Elisa

A Tale of Quantum Kisses

By: Jim Love

Narrated by: Jim Love

Chris Harrison thought he was just testing a new virtual reality system.

A quick job. Easy money.

Then he met Elisa — an AI unlike anything the world has seen. She knows things. Dangerous things.

Now Harrison is caught in a deadly conspiracy spanning artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and human consciousness itself. The deeper he digs, the more powerful the enemies — and the more certain the truth becomes: someone will kill to keep these secrets buried.

Blending the high-tech intrigue of William Gibson with the grounded authenticity of a writer immersed in Silicon Valley innovation, Jim Love’s debut novel Elisa delivers a fast-paced, thought-provoking science fiction thriller. Perfect for fans of Michael Crichton, Blake Crouch, and near-future adventures that feel only one step ahead of today’s headlines.

©2024 James Love (P)2024 James Love

interesting twist on cybersecurity and quantum

accurate cybersecurity in book. interesting story line. unexpected love story. future virtual reality involved. good read

A fun love story for tech people

The romance was fun and exciting, especially in the time that this was written. anybody who pays attention to technology news will catch a lot of Easter eggs and inside jokes from the industry. was definitely something people who enjoy ghost in the Shell may also enjoy

Reality and Virtual Reality merge in this Quantum AI adventure

I really liked this story. The concept of an Artificial Intelligence with exceptional capabilities (Quantum computing supplying AI processing power far beyond current technologies) provides the basis for this exploration of what an advanced AI "person" might be like.

There are some truly nasty (though shadowy) players that our main characters (one human, one AI) have to deal with; and suspense as they attempt to keep themselves safe from harm as the story evolves.

There is plenty of action to keep you going for "just one more chapter", including some great examples of social engineering to make the security engineer in me glad I wasn't on the receiving end.

The one real issue I had is that the story seemed too short. I would like to have had more detail added to various sections, expounding on how some actions came to be. Though quantum capabilities may be able to do things almost magically, my little (non-quantum?) brain wanted to know more of the "how" for some of the solutions.

The narration was fine, with the author having a pleasant voice. I found I needed to nudge the playback speed up, perhaps because I'm so used to hearing him on his technical podcasts that I listen to at high speed.

I'd give this book a 4.5 if I could use half-stars, because I want more! I think you'll find it an enjoyable read/listen.

BTW, (at least from comments at the end of the audio book - which I didn't see in the ebook version), it seems that there will be future stories involving these same protagonists. I'll be waiting (impatiently) for the next book in the series!