-youre-brain-without-called\/product-reviews\/1482626039\/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_fmt?ie=UTF8&amp;reviewerType=all_reviews&amp;sortBy=recent&amp;formatType=current_format\"><em>Format: Paperback<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>Marc awakens to realize that he cannot feel anything, or move, or even speak. He begins to freak out. He feels different and he\u2019s not sure why. Later on we find out that this is not Marc, but a \u201cmindclone\u201d of Marc\u2019s entire memory up until the brain scan. The story follows Marc and Adam as they figure out what being \u201chuman\u201d actually entails.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><em><strong>The narration, done by Clifton Satterfield was the first I\u2019ve ever listened to any audiobooks narrated by him. His narration style is really nice. Slow enough for a first time read, and clear enough if you choose to speed it up you can with no issues. Satterfield is clear and concise and I would have no qualms listening to another audiobook narrated by him.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><em><strong>The story felt done before, but really only because I\u2019ve read some really excellent AI fiction before. If I hadn\u2019t I probably would have loved this. Don\u2019t get me wrong, I still liked it a lot. The main character Marc can be annoying at times, and so can his AI counterpart Adam. I think this was done on purpose, just to never let the reader get settled with what was going on. Also, I didn\u2019t like the lack of explanation of just why they let \u201cAdam\u201d do as many things as they did. Maybe they didn\u2019t know it would achieve what it could in the first minutes of \u201clife,\u201d but man maybe start with an Oracle AI. Definitely do not let it use the Internet unwatched.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><em><strong>But, without giving much away, I think that is exactly what the author was going for in this book. What would happen if a newly created AI were to just be released without any watch, oversight, or anything like that? Crazy stuff for sure, this book does not let up from start to finish.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><em><strong>My only other issue was sometimes I had a hard time figuring out if Marc or Adam was talking, I know this is hard to do, and I think this may have just been an issue with the audiobook \u2013 the characters are switching during conversation so quickly that I wasn\u2019t exactly sure if I was listening to one or the other.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><em><strong>Overall, a wonderful story from David T. Wolfe about AI and what could happen in a world where a clone of someone\u2019s mind were to run free.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><em><strong>This review was originally posted on AudiobookReviewer DOT com, and I was given a free copy in exchange for my honest and unbiased review.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e95565d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e95565d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/R2ULBF3BV52QOW\/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em>5.0 out of 5 stars<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/R2ULBF3BV52QOW\/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em>A Well-Written Adventure into Tomorrow.<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>By\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/pdp\/profile\/AQRZX5NYL9LXK\/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_pdp?ie=UTF8\"><em>Jennie<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0on October 19, 2015<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mindclone-youre-brain-without-called-ebook\/product-reviews\/B00BJWOHDE\/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_fmt?ie=UTF8&amp;reviewerType=all_reviews&amp;sortBy=recent&amp;formatType=current_format\"><em>Format: Kindle Edition<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>As a professor of neurological psychology, I was happy to see the science of the brain accurately portrayed in this book. Yes, we know where the pleasure and pain centers in the brain are and how to electrically stimulate them, as the villain threatens. The morality of how Artificial Intelligence is used is a focal point of the book. I know nothing of Artificial Intelligence and how computers work, and wondered how close the book was to emerging reality. The description of wafers, etc. was clear and concise, though how consciousness and self-awareness developed in Adam, the brain clone, was still left to the same speculation we humans face. I was happy there were no alien planets or weird names or emerging monsters. I especially liked the side stories regarding religious reaction, how to accomplish a hostile stock take-over, and Adam\u2019s crusade against injustice, tyranny, bribery and terror. The villain was even humanized by love for his dying wife. The plot is clever; the characters have depth and are engaging, and the romantic, platonic courtship explores the elements of a lasting relationship. The question of \u201cdo we humans have a soul that survives after death?\u201d is left unanswered. However, I found it interesting that Adam\u2019s consciousness \u201ctook\u201d when others\u2019 did not, because, his \u201cwafer\u201d was reused accidentally. Adam then solved the problem of creating others like himself, with coherent self-awareness and consciousness, by priming all wafers with a previous \u201cmemory base\u201d. Good suspense keeps you turning the pages to find out \u201cwhat happens next\u201d.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee204de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee204de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/RV2IOWYZLTHCL\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em>5.0 out of 5 stars<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/RV2IOWYZLTHCL\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em>different and interesting take on AI, a page turner!<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>By\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/pdp\/profile\/AT2G6GI51FMWU\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_pdp?ie=UTF8\"><em>Melissa<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0on September 1, 2015<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mindclone-youre-brain-without-called\/product-reviews\/1482626039\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_fmt?ie=UTF8&amp;reviewerType=all_reviews&amp;pageSize=10&amp;sortBy=recent&amp;formatType=current_format\"><em>Format: Paperback<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>Loved the book. It didn&#8217;t take me long to &#8220;read&#8221;. I often read multiple books at a time, but this one kept me interested and every time I opened the Audible app I would click on Mindclone. There were a few things I wouldn&#8217;t buy, like the fact that they gave Adam unlimited internet access almost without question&#8230; I did think that the entity naming himself Adam was a nice nod to the Bible. The writing style was great. The science seemed well researched and just complex enough to make it believable, but not too over the top to bore the reader. Would be cool to see something like this as a film.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-725ff41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"725ff41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/R2SP60MFTP1H64\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em>5.0 out of 5 stars<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/R2SP60MFTP1H64\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em>Mindclone is a wonderfully cerebral tale which really makes you think<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>By\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/pdp\/profile\/A2379GMWFD0N3W\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_pdp?ie=UTF8\"><em>C H Holdridge<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0on August 10, 2015<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mindclone-youre-brain-without-called\/product-reviews\/1482626039\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_fmt?ie=UTF8&amp;reviewerType=all_reviews&amp;pageSize=10&amp;sortBy=recent&amp;formatType=current_format\"><em>Format: Paperback<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>David T. Wolf takes Science Fiction back to what it should be. Mindclone is a wonderfully cerebral tale which really makes you think, unlike most SciFi, which tries to be flashy and in your face, What&#8217;s more, Wolf focuses on the implications of where science and technology are going. Much in this genre sets the future as a dystopian hell-scape. It&#8217;s refreshing to see a techno-thriller that keeps true to the origins of the genre. If you are a science fiction fan, and want a read that feels effortless, pick up a copy of Mindclone. I was hooked from the start. The chapters are short, manageable, and keep you wanting more. I cannot wait to read more from David Wolf.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf8710f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf8710f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/R3GKGTG8JDCK78\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em>5.0 out of 5 stars<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/R3GKGTG8JDCK78\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em>Surprise Maybe?<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>By\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/pdp\/profile\/A2Q67HEOP7VUA4\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_pdp?ie=UTF8\"><em>Gary<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0on May 26, 2015<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mindclone-youre-brain-without-called\/product-reviews\/1482626039\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_fmt?ie=UTF8&amp;reviewerType=all_reviews&amp;pageSize=10&amp;sortBy=recent&amp;formatType=current_format\"><em>Format: Paperback<\/em><\/a><em>|<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mindclone-youre-brain-without-called-ebook\/product-reviews\/B00BJWOHDE\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_rvwer?ie=UTF8&amp;reviewerType=avp_only_reviews&amp;pageSize=10&amp;sortBy=recent\"><em>Verified Purchase<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>Both my wife and I read this book, and agree that it opened up a new genre for us to explore. Neither of us had read sci-fi, or A.I. in a loooong time. It was a book with great details which, and although I didn&#8217;t follow the science as well, it didn&#8217;t matter since I loved the story line, AND I loved the ending (no spoiler here). Lots of stuff that seems unreal, yet maybe not.<br \/>Waitin&#8217; for the next one.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff8cbd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff8cbd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/R12KO41R8MOAQX\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em>5.0 out of 5 stars<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/R12KO41R8MOAQX\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em>This could be reality tomorrow morning!<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>By\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/pdp\/profile\/A2XKUK636GOO0E\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_pdp?ie=UTF8\"><em>Scribblerlarry<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0on April 22, 2015<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mindclone-youre-brain-without-called-ebook\/product-reviews\/B00BJWOHDE\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_fmt?ie=UTF8&amp;reviewerType=all_reviews&amp;pageSize=10&amp;sortBy=recent&amp;formatType=current_format\"><em>Format: Kindle Edition<\/em><\/a><em>|<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mindclone-youre-brain-without-called-ebook\/product-reviews\/B00BJWOHDE\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_rvwer?ie=UTF8&amp;reviewerType=avp_only_reviews&amp;pageSize=10&amp;sortBy=recent\"><em>Verified Purchase<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>This one from Mr Wolf shows his ability to handle complicated situations that very closely resemble the complexity of real life. Not a new theme but a unique variation on a familiar one. True SciFi readers and newcomers to the field alike will find the ideas in this book as titillating as those offered by Heinlein at his best.