Show HN: Looking for Feedback on My “Computer Science Fiction” Novel Blue Screen

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3 years ago

This has been my Covid burnout project and I would love any thoughts or input, especially about the Bash code. I just am finishing the first chapter of the audiobook and would love any thoughts, positive or negative.

The full pdf here: https://KyleBenzle.com/BlueScreen.pdf

Free first chapter of the audiobook: https://soundcloud.com/landgrant/blue-screen-chapter-1

Giving away the Amazon ebook: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B084GHLYSX

Blurb: Peter Gustafson wants to save the world. In the year 2984, Peter is an average kid with a secret; he’s a well-behaved tenth-grader by day but cryptographic entrepreneur and hacker by night. When the electricity mysteriously goes out in his hometown, Peter takes it upon himself to investigate. The adventure leads the young hacker to a large transmitting station and into a battle of wits with the greatest AI ever created. The machine requires a human to help "throw the switch" and give it full control so engineered the power outage as a test to lure its latest recruit, Peter Gustafson.

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