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Refurbished: AI Reborn 1 (Mind Refurbs) Kindle Edition

by Isaac Hooke (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Dead before thirty.
Reborn as an AI at two hundred.

Eric lives a normal life. He has a job. A girlfriend. He owns an apartment. He matters.

And then he dies.

He wakes up a couple of centuries later inside an advanced infantry robot whose AI core harbors his consciousness. In industry parlance, he is what's known as a Mind Refurb.

Eric is soon thrust into an experimental army unit known as the Bolt Eaters, composed of fellow Mind Refurbs. Thrown into the latest cesspools of war and conflict across the world, the Bolt Eaters make short work of any opponents. It's almost a cakewalk for the high-tech robots.

His latest deployment is just about to end, and Eric is looking forward to spending the next few months exploring the different virtual reality worlds available to AIs like himself, when aliens decide to invade, stranding his unit in the middle of nowhere, cut off from all support.

That's right, the feces has smashed right through the fan, and now he must face the ultimate test with the machines he has come to know as brothers: a deadly game of cat and mouse, played against a technologically superior, utterly alien foe; a game whose stakes include not just their lives, but the lives of every man, woman, and child on the planet.

It's time to matter once more.
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07DBSL4RF
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ (June 4, 2018)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 4, 2018
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 306 pages
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USA Today bestselling author Isaac Hooke holds a degree in [REDACTED] and once worked as a top [REDACTED] for [REDACTED]. He is an avid [REDACTED] who splits his time between the lush countries of [REDACTED] and [REDACTED]. Please direct all FOIA requests to ATTN: IMO-2 (FOIA), 7400 Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-7400

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List of Isaac's books:

(listed in chronological reading order for each series)

MILITARY SCIENCE FICTION - General

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WORLD WAR R - A Tale of the Robot Apocalypse

World War R (Book 1)

World War R 2 (Book 2)

World War R 3 (Book 3)

CHRONICLES OF A CYBORG (Post-Apocalyptic)

Warden (Book 1)

Warden 2 (Book 2)

Warden 3 (Book 3)

Warden 4 (Book 4)

MILITARY SCIENCE FICTION - ATLAS Universe

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ATLAS TRILOGY (Mech warfare):

ATLAS (Book 1)

ATLAS 2 (Book 2)

ATLAS 3 (Book 3)

THE ALIEN WAR TRILOGY (Mech warfare):

Hoplite (Book 1)

Zeus (Book 2)

Titan (Book 3)

MECH (Mech warfare)

Mech (Book 1)

Mech 2 (Book 2)

Mech 3 (Book 3)

ARGONAUTS (Mech & infantry warfare):

Bug Hunt (Book 1)

You Are Prey (Book 2)

Alien Empress (Book 3)

Quantum Predation (Book 4)

Robot Dust Bunnies (Book 5)

City of Phants (Book 6)

Rade's Fury (Book 7)

Mechs vs Dinosaurs (Book 8)

Operation: Bug Spray (Book 9)

A CAPTAIN'S CRUCIBLE (Fleet warfare):

Flagship (Book 1)

Test of Mettle (Book 2)

Cradle of War (Book 3)

Planet Killer (Book 4)

Worlds at War (Book 5)

MILITARY SCIENCE FICTION - Mind Refurbs Universe

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AI Reborn (3 books)

Battle Harem (3 books)

Bolt Eaters (3 books)

AI Fleet (3 books)

AI Empire (3 books)

SCIENCE FICTION

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THE FOREVER GATE

Series 1: First story arc

The Dream (Book 1)

A Second Chance (Book 2)

The Mirror Breaks (Book 3)

They Have Wakened Death (Book 4)

I Have Seen Forever (Book 5)

Series 2: Second story arc

Rebirth (Book 6)

Walls of Steel (Book 7)

The Pendulum Swings (Book 8)

The Last Stand (Book 9)

STAR WARRIOR

Star Warrior (Book 1)

Bender of Worlds (Book 2)

He Who Crosses Death (Book 3)

Doom Wielder (Book 4)

EPIC FANTASY

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MONSTER BREAKER SERIES

Breaker (Book 1)

Conqueror (Book 2)

Defiler (Book 3)

Emperor (Book 4)

Fighter (Book 5)

THE BARBARIAN CODE SERIES

The Sword (Book 1)

THRILLERS

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THE ETHAN GALAAL SERIES

Clandestine (Book 1)

A Cold Day In Mosul (Book 2)

Terminal Phase (Book 3)

Boiling Point (Book 4 - Coming Soon)

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Mike Keller
5.0 out of 5 stars Deadly mechs, driven by dead pilots, fight to protect the world from alien invaders.
Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2019
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Downloading the mind and memories of soldiers who died years before into the memory banks on a mech enabled the mech's AI to merge control with the pilot-brain. The fight against the alien invaders was fought by the mechanized minds in the Cicada mechs, while controlling hundreds of tanks, robots, drone and aircraft.

The storyline runs red with hydraulic fluid leaking from damaged mechs and the action sequences are plausible. The characters are slightly mechanical, adjusting to their metal bodies. The adjustment is easier without the pesky emotions which are suppressed by the AI.

Good story, great read. I can recommend it.
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Tghu Verd
4.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining 'cyborg soldier' situation
Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 2019
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This is a pretty straightforward novel, but in a good way, with the protagonist, Erik Scala, transplanted into a combat robot almost two centuries after he's died, with no rights and very little option but to do what the US Army command him to. Apart from transplanted intelligences, the world of the future has all the same issues that we have now, and after basic training Erik is dropped into a platoon of like-minded robots and they are airlifted to various battles to fight whatever bad guys pop up into their laser guided sights.