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a11dc47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a11dc47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/R2PI30SS4XUFKU\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em>4.0 out of 5 stars<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/R2PI30SS4XUFKU\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em>MINDCLONE&#8230;..it will boggle your&#8230;..MIND!<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>By\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/pdp\/profile\/A1J2ARMDMSTLGD\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_pdp?ie=UTF8\"><em>Jo<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0on January 20, 2015<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mindclone-youre-brain-without-called-ebook\/product-reviews\/B00BJWOHDE\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_fmt?ie=UTF8&amp;reviewerType=all_reviews&amp;pageSize=10&amp;sortBy=recent&amp;formatType=current_format\"><em>Format: Kindle Edition<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>MINDCLONE&#8230;.a wild ride through a strange new cyberspace, where synapses, memristors, quantum physics and artificial intelligence intersect with human emotion. This fascinating yarn isn&#8217;t for the faint-hearted&#8211;only intellectuals need apply. The author&#8217;s interest in classical music adds an interesting sidelight, and his business acumen pushes the reader into the complex and devious world of high finance. Give it a read&#8211;it will boggle your&#8230;..MIND!<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><em><strong>and from Jack: MINDCLONE, while essentially a story of Artificial Intelligence, also touches on the fear of machines becoming more intelligent than man. In this book it is not really a machine, but rather the clone of a human brain which can control the machines. In the skillful and imaginative writing of David Wolf it becomes almost believable. The AI chooses the name Adam for itself. Having free access to the internet, Adam is able to access and quickly absorb information, soon becoming more intelligent than those that cloned him. Adam&#8217;s intelligence and internet access allows him to use the net as a tool to control and influence.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><em><strong>Be forewarned that this is not a book that grabs you from page one. It requires reading through until the story line begins around chapter three; at this point the previous chapters fall into place and make sense. David Wolf has a vivid imagination, a thorough knowledge of music, and has created a novel that allowed me to expand my thinking and imagination. I enjoyed it.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fe12a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3fe12a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/R1378X5BXX4C5A\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em>4.0 out of 5 stars<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/R1378X5BXX4C5A\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em>Not To Be Missed for AI Fans<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>By\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/pdp\/profile\/A3DWLMP2LWGKWP\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_pdp?ie=UTF8\"><em>Mary S. Stewart-Weiss<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0on January 18, 2015<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mindclone-youre-brain-without-called-ebook\/product-reviews\/B00BJWOHDE\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_fmt?ie=UTF8&amp;reviewerType=all_reviews&amp;pageSize=10&amp;sortBy=recent&amp;formatType=current_format\"><em>Format: Kindle Edition<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>I wish I could give this book 4.5 stars- I liked it very much! I found the premise of the book strongly engaging- the author beautifully brings together the science- AI and cyber-tech, questions about what it means to be human- with character development. The relationships between the protagonist, Marc, with his &#8220;mindclone,&#8221; Adam, and his girlfriend, Molly, are increasingly and convincingly interwoven in a fashion that builds upon and reflects the development of Adam from his &#8220;birth&#8221; to becoming what feels like a fully self-conscious individual whose self-awareness exponentially builds upon itself. The descriptions of that process are compelling as the author explores in a necessarily telescoped process what occurs to the more spiritually-seeking humans amongst us over a course of years (of course, we are talking about an extremely powerful AI here). By the end of the novel, in fact, Adam feels very much like fully-developed individual with a personality of his own. That, perhaps, is what led to whatever significant misgivings I had about the book- while the author effectively continues to remind us of the advantages of Adam&#8217;s AI throughout, Adam&#8217;s character is so humanly developed by the end of the novel that in some respects the book begins to feel conventional, especially when the author turns a sci-fi novel into an action novel. The book might have benefited if the author had found a way to deal with the inevitable efforts of others to take advantage of such an &#8220;asset&#8221; as Adam without Molly&#8217;s abduction, which I found over-the-top and distracting. (I found the name of Adam&#8217;s AI lab- &#8220;Gideon&#8221; Reese- similarly distracting, if somewhat amusing, and Molly&#8217;s father&#8217;s failure to recognize Marc as a famous author whose book he had read as unbelievable; but these are minor points). Further, I found the author&#8217;s explanation for Molly&#8217;s reluctance to become fully committed to Marc less than convincing. Nonetheless, there is so much to recommend about this novel, especially in the way the author develops the possibilities of interplay between AI and human characteristics (eg., the interaction of avatars of the deceased- heaven can&#8217;t wait) that Mindclone overall is a thought-provoking and quite enjoyable read.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23dc71c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"23dc71c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/R9RVMYFCLAMRQ\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em>5.0 out of 5 stars<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/R9RVMYFCLAMRQ\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em>The author weaves this great story around this more than real premise of artificial &#8230;<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>By\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/pdp\/profile\/A3SQPQL3GO3CX1\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_pdp?ie=UTF8\"><em>J. Paul<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0on January 12, 2015<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mindclone-youre-brain-without-called-ebook\/product-reviews\/B00BJWOHDE\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_fmt?ie=UTF8&amp;reviewerType=all_reviews&amp;pageSize=10&amp;sortBy=recent&amp;formatType=current_format\"><em>Format: Kindle Edition<\/em><\/a><em>|<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mindclone-youre-brain-without-called-ebook\/product-reviews\/B00BJWOHDE\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_rvwer?ie=UTF8&amp;reviewerType=avp_only_reviews&amp;pageSize=10&amp;sortBy=recent\"><em>Verified Purchase<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>Wow! At first I thought a this would be a technical, nerdy kind of book. What a surprise. The author weaves this great story around this more than real premise of artificial intelligence that has received some headlines recently. It&#8217;s a quick-paced read with lots of intrigue, love and the potential government involvement that continues to build to the end of the book. I guess the question becomes just how close to reality is this story or are we already there<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6535609 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6535609\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/R2YBZ2P8PAN1W0\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em><strong>5.0 out of 5 stars<\/strong><\/em><\/a><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/R2YBZ2P8PAN1W0\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em>Artificial Intelligence or The Singularity?<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>By\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/pdp\/profile\/AJYHWC2GO8NDH\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_pdp?ie=UTF8\"><em>Hazen L. Wardle<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0on January 4, 2015<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mindclone-youre-brain-without-called-ebook\/product-reviews\/B00BJWOHDE\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_fmt?ie=UTF8&amp;reviewerType=all_reviews&amp;pageSize=10&amp;sortBy=recent&amp;formatType=current_format\"><em>Format: Kindle Edition<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>Artificial Intelligence or The Singularity?<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>Science writer and author Marc Gregorio finds himself in a unique situation, but more on that shortly. Marc tends to get wrapped up in his work, and relationships with his girlfriends suffer as a result. Three successful books and three lost relationships later Marc has come to the understanding that he will probably never be successful at both, and he seems ok with that, until one day he meets two people at social party who will forever change his life. The first is Molly, a wild-haired cello playing free spirit. The second is Dr. Kornfeld, a brilliant scientist who Marc tends to shy away from due to his tendencies to be on the fringes of mainstream science.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>Molly flirts her way in and out of Marc\u2019s life, and he is not sure if he wants to get wrapped up in another relationship, but there is something about her that he just can\u2019t take his mind off of. He is just never quite sure how to read her.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>Dr. Kornfeld invites Marc to his lab, and Marc takes it as an opportunity to write another article, though under strict warning from the doctor that it may be months, if not years before he can ever publish whatever article it is he may write. By the end of the visit Marc knows he had much more than just an article. He will have a full fledged book as he ends up with much more than that when one of twelve volunteers becomes unavailable for an experimental brain scan. Marc offers himself up as the twelfth volunteer with the idea participating will add just that extra perspective his article will need.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>Six weeks after the visit to the lab, Marc is invited back to the lab, only to be greeted by a digital clone of himself.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><em><strong>Marc\u2019s clone knows everything Marc knows, up to six weeks prior. From that point on the two have diverged, and though they think alike, have become two different people. The clone even thinks about Molly and wishes for a relationship with her.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><em><strong>The questions remain: 1) Is Molly truly interested in Marc? And 2) Is his clone, who has taken on the name Adam, truly \u2018alive\u2019? He\u2019s stored inside a computer, so is he Artificial Intelligence, or is he the fabled Singularity, the next evolutionary step for man?<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><em><strong>David Wolf has created a scenario for the perfect storm, for ushering in the digital age. Just think what it would mean if you too, could upload your mind and leave your body behind.