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[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "The Pandora Paradox" by Dee Roberts.]

The Pandora Paradox: The Future has a Plan for the Past by Dee Roberts is a sci-fi/fantasy that revolves around technology taking over the world. The Agency, a single one-world organization that created a social credit system without mobile phones, was developed in 2033. As it gets closer to the year 2050, they realize they have a society with no worries. Humans care about nothing and have no free will because technology dictates everything they do. It is a world of oppression, processes, and slavery where technology rules—a place where Lazarus will have you shot just for laughing. Robert, a human, and an AI computer component, Bee, team up with multiple other characters to combat Lazarus, an AI component, to save humanity. Their battles carry them back and forth between the human world and the virtual world. There is a paradox between the past and future. Do you know what it is? Can only one world exist, or must they co-exist together? Can humanity be saved? Or will humanity continue to be ruled by technology? Read this book to find out.

There are a couple of things I like about this book. Firstly, the author has done a fantastic job with character development. The reader can easily visualize the characters regardless if they are human or a computer component. Secondly, the author provides many lessons for us to learn. My two favorites are to listen to your inner voice, and revenge is an unsatisfied drug. If your inner voice tells you that something is wrong, it probably is. Once you take revenge, the wrong does not go away; therefore, you seek more.

I was not fond of the book's implication that humans can be ruled by technology. Realizing how dependent humanity has become on computers was unsettling to me. It made me stop and think about how reliant I am on computers. I do not remember the last time I read a book that was not on the computer and how most professions rely on computers. Also, I did not like that a professional editor had not edited this 604-page book.

The book is full of errors consisting of missing words and verb misuse. These errors were distracting and made the book a slow read. For these reasons, I give this book 3 out of 4 stars. The book would merit full stars if a professional editor edited it.

I recommend this book to readers who enjoy sci-fi/fantasy books and gamers. This book would make an exciting video game. I do caution readers that this book does contain non-borderline profanity, violence, and cloning. This content may be disturbing to some readers.

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I would not have guessed from the cover design that this book is about AI intelligence! I do agree with you that humans can't be fully ruled by technology. But, it is startling that we depend on computers so much these days. I am sorry that the lack of editing prevented you from fully enjoying the book. Thanks for giving your honest opinion of The Pandora Paradox.

This seems like an engaging novel that also offers some food for thought on important issues. I hope the author does another round of editing to "clean" his book. Thank you for your great review!

I thought it was clever to include that the book would make a good video game. That makes me think that this read is very enjoyable and fun to read. Thanks for the great , detailed review

Sounds like an interesting book, but also disturbing with the amount of technology currently surrounding us.

People controlled by technology is indeed a scary idea! I love those nuggets of wisdom that you have mentioned. Thanks for the review.

The paradox really comes out when technology controls and enslaves people instead of helping them solve some issues.So unfortunate!!.Anyway this is a great review.

I wasn't prepared for the plot of this novel.
Excellent review!

This book is like a silent glimpse into the future we do not know not see.

Pandora Paradox. The name has me thinking its doomsday soon. It isn't long before the future is for certain under the control of machines and tech. Good review and it should definitely be made into a game.

This sounds like a problem we are already facing. People have become so reliant on technology. It’s a scary idea to have it run our entire lives. Sounds like a good story. It’s too bad the editing errors were distracting.