It shows just how dependant people can become on technology and how obessed we actually are already with Twitter/Facebook/Social Media etc, but this book twisted that and made it darker. It's also not the normal type of book I go for, considering I go for something a lot more lets me forget the world than anything else.īut this book, it gripped me from the start and was terrifying in a way that this could actually happen in a sense. This was one of them books that I got recommended a few years ago now, it has sat on my Kindle for pretty much most of that time. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - 'Great book, engaging themes and learnt a bit about South African history, British history. Also, interesting perspective on South Africa's troubled history.' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - 'I found this book very action packed and couldn't out it down. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - “A sublime piece of fiction. Kind of like District 9 meets Back to the Future. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - “Brilliant read and I do not even like sci-fi” What some readers are saying about his latest book, Snowing in Johannesburg. Tweet Mark at or visit his author facebook page at. Mark wanted to see what he could do with his time, rather than firing small, irate birds at intricate constructions. Mark's first book, The Singularity, was written over the period of two years, on his iPhone, on the tube to and from work. Mark moved to the United Kingdom where he now works as a full time computer geek, husband and dad, and a part time writer and photographer. Mark Rodseth was born in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1976, and spent the first twenty five years of his life in a country that transformed from white ruled Apartheid to a full democracy. This story contains profanity and scenes of a violent and sexual nature. In his journey, he uncovers a disturbing truth about the corporation which chaperones humanity. The Singularity is a harrowing story of a brilliant scientist who turns against uCorp and joins The Resistance to destroy them from the inside. I am going to make amends for my crimes against humanity. I am Peter Stalk, a scientist responsible for the uCorp systems which monitor status updates and interpret their emotion and look for anomalies – or what uCorp call Paradox Alerts. And those that stray will face the horror of Re-Socialisation.

These are the three principles that contain the human spirit: Transparency. This is a society addicted to technology - a society who have sacrificed their privacy and freedom for convenience and security. This is a world where citizens are monitored and profiled through mandated status updates. This is a time where the world is ruled by a mighty Corporation, uCorp.

Those that fail to comply are taken away for Re-Socialisation. The Singularity is Sci Fi Dystopia where the world is controlled by UCorp, a Big Brother corporation who monitor and profile people through mandated social networking.

The Singularity by Mark Rodseth