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b12124d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b12124d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/RJK0YOMIA3N21\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em>4.0 out of 5 stars<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/RJK0YOMIA3N21\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em>Another Take on the Future of Artificial Intelligence<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>By\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/pdp\/profile\/A1CDNTB7377YH2\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_pdp?ie=UTF8\"><em>Michael A. Newman<\/em><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/help\/customer\/display.html\/ref=cm_cr_dp_bdg_help?ie=UTF8&amp;nodeId=14279681&amp;pop-up=1#tr\"><em>VINE VOICE<\/em><\/a><em>on December 29, 2014<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mindclone-youre-brain-without-called\/product-reviews\/1482626039\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_fmt?ie=UTF8&amp;reviewerType=all_reviews&amp;pageSize=10&amp;sortBy=recent&amp;formatType=current_format\"><em>Format: Paperback<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>This review is based on a free copy obtained from the author and reflects my own unbiased opinion.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><em><strong>Marc Gregorio is a technology writer who has his brain &#8220;scanned&#8221; as part of an artificial intelligence experiment. His scan works where 11 other volunteers scans fail. An electronic entity is created with most of Marc&#8217;s memories and his personality. The entity first needs to go through some psychological adjustment after it realizes it is no longer human. The entity takes on the name Adam and starts building its intelligence via the Internet. Marc had met a concert cellist named Molly who he was immediately attracted to just prior to the scan and both he and the entity both like. The interaction of the three will be a major focal point of the story as well as a scheme by an outsider to take over Adam&#8217;s technology.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><em><strong>The book has a lot going for it. The sometimes uncomfortable relationship between Marc and Molly is intriguing as is the evolution of Adam. Adam and Marc&#8217;s relationship also develops in interesting fashion. First they are rivals for Molly&#8217;s attention and then Adam develops into a type of brother and advisor to Marc. Adam also needs to learn his purpose in life. At first he thinks it only to do things to please Molly but he later finds many beneficial uses for his capabilities.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><em><strong>I generally liked this book though it did drag in a few places. The author goes into great detail explaining how the technology behind Adam could work. The company behind Adam wanted the technology to be able to scan dying family members so their families could visit them after death and be able to feel they could still talk to them.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><em><strong>I compare this book to Mindscan by Robert J. Sawyer which also deals with a similiar technology and issues but is a superior book. That is why I did not give this book a full five stars.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-333a180 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"333a180\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/R3VWE0KQ7K2JYQ\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em>5.0 out of 5 stars<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/R3VWE0KQ7K2JYQ\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em>Will Real Artificial Intelligence Embrace Real Artificial Feelings?<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>By\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/pdp\/profile\/A1K41YXMMS5GAQ\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_pdp?ie=UTF8\"><em>Mr. Richard Lw Bunning<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0on December 26, 2014<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mindclone-youre-brain-without-called\/product-reviews\/1482626039\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_fmt?ie=UTF8&amp;reviewerType=all_reviews&amp;pageSize=10&amp;sortBy=recent&amp;formatType=current_format\"><em>Format: Paperback<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>There aren&#8217;t too many science fiction books that are quite so positive about near future sciences that may well allow the &#8216;cloning&#8217; of the human mind. I got the strong impression that Wolf is contemplating\/dreaming a life for himself as an artificial intelligence when his body gives up the ghost, the &#8216;soul&#8217;. We see the dream of a &#8216;heaven&#8217;, a life beyond the disposal of our corpses, a continued existence in the digital world. We see Wolf&#8217;s hopes for adding the other senses, than just easily achievable hearing and sight; namely touch, sensation, sentient feeling to his future non-biological self. He guards against the evil inside us all by allowing the earliest freed mind, his Adam, to set strong moral parameters to all future behaviour patterns. Wolf seems to be considering his own moral architecture as the ideal, as seen in the many personal &#8216;political&#8217; imperatives he works into the plot. <\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>The book comes through to me as being deeply unreligious, though certainly not anti-religion. A conventional belief in the afterlife isn&#8217;t excluded. Mindclone simply &#8216;invents&#8217; an electronic heaven between the life here and the future ones expounded by &#8216;church&#8217;. So really, this isn&#8217;t the sort of SF that might cause religious offence, even though it envisages the construction of artificial &#8216;soul&#8217; as one answer to our prayers.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>The science fiction is top notch, truly Asimovian, but as with most such serious SF it isn&#8217;t the sort of book that is dynamically exciting. Ideas, the excitement of science, and scientific philosophy, are more important to Wolf than emotionally manipulating of the reader. Many modern readers seem addicted to tension and attack books that fail to offer constant adrenal punches. In this book, excitement is generated by opening up ideas, through challenging us to make use of our own minds to think through the implications behind this someday, soon plausible, plot. We are led to explore jealousy, love, hate, pain, and everything else that makes us human. These feelings are essential to the building of personality, us, into any truly &#8216;humanitarian&#8217; artificial intelligence. Also to an &#8216;evil&#8217; intelligence, of course!<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>The quality of the writing is as high as the quality of Wolf&#8217;s ideas. I am critical of the failure to make the most of the conspiracies within the plot, because the better employment of these elements would have made this an even better book. The villain was as clich\u00e9d and unsatisfactory as the hero was original and substantive. Perhaps Wolf is too frightened of his future upload becoming the victim of the evil in mankind to make the villain truly diabolic, powerful and likely to succeed.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>This book is interesting, creative, intelligent, engaging, well-worth my time. Wolf is here very positive about near future developments in the non-biological reproduction of biological self. This individual, the biological me, found this book to be stimulating rather than exciting.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c171da1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c171da1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/R2N8WXP8NMTNRP\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em>5.0 out of 5 stars<\/em><\/a><em><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/R2N8WXP8NMTNRP\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em>&#8220;Do Over&#8221; which is equally as good, and highly recommended<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>By\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/pdp\/profile\/A1VG88HKY8TEZS\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_pdp?ie=UTF8\"><em>Rise Narens<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0on December 25, 2014<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mindclone-youre-brain-without-called-ebook\/product-reviews\/B00BJWOHDE\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_fmt?ie=UTF8&amp;reviewerType=all_reviews&amp;pageSize=10&amp;sortBy=recent&amp;formatType=current_format\"><em>Format: Kindle Edition<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>This is a different kind of story. The first chapter grabbed me, and refused to let me go. Each new chapter kept me wanting more, really hard to put it down. The author has considerable knowledge of music and computers. I also read his second story, &#8220;Do Over&#8221; which is\u00a0equally as good, and highly recommended. I look forward to his next novel. Keep your eye on this author. You won&#8217;t be disappointed.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4fc147 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d4fc147\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/RND0VMHPZNVHX\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em>5.0 out of 5 stars<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/RND0VMHPZNVHX\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em>I Love This Book!<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>By\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/pdp\/profile\/A2SQPSMYH8I4NX\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_pdp?ie=UTF8\"><em>William McGinnis<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0on December 9, 2014<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mindclone-youre-brain-without-called\/product-reviews\/1482626039\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_fmt?ie=UTF8&amp;reviewerType=all_reviews&amp;pageSize=10&amp;sortBy=recent&amp;formatType=current_format\"><em>Format: Paperback<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>I love this book! The writing is skillful and empathic, the pace swift, the characters thoroughly engaging, and the story gripping in the extreme. Without slowing the relentless roll out of his inventive, masterful, white-knuckle plot, the author deftly explores a rich array of fascinating themes both eternal and timely, including the nature and value of humanness, consciousness, happiness, friendship, love, sensuality, music, altruism and much more.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><em><strong>Not knowing anything about the author ahead of time, I went through a period of mild panic upon first opening the book. By plunging the reader into the complete disorientation of a mind utterly adrift, newly disconnected from its body and lost in cyberspace, the very first chapter spiked me with fear that the whole novel would leave me lost, with nothing to grip, nothing to moor to. But I was soon reassured&#8211;and soon thereafter delighted. In fact, I became so engrossed I could not stop reading. I love it when this happens.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><em><strong>As this vividly imagined, ingenious novel builds to a wonderful series of surprising climaxes, the reader is treated to a celebration of true worldly riches&#8211;the stuff that makes life worth living: things both cerebral and visceral, insights, epiphanies, mysteries, big questions, gut-felt sensuality, and a load of intrigue and fun.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0211043 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0211043\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/R3JON9AVC3N40R\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em>5.0 out of 5 stars<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/R3JON9AVC3N40R\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em>I highly recommend this book<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>By\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/pdp\/profile\/A2363500R1SOVT\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_pdp?ie=UTF8\"><em>CMD<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0on November 17, 2014<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mindclone-youre-brain-without-called-ebook\/product-reviews\/B00BJWOHDE\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_fmt?ie=UTF8&amp;reviewerType=all_reviews&amp;pageSize=10&amp;sortBy=recent&amp;formatType=current_format\"><em>Format: Kindle Edition<\/em><\/a><em>|<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mindclone-youre-brain-without-called-ebook\/product-reviews\/B00BJWOHDE\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_rvwer?ie=UTF8&amp;reviewerType=avp_only_reviews&amp;pageSize=10&amp;sortBy=recent\"><em>Verified Purchase<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>A science writer, Mark, has his brain scanned accurately and it is\u00a0loaded into a computer. In the beginning they are identical and have\u00a0the same personalities but their experiences after that obviously\u00a0differ. It is very interesting to see what remains the same. The\u00a0computer has the same attraction to a female character and interacts\u00a0with her over the internet. The computer&#8217;s struggle to become fully\u00a0human while the competing with Mark for the woman&#8217;s affection is\u00a0intriguing. She understands what is going on but doesn&#8217;t treat the\u00a0computer version as simply a computer as she sees the &#8220;good&#8221; the\u00a0computer does for society.