If youve read the books description it sells short the amount of humour present in the book Throughout I chuckled at the turns of phrase and laughed at the view it takes of a society obsessed over social media and willing to sacrifice privacy in the name of convenience On more than one occasion the writings wit reminded me of Douglas AdamsWA Stanley Eyeimplant employee Emma Castle gets reassigned to deal with the crazy new illness thats putting millions on Earth in a nearcoma Life in 2079 revolves around AI devices including eyeGo the visual implant installed in everyone from the age of nine Emma an eyeGo health technician gets sucked into investigating a potential link between the eye implant and the affliction While people around Earth drop like inebriated flies Emma uncovers a potential conspiracy that could rock humankind and technology Teaming up with a private investigator a hacking guru a senior member of The Milky Way Library and a milliondollar AI assistant Emma races to stop the devastation before everyone is toast SHINY METAL BOXES the first installment in The Wormholescope Chronicles is a science fiction novel that falls into the abyss of technology addiction