This aspect of the story works well, with Erik essentially a fish-out-of-water whose fumbling to understand things allows Hooke to examine various aspects of war, the military mind, and team bonding. Not that he labors the point, but Erik is the curious kind and Army types seem naturally grumpy so time is spent discussing such topics.

I also liked that characters die. Rambo-style charges against assault weapons are not generally survivable and if you swap out Rambo for a robot and assault weapons for much heavier ordnance then you get the idea. Full on fighting military stories where the protagonist's rag-tag band of misfits all survive no matter what is thrown at them are not satisfying because they have no tension. Hooke seems to understand this, and Erik suffers the pain of loss even if it's muted by machine managed emotions.

What I didn't like so much was the alien invasion sequences. Hooke seemed on less solid ground in a narrative sense, as if his Army knowledge was built from experience and the alien encounters were built from imagination. Which they are, of course, but it seemed a little less robust compared to the build up.

Still, it was not badly done and overall this was an enjoyable yarn that leads into a sequel I'll probably buy.
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David
3.0 out of 5 stars It's good sci-fi geek stuff!
Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2019
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I read the Kindle version, and it's been proofread well, so it's an easy, comfortable read. I got into the story very quickly, and I tend to gravitate towards science-fiction techno-geek stuff, but if that's your thing as well, you'll probably like this.
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NoraP
5.0 out of 5 stars Humans packed into bots in the middle of the freakin alien apocalypse whoohoo
Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2018
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Refurbished has everything that makes Isaac’s books so entertaining, it is a fast-paced, action filled fun read. I was intrigued by the subject of the human mind uploaded into a robot body and forced to fight as a sentient war machine, but to be totally honest up to halfway through the book it wasn’t quite like what I expected. Having read the Atlas and the Alien War trilogies and all the Argonauts books I just couldn’t quit drawing parallels: situations, enemy/alien characteristics... the constant reminder that Slate is like a less badass and less funny version of Bender (and I'm a huge fan of the ‘Pussywillow’ so that is not necessarily a good thing in my eye). It was also really hard for me to actually like these characters at the beginning... Is this what humans really are if you strip away the emotions: bunch of horny psychopaths? If there is no remorse, no conscience, no compassion or fear just some twisted sense of duty and pure lust are we really reduced to oversexed killing machines? I really hoped Isaac won’t leave his characters in this dark state and will use this to show some great character development, so I kept reading. And it is a damned good thing I did because it all falls into place once the aliens arrive weapons blazing. And while the action is being revved up, some interesting questions of humanity and machine sentience come up as well. So all in all this becomes a genuine Isaac Hooke story in the end.
Maybe it is also not entirely fair of me to compare this to other completely unrelated books of the author and looking at it as the first part of a trilogy building up to some seriously kickass action Refurbished clearly deserves its 5 stars. Definitely looking forward to the next book!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Characters realistic. Story line ok. I would recommend to sci go fans.. Length.longer than quick read but easy read. Language foul.
Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2020
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Sex scenes vulgar and not sure contributed to story line. Really liked initial chapters 1-5. Going to read next chapter now.
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Juney4
5.0 out of 5 stars A book that really draws you in
Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2018
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I found that I could really relate to and put myself in the place of this character. I have been times when I was in the military when I have felt emotionally detached and it was not actually me that was doing the things I was doing and I didn't feel back to myself until years after I got out of the military. So from this character was doing things as an automaton it was me again. The plots were good, theater action between mates were believable, and the enemies were quite formidable. A very good read!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great tribute to the Military.
Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2018
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This is the first book of a trilogy and the author published all the books at the same time. I recommend getting all of them because you won't want to stop reading. I also consider these to be a tribute to all of our military. Each book describes incidents, reactions, and emotions I believe all military personnel and units have experienced in some way. This shows how much we truly owe all of them.

This book starts with the memory of a young programmer and his memory of his death in a convenience store robbery. Fast forward 200 years and he is a brain in an experimental Military robot. He goes through integration with his platoon and training for their mission, almost completing the mission, and finding out their platoon is the only thing between Earth and humanity's survival and annihilation of everything they know and love.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting read
Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2018
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Fast paced read but still takes time to develop the characters. I thought the premise of the book while not necessarily unique puts a unique twist on the concept of the melding of man and machine. There is a cliffhanger ending so be prepared to move right into book two.
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5.0 out of 5 stars I liked it
Reviewed in Canada on June 17, 2018
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The book ends in a cliffhanger, coupled with the current price, anyone who finished this and liked it should, in theory, get the sequel ASAP.

Action scenes were well-written. I like how the action sequences were storyboarded with the clear intent to showcase the futuristic technology without just going through the motions ( save for that line about the Bolt Eaters Raven swarm in a war of attrition with Bokerov's).

It gave a fair bit of examination on a certain existential question in-between and during skirmishes.
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Ruben
5.0 out of 5 stars EXCELLENT!
Reviewed in Mexico on June 13, 2018
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Refurbished is a military science fiction novel that grips you and makes you feel the emotions of each character. The bad guys are really scary!
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vic
5.0 out of 5 stars Termite invasion
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 9, 2019
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A great idea Isaac replicating machines, and finding ways to stop them. This is good scfi, can not wait to read the next book.
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François Uldry
3.0 out of 5 stars Hummmm
Reviewed in France on April 28, 2019
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It is not a bad book; but it starts with a theme and switches right in the middle to another, without foreshadowing nor any sense. It is disappointing.
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Stephen McAuliffe
5.0 out of 5 stars Refurbished
Reviewed in Australia on June 11, 2018
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A awesome start to a new series and great baseline to all the characters in the book. Also good finish to book one as it leaves you wanting to know what happens to Eric. Thanks Isaac looking foward to reading book 2.
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