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><em><strong>A defense contractor discovers the computer&#8217;s abilities and wants to\u00a0have it for his own benefit. That struggle leads to some betrayals.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><em><strong>Overall well-written and makes the reader think about the difference\u00a0between the mind and the body when defining &#8220;human&#8221;.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><em><strong>I highly recommend this book.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b50d4e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b50d4e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/R2K4D1793OQVD6\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em>4.0 out of 5 stars<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/R2K4D1793OQVD6\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em>Very clever book<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>By\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/pdp\/profile\/A2L61CJZAAHF0Y\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_pdp?ie=UTF8\"><em>Byddi<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0on September 23, 2014<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mindclone-youre-brain-without-called\/product-reviews\/1482626039\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_fmt?ie=UTF8&amp;reviewerType=all_reviews&amp;pageSize=10&amp;sortBy=recent&amp;formatType=current_format\"><em>Format: Paperback<\/em><\/a><em>|<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mindclone-youre-brain-without-called-ebook\/product-reviews\/B00BJWOHDE\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_rvwer?ie=UTF8&amp;reviewerType=avp_only_reviews&amp;pageSize=10&amp;sortBy=recent\"><em>Verified Purchase<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>This captured a fascinating concept. Wolf delivers his story in a rich medium of scientific knowledge, exciting business maneuvering and realistic characters. In particular Adam is a captivating and amusing character that left me wishing he were real! I enjoyed reading from the different points of view of the Adam and Marc to. Very clever book.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b49ef9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b49ef9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/R2G9OKDLRUGXKC\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em>5.0 out of 5 stars<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/R2G9OKDLRUGXKC\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em>An outstanding novel; would make a great motion picture<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>By\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/pdp\/profile\/A1D7RPG3VI1OS5\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_pdp?ie=UTF8\"><em>catburglar<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0on July 18, 2014<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mindclone-youre-brain-without-called\/product-reviews\/1482626039\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_fmt?ie=UTF8&amp;reviewerType=all_reviews&amp;pageSize=10&amp;sortBy=recent&amp;formatType=current_format\"><em>Format: Paperback<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>The story treats some of the classic religious\/philosophical questions: What exactly constitutes a human being? What, if anything, makes a human being different from other animals and inanimate objects? Does a person have a soul? What exactly is a soul? Can the essence of a person be duplicated? If so, is the duplicate a viable, human being, like the original? What is intelligence? What is consciousness?<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><em><strong>Mr. Wolf addresses the moral issues of creating (and destroying) an artificially intelligent entity; the religious objection to equating this to an afterlife or heaven; the reaction of the military; and even Isaac Asimov&#8217;s Laws of Robotics.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><em><strong>The form of the writing is a long, steady climb uphill, followed by a sequence of cliffs. The first parts of the story set the stage; in the middle, the first monkey wrench is thrown into the works; in the remaining parts, after each problem is solved, a new problem appears; in the end, all loose ends are resolved.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01873da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"01873da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/RXQYJP8VHCMD9\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em>4.0 out of 5 stars<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/RXQYJP8VHCMD9\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em>Really like this book.<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>By\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/pdp\/profile\/A13IOB1WJOQO3T\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_pdp?ie=UTF8\"><em>Larry Wolfe Ph.D.<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0on May 11, 2014<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mindclone-youre-brain-without-called-ebook\/product-reviews\/B00BJWOHDE\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_fmt?ie=UTF8&amp;reviewerType=all_reviews&amp;pageSize=10&amp;sortBy=recent&amp;formatType=current_format\"><em>Format: Kindle Edition<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>I do not read a lot of science fiction but was engrossed in this book from the start. The story does not seem that far in the future. I found myself wanting to pick up the book all day and also not wanting it to end. I hope he writes another book.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5813ca2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5813ca2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/R3HSOLT9DQFWYR\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em>5.0 out of 5 stars<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/R3HSOLT9DQFWYR\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em>Worthy of comparison to Heinlein, Asimov, or Crichton<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>By\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/pdp\/profile\/A11YB4BZ0TGZ2P\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_pdp?ie=UTF8\"><em>Gene Keyes<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0on April 26, 2014<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mindclone-youre-brain-without-called-ebook\/product-reviews\/B00BJWOHDE\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_fmt?ie=UTF8&amp;reviewerType=all_reviews&amp;pageSize=10&amp;sortBy=recent&amp;formatType=current_format\"><em>Format: Kindle Edition<\/em><\/a><em>|<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mindclone-youre-brain-without-called-ebook\/product-reviews\/B00BJWOHDE\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_rvwer?ie=UTF8&amp;reviewerType=avp_only_reviews&amp;pageSize=10&amp;sortBy=recent\"><em>Verified Purchase<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>Full disclosure: having myself done a romantic comedy novel about mental cloning (&#8220;The Me Clone \/ La Mi-Klono&#8221;: online), I was eager to see how David T. Wolf handled a similar theme. Mindclone does not disappoint.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><em><strong>Written in a serious but jocular vein, it has satirical jibes at advertising, the military-industrial complex, predatory capitalism, and the NSA, all tucked in a semi-plausible s-f adventure about artificial intelligence, plus a love triangle involving a science journalist, his (accidental) mental cyber-twin, and the lady cellist they both pine for. The story speeds up in Part 4, becoming a thriller with several surprise twists, including \u2014 this isn&#8217;t a spoiler \u2014 a throwback to Isaac Asimov.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><em><strong>As a longtime Robert Heinlein (and Asimov) fan, I&#8217;m happy to see a book worthy of comparison to them \u2014 and better yet, unlike that inveterate militarist Heinlein, Wolf has some anti-military wisdom, such as: (p.23), \u201c&#8217;If there\u2019s any government spending that needs to be curtailed, it\u2019s military. Maybe if the Department of Defense focused on defense, we\u2019d be a little more careful about committing to endless land wars.&#8217;\u201d \u2014 besides other gems I won&#8217;t give away. Published several months before the Snowden leaks, and the Ukraine incursions, the book also manages to have prescient takes on both the NSA, and Russian designs on Ukraine.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><em><strong>Some quibbles about a couple of lacks: It is a personal trait of mine to wish for a cast of characters in any fiction I read; e.g., in this instance, to help keep track of the principals who organized the business of uploading mental clones. Also desirable would be some kind of author&#8217;s epilogue, separating fact from fiction, given the up-to-the-minute topical expertise Wolf displays in the book: e.g., his description of the alleged superiority of molybdenum disulfide over graphene; or the use of helium in this context: (In my own novel, the &#8220;science&#8221; was too laughable to be worth commenting on; but Mindclone has enough versimilitude to warrant a few endnotes. Think, for example of Edgar Allen Poe&#8217;s 1845 story, The Thousand-and-Second Tale of Scheherazade, where he includes 34 footnotes to explain its seemingly &#8220;fantastic&#8221; allusions.) [&#8230;]<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><em><strong>This is only the second Kindle book I&#8217;ve bought, and it has some technical drawbacks as compared to actual paper, presumably not the fault of the author. (1) Table of contents lacks pagination (and chapter titles), so the reader doesn&#8217;t know whether to anticipate a short snappy chapter, or a longer one; (2) Paragraph first-sentence indentation is often mis-aligned. (3) Although the mental clone character could have (or did?) speak with a different font \u2014 say, sans-serif \u2014 the only difference in my [Windows 7] Kindle was that his passages were in a very slightly smaller typeface.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><em><strong>But despite those quibbles, 5 stars: enjoy.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8a1210 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e8a1210\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/R2FSLM8NU7R7PM\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em>5.0 out of 5 stars<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/R2FSLM8NU7R7PM\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em>Can&#8217;t wait for the sequel(s)!<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>By\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/pdp\/profile\/AD5K03ATVI3LH\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_pdp?ie=UTF8\"><em>MHS<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0on April 22, 2014<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mindclone-youre-brain-without-called\/product-reviews\/1482626039\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_fmt?ie=UTF8&amp;reviewerType=all_reviews&amp;pageSize=10&amp;sortBy=recent&amp;formatType=current_format\"><em>Format: Paperback<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>What a great read! Believable, well-developed characters in an ingenious blend of neuroscience, electronic technology, romance, psychology, and big business with a touch of theology and music. And the possibility of the mind living on after the body dies leaves open so many avenues for thought (and future novels). What would this mean for the future of humanity, of religious belief, of the practicality of travel to the stars, and so on? Mr. Wolf, get to work!