I never thought a novel with a name like “Robopocalypse” (by Daniel H. Wilson) would be so good.
The name made me chuckle, and I started reading it (actually, listening to it, as in my walk home from work I indulge in fantasy and sci fi) without thinking I would like it that much. I was wrong. (I don’t research my books before starting them, I like to be surprised)
The story starts at the end, when humans won the war against the machines. The plot unfolds as Cormac Wallace tells the story from the beginning of the war (Archos’ –the AI that wants to kill us– awakening) to the very end, 3 years later; using as source for this document that is the book, footage recorded by machines, interviews with survivors, and his own memories.
I highly recommend it, you won’t regret the time invested in it.
As I usually do, I Googled information about it after finishing it, and just found out there’s a movie planned (directed by no other than Steven Spielberg, who won my heart with back to the future so many years ago), let’s hope it’s as good as the novel!