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa5a949 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa5a949\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/R32L8ZSIYA3O80\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em>5.0 out of 5 stars<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/R32L8ZSIYA3O80\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em>Not like every other Sci-Fi Story<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>By\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/pdp\/profile\/A2YOEG8AHHZ51O\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_pdp?ie=UTF8\"><em>Stacey Sathis<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0on March 17, 2014<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mindclone-youre-brain-without-called-ebook\/product-reviews\/B00BJWOHDE\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_fmt?ie=UTF8&amp;reviewerType=all_reviews&amp;pageSize=10&amp;sortBy=recent&amp;formatType=current_format\"><em>Format: Kindle Edition<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>I loved this book, and resisted reading it too quickly, so I could digest it along the way. I have read a fair amount of Sci-Fi over the last couple years. When I learned that this is author David T. Wolf&#8217;s first book, I admit, I was a bit hesitant. Would it be the same &#8220;evil A.I. takes over the world&#8221; story, just badly written? David creates a story that help&#8217;s you really think about humanity and where we could be heading. He handled the technical, financial (and yes) romantic subject matter with aplomb, weaving together a high-action, engaging tale. Very well written, exciting and thought provoking. Bring on the next copy of the Mindclone story! (er, the sequel).<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-887ca19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"887ca19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/R3NEI78D1D4Q2D\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em>5.0 out of 5 stars<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/R3NEI78D1D4Q2D\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em>Ridley Scott, are you listening?<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>By\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/pdp\/profile\/A2Q9L4XTUWJEFT\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_pdp?ie=UTF8\"><em>Kalifer Deil<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0on December 7, 2013<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mindclone-youre-brain-without-called\/product-reviews\/1482626039\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_fmt?ie=UTF8&amp;reviewerType=all_reviews&amp;pageSize=10&amp;sortBy=recent&amp;formatType=current_format\"><em>Format: Paperback<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>Mindclone is a love story between Marc Gregorio, a science writer of some note; Molly Schaeffer, an accomplished cellist; and Adam, Marc&#8217;s brain-uploaded double, a computerized virtual person. Marc was not expecting anything surprising when he dropped in on a lab funded by Memento Amor, an interactive mortuary. What Marc suspected would be a na\u00efve project used sophisticated scanners to copy him into the firm&#8217;s first success, and more than anyone bargained for. Certainly more than Marc expected for the article he was writing. As could be foreseen, such a scientific feat would attract some rather unscrupulous characters: in this case, nefarious people with connections in high places. This means that Mindclone is also a science-fiction story and a suspense story.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>Having a busy life, I seldom read a novel in one sitting so if a novel persistently calls out for me to come back then I know it&#8217;s a winner. Mindclone stayed in the background of my mind while I quickly dispatched other tasks in my life so I could get back to it. I would classify this book as hard science fiction since it is an intelligent extrapolation of current technology. There is no pseudo-technology babble, no fantasy and no parapsychology. I believe the Author painted a very realistic picture of what it might be like to have a brain-uploaded twin. Adding a romantic element on one side of the story and a sinister, corporate, well-connected villain on the other made this a gripping story that one doesn&#8217;t have to be a science-fiction fan to enjoy. This story will also leave an indelible after image that will have you wondering what\u2019s in store for each of us in the not too distant future. I hope to see it become a movie. Ridley Scott, are you listening? Five stars.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61dab83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61dab83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/RDN08CLCRW71E\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em><strong>5.0 out of 5 stars<\/strong><\/em><\/a><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/RDN08CLCRW71E\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em>A must read!<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>By\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/pdp\/profile\/A3504JSIO6IKMS\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_pdp?ie=UTF8\"><em>Bob K.<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0on September 20, 2013<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mindclone-youre-brain-without-called\/product-reviews\/1482626039\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_fmt?ie=UTF8&amp;reviewerType=all_reviews&amp;pageSize=10&amp;sortBy=recent&amp;formatType=current_format\"><em>Format: Paperback<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>I want to disclose that I am a friend of David Wolf. I knew I needed to read David&#8217;s book, Mindclone, but what if it were not good? What would I tell David? Was I wrong! Mindclone is intelligent and engaging. The character&#8217;s voices are authentic and the plot and prose hum along. I delighted in Dave&#8217;s references to music, especially through the voice of Molly, the cellist. I thought the concept of Marc&#8217;s clone, Adam, was clever and I enjoyed his politics. The back-stories of the main characters were revealed with suspense and the love stories with empathy. While I may have missed some of the finer points of technology and business, I could easily follow the plot without getting distracted. I have recommended Mindclone to my family and friends, including my son who is an avid sci-fi reader. I think Mindclone is a fun and thought-provoking read.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7660b96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7660b96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/RX04XE8YPIQF4\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em>5.0 out of 5 stars<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/RX04XE8YPIQF4\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em>Mindclone<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>By\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/pdp\/profile\/A1O4ZR29LJ0BV8\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_pdp?ie=UTF8\"><em>Amazon Customer<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0on August 29, 2013<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mindclone-youre-brain-without-called-ebook\/product-reviews\/B00BJWOHDE\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_fmt?ie=UTF8&amp;reviewerType=all_reviews&amp;pageSize=10&amp;sortBy=recent&amp;formatType=current_format\"><em>Format: Kindle Edition<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>Creative, futuristic, puts you smack in the middle of the impossible and makes it truly seem possible. Extremely well written!! Great read!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37864c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37864c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/R2E4T1ZES2SVCF\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em>5.0 out of 5 stars<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/R2E4T1ZES2SVCF\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em>Frankenputer?<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>By\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/pdp\/profile\/A38Z51UWL2LZ1A\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_pdp?ie=UTF8\"><em>Linell Jeppsen<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0on August 16, 2013<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mindclone-youre-brain-without-called-ebook\/product-reviews\/B00BJWOHDE\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_fmt?ie=UTF8&amp;reviewerType=all_reviews&amp;pageSize=10&amp;sortBy=recent&amp;formatType=current_format\"><em>Format: Kindle Edition<\/em><\/a><em>|<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mindclone-youre-brain-without-called-ebook\/product-reviews\/B00BJWOHDE\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_rvwer?ie=UTF8&amp;reviewerType=avp_only_reviews&amp;pageSize=10&amp;sortBy=recent\"><em>Verified Purchase<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>This outstanding piece of speculative fiction rates up there with some of the best, and to my mind, scariest novels I have ever read.<br \/>Meet Mark- a really smart guy, a science writer and an all- around good egg. While researching the possibility of down-loading human brains and consciousness into computers, he volunteers to have his own brain scanned, never really thinking about what could happen if the experiment actually worked!<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><em><strong>Meet Adam- Mark&#8217;s brain clone- also a good guy (he IS Mark, after all) but unbelievably smart, powerful, sad, and angry. He is doomed to live in a box without the ability to feel or touch- or, by virtue of having a living, breathing body, stay HUMAN at all.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><em><strong>I have to admit, this sort of story absolutely horrifies me and will keep me up at night. At first, I was honestly afraid to keep reading, but the writing was so accomplished I just couldn&#8217;t put it down. I&#8217;m very happy I finished it!<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><em><strong>Positives- Mr. Wolf wrote a wonderful, heart-felt story about human frailty, the military-industrial complex and Wall Street puppet masters that could have gone south, into horror land, in so many ways. Yet, I ended the novel with a big smile on my face and the feeling that, in the end, there is hope for all of us, still.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><em><strong>Although the author clearly knows his science- and music (classical, to be exact), and conspiracy theories, he has written this novel so that ignoramuses, like me, can understand it. There is love, struggle, deep moral implications and cautionary messages woven throughout this book.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><em><strong>Negatives- None really, but a matter of taste- Mr. Wolf is clearly an amusing guy- although he has written a deadly serious story- humor weaves it&#8217;s way through the plot-line- Kudos to that! However- that humor reached his cover, and I wish he would tweak it a little. Mark and the avatar, Adam, are fine, but the tag-line underneath that says, &#8220;A Brain Without A Body Misses More Than Pizza&#8221; should go away. [AUTHOR&#8217;S NOTE: I actually listened to this comment and changed the cover text accordingly!] It lends a slightly goofy air to a literary achievement. Lightening-brain waves- lots of cool colors in the background will help him gain a more serious readership, IMO. No offense to the illustrator!<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><em><strong>Just because we Can do something- doesn&#8217;t mean we SHOULD!<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><em><strong>Spectacular- 5 stars!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43709fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"43709fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/RAPLNZZE7USKJ\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em>2.0 out of 5 stars<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/RAPLNZZE7USKJ\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em>Disappointed after so many 5 star reviews<\/em><\/a><\/p><p><em>By\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/pdp\/profile\/A2YOH9LHZ0XYG9\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_pdp?ie=UTF8\"><em>Carlos Cort\u00e9s<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0on July 13, 2014<\/em><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mindclone-youre-brain-without-called-ebook\/product-reviews\/B00BJWOHDE\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_fmt?ie=UTF8&amp;reviewerType=all_reviews&amp;pageSize=10&amp;sortBy=recent&amp;formatType=current_format\"><em>Format: Kindle Edition<\/em><\/a><\/p><p><em>First the good. The first moments with the mind clone are interesting, though mediocre in execution. Some of the romance among human&#8217;s is easy to follow, but it unfortunately has nothing to do with the main story. It sounds like his beta reviewers spoke positively about that part to provides some positive feedback, so he focused on that. It&#8217;s totally irrelevant to the primary premise.<\/em><\/p><p>The plot wanders around with very little holding power. I felt like putting this book down so many times, but the five star reviews kept me going. It has a few little conflicts that show up and are quickly resolved. At 80% through, the main human character is proposing to his girlfriend in goopy romance, with no conflict in sight. This is the point where the tension should (typically) be highest.<\/p><p>The last 20% of the book finally puts in a life threatening climax. But the bad guy is none other than the business tycoon who is not only a successful capitalist, he&#8217;s also an anti-social thug. This is despite the fact that his wife is terminally ill; he will benefit from working cooperatively with the mind cloning company. Earlier in the book he wants to execute a hostile takeover so he can shut down that line of business. This makes no sense! Doesn&#8217;t he want to benefit from the service he wants to shut down? But in the final climax this guy goes nuts kidnapping the fiance&#8217; and threatening to cut her fingers off. How does the brilliant mind clone outsmart this criminal mind? By threatening to tell the wife and kids what a bad boy he&#8217;s been. The author essentially discovers why businessmen rarely engage in such criminal behavior, because reputation is kind of important when you want a lot of people to do business with you. It&#8217;s also lower risk to take the legal route of changing the laws to your benefit through lobbying.<\/p><p>That brings up the fact that the author parades his debilitating politics in his novel. He adds lots of conversations among the good guys about how lame those republicans are. This just reduces your audience unnecessarily with a tasteless topic. Unless it has critical import into your story, leave it out.<\/p><p>As a writer, Wolf has a ways to go. His prose is choke full of naive problems. Overuse of adverbs like &#8216;hugely&#8217; are prevalent and out of place. You can hear all the authors personal empty words like &#8216;gladness&#8217; (rather than &#8216;joy&#8217;) repeated over and over again. The Kindle formatting is also lousy with variable paragraph indents. These books really helped me: &#8220;APE: Author, Publisher, Entrepreneur&#8221;, &#8220;Writing Fiction for Dummies&#8221;, and Stephen King&#8217;s &#8220;On Writing&#8221;.<\/p><p>But it is inspiring to see anyone working hard to publish and market his book as Wolf has done. He seems to have found an audience. I wish all the best to him. [AUTHOR&#8217;S NOTE: I promised the good, the bad and the ugly. This is the ugly.]<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4485155 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4485155\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/R2CGBCOOWFVSWP\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em>5.0 out of 5 stars<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/R2CGBCOOWFVSWP\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em>A great addition to the genre of sentient computer fiction.<\/em><\/a><\/p><p><em>By\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/pdp\/profile\/A2I04FQLP4257S\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_pdp?ie=UTF8\"><em>Amazon Customer<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0on May 19, 2014<\/em><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mindclone-youre-brain-without-called-ebook\/product-reviews\/B00BJWOHDE\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_fmt?ie=UTF8&amp;reviewerType=all_reviews&amp;pageSize=10&amp;sortBy=recent&amp;formatType=current_format\"><em>Format: Kindle Edition<\/em><\/a><em>|<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mindclone-youre-brain-without-called-ebook\/product-reviews\/B00BJWOHDE\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_rvwer?ie=UTF8&amp;reviewerType=avp_only_reviews&amp;pageSize=10&amp;sortBy=recent\"><em>Verified Purchase<\/em><\/a><\/p><p><em>Characters that you can empathize with and a good story well told. Enough twists and turns to keep you interested. A good read.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-160b0b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"160b0b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/R3BEX2P7I0DA19\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em>5.0 out of 5 stars<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/R3BEX2P7I0DA19\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em>Thought provking!<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>By\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/pdp\/profile\/A33IEKA2L1KSFG\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_pdp?ie=UTF8\"><em>EdwinC<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0on August 6, 2013<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mindclone-youre-brain-without-called\/product-reviews\/1482626039\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_fmt?ie=UTF8&amp;reviewerType=all_reviews&amp;pageSize=10&amp;sortBy=recent&amp;formatType=current_format\"><em>Format: Paperback<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>When I first downloaded this book, I expected it to be a typical sci-fi novel about Artificial Intelligence. It proves to be that and much more. Wolf explores a number of implications involved in creating an artificial intelligence, and along the way creates an interesting plot with several unexpected twists. Highly recommend!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-794b5b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"794b5b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/R2Z5AKQ61ZTCW0\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em>5.0 out of 5 stars<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/R2Z5AKQ61ZTCW0\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em>Great Storytelling<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>By\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/pdp\/profile\/AN9PHIEC2953H\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_pdp?ie=UTF8\"><em>Arleigh Grossman<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0on July 2, 2013<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mindclone-youre-brain-without-called-ebook\/product-reviews\/B00BJWOHDE\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_fmt?ie=UTF8&amp;reviewerType=all_reviews&amp;pageSize=10&amp;sortBy=recent&amp;formatType=current_format\"><em>Format: Kindle Edition<\/em><\/a><em>|<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mindclone-youre-brain-without-called-ebook\/product-reviews\/B00BJWOHDE\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_rvwer?ie=UTF8&amp;reviewerType=avp_only_reviews&amp;pageSize=10&amp;sortBy=recent\"><em>Verified Purchase<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>I felt the author brought to my attention what might be in the future. This is one of very few science fiction books I have read, but it has got me interested in this subject.<br \/>A good story mixing a possible afterlife, a mystery with a love affair.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcf281a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bcf281a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/RKYDV3BT1RU0X\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em>5.0 out of 5 stars<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/RKYDV3BT1RU0X\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em>Beautifully written!<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>By\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/pdp\/profile\/A3MFWIPIIEH084\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_pdp?ie=UTF8\"><em>Maxine<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0on June 10, 2013<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mindclone-youre-brain-without-called-ebook\/product-reviews\/B00BJWOHDE\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_fmt?ie=UTF8&amp;reviewerType=all_reviews&amp;pageSize=10&amp;sortBy=recent&amp;formatType=current_format\"><em>Format: Kindle Edition<\/em><\/a><em>|<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mindclone-youre-brain-without-called-ebook\/product-reviews\/B00BJWOHDE\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_rvwer?ie=UTF8&amp;reviewerType=avp_only_reviews&amp;pageSize=10&amp;sortBy=recent\"><em>Verified Purchase<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>I loved this book. The writing was so beautiful and in spite of my not usually reading science fiction, I was able to understand and follow everything. I especially liked the way the characters were developed. A great read for anyone! I highly recommend it.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50712c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50712c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/R1Z7VP66W8NZWQ\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em>5.0 out of 5 stars<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/R1Z7VP66W8NZWQ\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em>Review of MINDCLONE<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>By\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/pdp\/profile\/A19C772JQBW0VC\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_pdp?ie=UTF8\"><em>Edward W. Pullen<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0on June 9, 2013<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mindclone-youre-brain-without-called\/product-reviews\/1482626039\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_fmt?ie=UTF8&amp;reviewerType=all_reviews&amp;pageSize=10&amp;sortBy=recent&amp;formatType=current_format\"><em>Format: Paperback<\/em><\/a><em>|<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mindclone-youre-brain-without-called-ebook\/product-reviews\/B00BJWOHDE\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_rvwer?ie=UTF8&amp;reviewerType=avp_only_reviews&amp;pageSize=10&amp;sortBy=recent\"><em>Verified Purchase<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>Review of &#8220;MINDCLONE&#8221; by David Wolf<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><em><strong>Creative&#8230;Intelligent&#8230;. Challenging&#8230;. Skillful&#8230;. Intriguing&#8230;..5- Stars<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><em><strong>MINDCLONE takes the reader on a fascinating journey to a new realm of digital-Internet experiences and offers a potential for an everlasting &#8220;Afterlife&#8221;<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><em><strong>MINDCLONE is a journey with corporate intrigues, a world of classic music, new nano-technology, Internet-based justice and evolving romantic relationships. The author maintains momentum and keeps the reader guessing, all the way to the final chapter, skillfully navigates the journey&#8217;s twists and turns.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><em><strong>Once into MINDCLONE&#8217;s first 50 pages, I wanted my experience to last. I rationed myself to only 3-to 4 chapters per reading so to have time for contemplation.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><em><strong>Ed Pullen<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42ea274 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42ea274\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/R2F3REYQ4SN9XZ\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em>5.0 out of 5 stars<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/R2F3REYQ4SN9XZ\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em>Is this even a morally and ethically sound practice?<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>By\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/pdp\/profile\/AVCWJQW74WWMB\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_pdp?ie=UTF8\"><em>Kim Heimbuch<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0on June 7, 2013<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mindclone-youre-brain-without-called\/product-reviews\/1482626039\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_fmt?ie=UTF8&amp;reviewerType=all_reviews&amp;pageSize=10&amp;sortBy=recent&amp;formatType=current_format\"><em>Format: Paperback<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>Mindclone is a book about a guy, Marc, who offers up his brain scans as part of a new form of AI in development. While the prior trials had failed, Marc&#8217;s AI worked. Maybe too well. With access to the internet, it has literally become the most intelligent being alive. So smart, it knows how to manipulate the scientists within a matter of minutes of finding out it&#8217;s not real. Scanning the internet, Adam (the AI), realizes it might have a purpose after all as it starts decoding and decrypting plots, both foreign and domestic. But is it enough to make it feel whole?<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><em><strong>&#8220;But what good is that if you can&#8217;t even get half a hard-on? If you can&#8217;t even achieve the paltry release of masturbation?<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><em><strong>This book has an interesting cover, and while it doesn&#8217;t have professional cover appeal, it is still intriguing enough that someone walking by would probably pick it up to check it out, out of pure curiosity.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><em><strong>Author David T. Wolf dives straight into this story creating such realistic characters and a surprisingly vivid and warped story line that you never have time to foretell what will happen next. While the AI character takes hold of the first person narrative, it provides for a deeply emotional viewpoint of a much broader world and all of its inhabitants and raises a lot of &#8220;what if&#8221; questions. Is what being done a good thing? Will it be used for bad things? Who will ultimately have access to this technology? Is this even a morally and ethically sound practice? So many questions and so many lives hang balancing because of it.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><em><strong>This book grabs you from page one and drags you excitedly through to the last. Wolf has mastered the perfect pairing of animosity, sadness, guilt, anger, good and evil and leaves you wanting more. With an ending like this, I hope to see more from Wolf.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fae48d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fae48d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/RRN8Y6MXO1F4E\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em>5.0 out of 5 stars<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/RRN8Y6MXO1F4E\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em>Mindclone<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>By\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/pdp\/profile\/A37LY5KT4GOPW0\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_pdp?ie=UTF8\"><em>Robotopia<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0on June 4, 2013<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mindclone-youre-brain-without-called-ebook\/product-reviews\/B00BJWOHDE\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_fmt?ie=UTF8&amp;reviewerType=all_reviews&amp;pageSize=10&amp;sortBy=recent&amp;formatType=current_format\"><em>Format: Kindle Edition<\/em><\/a><em>|<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mindclone-youre-brain-without-called-ebook\/product-reviews\/B00BJWOHDE\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_rvwer?ie=UTF8&amp;reviewerType=avp_only_reviews&amp;pageSize=10&amp;sortBy=recent\"><em>Verified Purchase<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>With Mindclone, author David T. Wolf has taken us on a wild, joyride to the critical moments before the singularity described by Ray Kurzweil.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><em><strong>David playfully explores exponentially evolving artificial intelligence and neural science trends, including the now theoretical concept of uploading entire human minds, emotions and memories into computers. However, the author artfully dodges excessive technical jargon. His narrative flows easily and naturally. The story unfolds logically, and can be understood by any reader without degrees in physics, chemistry and electrical engineering. The story is a fast-paced leap into the future, is always urgent, and at times evokes fears for the protagonist and the other good folks.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><em><strong>Much science fiction in recent decades has been very dystopian, claiming that future technologies are causing a hell on earth, then ending by quickly retreating to the present with the message that our current world is the best of all possible habitats. This novel is definitely not dystopian. In this wonderful book, David engineers a positive vision of exploding IQ&#8217;s and calm introspection, while all evil in this tale flows from one human, a meat-brained vulture capitalist, in cahoots with the military industrial complex. This evil-doer corrupts politicians and bureaucrats, and turns them into craven amoral sycophants who help swell his ill-gotten billions and protect his unchecked power.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><em><strong>The lead character, Mark, is a freelance science writer with a troubled youth. He is conducting research for an article about a reputable science research corporation which is planning to upload human minds into special computer cores which they are designing. This historic event is a guarded secret. This tech corp solicited twelve volunteers (perhaps echoing the Biblical 12 disciples, or 12 signs of the zodiac?) willing to have their brains scanned at high resolution and uploaded. At the last moment, one of the volunteers withdraws. Mark fills that vacancy. This is fortuitous, because of the 12, only Mark&#8217;s uploaded mind emerges, becomes sentient and self-aware in total darkness and alone inside its computer home. A few weeks later, Mark&#8217;s hyper intelligent clone repairs the failed cores and helps human techies upload new brain scans.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><em><strong>Mark and his upload become rivals for the same girl, a beautiful young musician. However, Mark&#8217;s upload has no body, and can&#8217;t walk or function as a man.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><em><strong>When the tech corp becomes the target of the hostile takeover by the vulture capitalist, Mark&#8217;s uploaded clone flexes his powerful new mind in surprising ways. This makes me fantasize about being the first person in line when upload technology matures.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><em><strong>Without hesitation, I recommend Mindclone to all readers who are interesting in exploring the vessels and cultures all of us may soon may be inhabiting in less than a generation.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><em><strong>I first read about Mindclone on Twitter while vacationing in remote Maine, miles from any bookstore. I downloaded this book from Kindle onto my iPhone in seconds. I am glad I did. I read late into the night. The next morning, I couldn&#8217;t resist telling my friends at the motel about the Mindclone.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87a4dc0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"87a4dc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/R2L257FOI8CL21\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em>4.0 out of 5 stars<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/R2L257FOI8CL21\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em>Enjoyable Page turner<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>By\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/pdp\/profile\/A2382RYN12ITNO\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_pdp?ie=UTF8\"><em>Aforge<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0on June 1, 2013<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mindclone-youre-brain-without-called-ebook\/product-reviews\/B00BJWOHDE\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_fmt?ie=UTF8&amp;reviewerType=all_reviews&amp;pageSize=10&amp;sortBy=recent&amp;formatType=current_format\"><em>Format: Kindle Edition<\/em><\/a><em>|<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mindclone-youre-brain-without-called-ebook\/product-reviews\/B00BJWOHDE\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_rvwer?ie=UTF8&amp;reviewerType=avp_only_reviews&amp;pageSize=10&amp;sortBy=recent\"><em>Verified Purchase<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>Just finished and enjoyed it a lot.. Upbeat and not dystopian which makes a nice change from a lot of sci fi. I kept expecting more bad things to happen and glad they didn&#8217;t.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83a3579 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83a3579\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/RWDA2ZU66V4OX\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em>5.0 out of 5 stars<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/RWDA2ZU66V4OX\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em>An authentic voice<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>By\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/pdp\/profile\/A22TUGLYKPBA4Z\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_pdp?ie=UTF8\"><em>Kathy96<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0on April 5, 2013<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mindclone-youre-brain-without-called\/product-reviews\/1482626039\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_fmt?ie=UTF8&amp;reviewerType=all_reviews&amp;pageSize=10&amp;sortBy=recent&amp;formatType=current_format\"><em>Format: Paperback<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>Mindclone<br \/>By David Wolf<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><em><strong>An authentic voice<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><em><strong>This book has elements of science fiction, but it&#8217;s set in the here and now. It explores the real science behind artificial intelligence and brain-scanning, but it&#8217;s also a love story.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><em><strong>David Wolf has crafted a book that cleverly intertwines these topics and many more, including mystery, the stock market and classical music. It speaks with an authentic voice about subjects not familiar to the non-scientist, and even includes a romance and a bit of jealousy between a bright guy and his clone.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><em><strong>It&#8217;s clever, inventive, impressive, and timely. With humor and imagination, Wolf spins a complex tale of intrigue and love and music, a tale that can be understood by novices, as well as the scientific community. The dialogue is well crafted and believable, even when voiced by a clone.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><em><strong>It&#8217;s a fascinating story about scientists trying to complete a clone in deep secrecy, while staving off multi-millionaires intent on becoming multi-billionaires by manipulating Adam (the clone) to mastermind illegal activities.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84efd90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"84efd90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/R1ISVAOGO4CNRS\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em>5.0 out of 5 stars<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/R1ISVAOGO4CNRS\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em>Mindclone blows your mind<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>By\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/pdp\/profile\/ASETN4OFRFV2N\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_pdp?ie=UTF8\"><em>Harvey Jacobs<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0on March 26, 2013<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mindclone-youre-brain-without-called-ebook\/product-reviews\/B00BJWOHDE\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_fmt?ie=UTF8&amp;reviewerType=all_reviews&amp;pageSize=10&amp;sortBy=recent&amp;formatType=current_format\"><em>Format: Kindle Edition<\/em><\/a><em>|<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mindclone-youre-brain-without-called-ebook\/product-reviews\/B00BJWOHDE\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_rvwer?ie=UTF8&amp;reviewerType=avp_only_reviews&amp;pageSize=10&amp;sortBy=recent\"><em>Verified Purchase<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It took me into a new realm and taught me new things about AI, romantic love and classical music (three subjects on which the author shares his advanced knowledge). The idea of identical twins (one flesh and blood and one electronic) is intriguing and it&#8217;s interesting to read how, like real twins, their experience gradually reshapes them. The author found an interesting way to explain the &#8220;expositional&#8221; parts of the story, such as the science behind the science, in an interesting an exciting way as well as getting me so totally onboard with the love story that I was eager to spend time with Marc and Molly. The various plot lines&#8211;the mind cloning, the love story, the separation and growth of the &#8220;twins,&#8221; the militaristic potential of &#8220;Adam&#8221;&#8211;were woven together seamlessly. The author&#8217;s prose style made it easy for me to take this ride and I enjoyed it right to the very end.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5798bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e5798bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/R2KN6T6Z4VEVEC\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em>4.0 out of 5 stars<\/em><\/a><em><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/R2KN6T6Z4VEVEC\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em>Layered fun!<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>By\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/pdp\/profile\/A3I8ZCT0RCRYXC\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_pdp?ie=UTF8\"><em>Melanie Spiller<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0on March 11, 2013<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mindclone-youre-brain-without-called-ebook\/product-reviews\/B00BJWOHDE\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_fmt?ie=UTF8&amp;reviewerType=all_reviews&amp;pageSize=10&amp;sortBy=recent&amp;formatType=current_format\"><em>Format: Kindle Edition<\/em><\/a><em>|<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mindclone-youre-brain-without-called-ebook\/product-reviews\/B00BJWOHDE\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_rvwer?ie=UTF8&amp;reviewerType=avp_only_reviews&amp;pageSize=10&amp;sortBy=recent\"><em>Verified Purchase<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>This fast-paced story was a bit like peeling an onion&#8211;many-layered, with the sweet spot near the end. The characters are interwoven by changing viewpoints; only the AI character is first person, which lurches the reader into a very intimate experience with this strange new kind of being. Although there are classic plot elements, like good versus evil, Wolf keeps us guessing with quite a few of the characters about which side they&#8217;re on. The ending was a surprise and quite conclusive, but I could imagine a sequel with a whole Afterlife population. Wolf&#8217;s wit and clever knack with descriptions left me eager for the next book! More more more!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ab408d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ab408d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/R3PCBIOLDIRRZ9\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em>5.0 out of 5 stars<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/R3PCBIOLDIRRZ9\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em>Smart first rate thriller<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>By\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/pdp\/profile\/ACL7DEN6KWIO0\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_pdp?ie=UTF8\"><em>djo<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0on March 3, 2013<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mindclone-youre-brain-without-called-ebook\/product-reviews\/B00BJWOHDE\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_fmt?ie=UTF8&amp;reviewerType=all_reviews&amp;pageSize=10&amp;sortBy=recent&amp;formatType=current_format\"><em>Format: Kindle Edition<\/em><\/a><em>|<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mindclone-youre-brain-without-called-ebook\/product-reviews\/B00BJWOHDE\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_rvwer?ie=UTF8&amp;reviewerType=avp_only_reviews&amp;pageSize=10&amp;sortBy=recent\"><em>Verified Purchase<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>A cyber story and a people story woven together into a first rate thriller.<br \/>the cyber part is interesting, enlightening, yet inviting to read even for a cyber Neanderthal like me. And the people part features characters who are intelligent, human, and keep you involved.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>A cyber story&#8211;interesting, enlightening, yet inviting to read&#8211;and a people story with characters who are intelligent, human, and keep you involved&#8211;woven together into a first rate thriller.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc7d244 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc7d244\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/R3OCSRI70T096V\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em><strong>4.0 out of 5 stars<\/strong><\/em><\/a><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/R3OCSRI70T096V\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em>no body? never mind.<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>By\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/pdp\/profile\/A2698CB62LLTBL\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_pdp?ie=UTF8\"><em>richard w<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0on February 27, 2013<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mindclone-youre-brain-without-called-ebook\/product-reviews\/B00BJWOHDE\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_fmt?ie=UTF8&amp;reviewerType=all_reviews&amp;pageSize=10&amp;sortBy=recent&amp;formatType=current_format\"><em>Format: Kindle Edition<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>great story, well written. the ai is plausible, wolf has done his homework. good action writing too. memorable women characters. food, music. there&#8217;s even sex!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a0ee0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a0ee0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/R1A3KTTY67GJ9W\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em>5.0 out of 5 stars<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/customer-reviews\/R1A3KTTY67GJ9W\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJWOHDE\"><em>A wonderful combination of cyber technology and the frustrations of the love triangle.<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>By\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/pdp\/profile\/A1JLRE1JSFSK7C\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_pdp?ie=UTF8\"><em>Sandra L. Oertell<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0on February 23, 2013<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mindclone-youre-brain-without-called-ebook\/product-reviews\/B00BJWOHDE\/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_fmt?ie=UTF8&amp;reviewerType=all_reviews&amp;pageSize=10&amp;sortBy=recent&amp;formatType=current_format\"><em>Format: Kindle Edition<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>If you want to learn something while you are being entertained, with some sexual tension thrown into the pot, this is the book for you! There is a lot going on, and I might have preferred it to be a two volume set, with just a bit more detail at a slightly slower pace. I am looking forward to your next offering!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7975f45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7975f45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1><strong><em>REVIEWS FROM THE UK:<\/em><\/strong><\/h1><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/customer-reviews\/R3RQ0FQQY4PWMZ\/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=1482626039\"><em>3.0 out of 5 stars<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/customer-reviews\/R3RQ0FQQY4PWMZ\/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=1482626039\"><em>Knowing is Everything<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>By\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/pdp\/profile\/A1W521DFA03ZHZ\/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_pdp?ie=UTF8\"><em>B. Fatemi<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0on 6 May 2017<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Mindclone-youre-brain-without-called\/product-reviews\/1482626039\/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_fmt?ie=UTF8&amp;reviewerType=all_reviews&amp;formatType=current_format\"><em>Format: Paperback<\/em><\/a><em>|<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Mindclone-youre-brain-without-called\/product-reviews\/1482626039\/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_rvwer?ie=UTF8&amp;reviewerType=avp_only_reviews\"><em>Verified Purchase<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>MINDCLONE by David T. Wolf<br \/>Champagne Cork Press, California, USA<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><em><strong>This exciting AI novel is the story of a science writer and his cloned mind.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><em><strong>Reading it gave me the unexpected feeling I was\u00a0warming my hands on the brains of others.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><em><strong>Fears about AI are allayed by Wolf\u2019s description of a utopia that can be achieved by reliance on pure technology. The \u2018entity\u2019 which is called Adam and began life as a clone has developed his powers until he can clone others to improve our world. The tension between the original, Mark, and Adam is as well-developed as Willy Russell\u2019s Blood Brothers. The plot seduces us into rooting for the \u2018entity\u2019 and fully understanding Mark\u2019s tears when he realizes Adam is defunct. The book succeeds in convincing us that a machine which improves the functioning of our world is to be given carte blanche rather than the power hungry mongrels who want to rule. Wolf does not envisage a power failure, which may have been interesting.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><em><strong>His book is threaded with the belief that something can be done to help us emotionally as well as technically and his faith in this is infectious.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9793e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e9793e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/customer-reviews\/R1UST2SDMRWYRP\/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=1482626039\"><em>5.0 out of 5 stars<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/customer-reviews\/R1UST2SDMRWYRP\/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=1482626039\"><em>Believable science<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>By\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/pdp\/profile\/A3TPQJIQCL6M8Y\/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_pdp?ie=UTF8\"><em>ML H.<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0on 13 April 2014<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Mindclone-youre-brain-without-called-ebook\/product-reviews\/B00BJWOHDE\/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_fmt?ie=UTF8&amp;reviewerType=all_reviews&amp;formatType=current_format\"><em>Format: Kindle Edition<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>There have been some great films about AI over the years and the idea of down loading the human mind just takes the theme to the next stage.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><em><strong>I can\u2019t really comment of the science and theory that is referred to in Mindclone, but the writing is very good and so it comes over as quite believable.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you&#8217;re a brain without a body, can you still be called human? \u00a0 The entity awakens, unaware at first that he is not the human he thinks he is: science writer Marc Gregorio. 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