Snapshot

Posted on by

Snapshot is a Science Fiction detective story following Anthony Davis, a cop assigned to Snapshot Duty In this vivid world that author Brandon Sanderson has built, society can create a snapshot of a specific day in time The experiences people have, the paths they follow all of them are real again for a one day in the snapshot All for the purposes of investigation by the court Davis s job as a cop on Snapshot Duty is straight forward Sometimes he is tasked with finding where a criminal dumped a weapon Sometimes he is tasked with documenting domestic disputes Simple Mundane One day, in between two snapshot assignments, Davis decides to investigate the memory of a call that was mysteriously never logged at the precinct, and he makes a horrifying discovery.As in all many stories, Snapshot follows a wonderfully flawed character as he attempts to solve a horrific crime Sanderson proves that no matter the genre, he is one of the most skilled storytellers in the business. Read Snapshot author Brandon Sanderson – kino-fada.fr Well, what can I say It s Brandon Sanderson, you know what to expect here Snapshot is a compelling mini gem of a Sci Fi novellaThe last time I read anything by Brandon Sanderson, it was Arcanum Unbounded around six months ago this fact itself is a sin already I ve caught up to all his books and novellas in his Cosmere universe and I told myself I won t read anything written by him outside of that universe Why Well, I have this belief that just because it s not his main series, it won t be Well, what can I say It s Brandon Sanderson, you know what to expect here Snapshot is a compelling mini gem of a Sci Fi novellaThe last time I read anything by Brandon Sanderson, it was Arcanum Unbounded around six months ago this fact itself is a sin already I ve caught up to all his books and novellas in his Cosmere universe and I told myself I won t read anything written by him outside of that universe Why Well, I have this belief that just because it s not his main series, it won t be as good or creative Don t judge me, based on my experience, this has almost always been the case Alas, here I am, who was I kidding Less than two months left until Oathbringer s releas...Great layering of a short story This stated off a bit slow, when the science of the Snapshot was being explained they was left as left to the bean counters However when you get into it this is a great little detective story Brandon Sanderson manages to combine the future technology into a modern day detective story with a couple of twists We are told the story from detective Davis ...I know, I knowYou worship anything this man publishes It s bias It s prejudice It s it s favoritism To those accusations I say you re absolutely right I m astonished at Brandon Sanderson s ability to im...I received a review copy of Snapshot in exchange for an honest review I would like to thank Brandon Sanderson and Gollancz for the opportunity This novella arrived on my doorstep at 11 30 this morning I picked it up, loved the cover, read the blurb and decided to stop what I was doing I dived headfirst into this sci fi cop thriller and had finished it within 2 hours I have a to be read list of over 300 books so that fact that the book looked so good that I changed my day s plans to suit I received a review copy of Snapshot in exchange for an honest review I would like to thank Brandon Sanderson and Gollancz for the opportunity This novella arrived on my doorstep at 11 30 this morning I picked it up, loved the cover, read the blurb and decided to stop what I was doing I dived headfirst into this sci fi cop thriller and had finished it within 2 hours I have a to be read list of over 300 books so that fact that the book looked so good that I changed my day s plans to suit and did not put it down once just shows that I found Snapshot to be an excellent and thrilling bite size futuristic drama that has surprising depth for its 120 pages Although it doesn t specify when exactly, Snapshot is set in the near future Anthony Davis and his partner Chaz are two cops At the start of the narrative, they are int...Brandon Sanderson s new SF detective novella about 100 pages long was a pretty twisty read I read it twice over the weekend, the second time to look for all the clues I had missed on my first read Review first posted on Fantasy Literature In an alternate version of the United States, the city of Clipperton has cutting edge technology built underneath it that enables those who control it to exactly recreate a particular day in that city s recent history a Snapshot of that day, complete with Brandon Sanderson s new SF detective novella about 100 pages long was a pretty twisty read I read it twice over the weekend, the second time to look for all the clues I had missed on my first read Review first posted on Fantasy Literature In an alternate version of the United States, the city of Clipperton has cutting edge technology built underneath it that enables those who control it to exactly recreate a particular day in that city s recent history a Snapshot of that day, complete with exact duplicates of all of the places and people that were in the city at that time Unless an outside force intervenes, the events of that day will be precisely replicated within the Snapshot The police force assigns particular cops to Snapshot duty, inserting them into this re created day in order to in...Sanderson is a magician He shows you one thing and you think you are so smart and have it all figured out because it is definitely Cornel Mustard in the conservatory with the Candlestick but then BAM POW he does that writing magic that he does and it is amazing and you should have seen it all along but it was Doby in the Quiddich Pitch with a love potion, who knew.I thought I knew what was happening and what the reveal would be but again I missed it and was totally wrong This reminds me of an Sanderson is a magician He shows you one thing and you think you are so smart and have it all figured out because it is definitely Cornel Mustard in the conservatory with the Candlestick but then BAM POW he does that writing magic that he does and it is amazing and you should have seen it all along but it was Dob...Wow Once again Brandon Sanderson conjures the unexpected and the expected A story you did not know you needed, and brilliance you knew he would deliver.This one is best experienced knowing as little as possible about the plot, but the premise basics are as follows Law enforcement in the city of New Clipperton have access to a facility that enables them to recreate a day in the recent past exactly This Snapshot consists of an exact recreation of the city, the people and everything else in it Wow Once again Brandon Sanderson conjures the un...This was another excellent Sanderson sci fi novella The story might have been short but that did not stop both the world and characters from feeling well fleshed out The story itself was exciting, engaging, and packed with a few shock twists and turns The story sort of felt a little like a cross between The Matrix and Minority Report In the future the technology exists to recreate snapshots of past days Davis and Chaz are snapshot detectives They enter the recreation in order to observe and This was another excellent Sanderson sci fi novella The story might have been short but that did not stop both the world and characters from feeling well fleshed out The story itself was exciting, engaging, and packed with a few shock twists and turns The story sort of felt a little like a cross between The Matrix and Minority Report In the future the technology exists to recreate sn...Thanks, Tadiana, for letting me know about this one What a cool novella this was Impress your friends by dropping that statement into casual conversation Davis and his partner Chaz are police detectives, but their beat is different from any other they re employed by a controversial program called Snapshot, which recreates a specific day down to the tiniest detail In a Snapshot, they re the only real people everyone else is a dupe Snapshots are based on days when an unsolved crime was Thanks, Tadiana, for letting me know about this one What a cool novella this was Impress your friends by dropping that statement into casual conversation Davis and his partner Chaz are police detectives, but their beat is different from any other they re employed by a controversial program called Snapshot, which recreates a specific day down to the tiniest detail In a Sna...Ah, I think this is one of Sanderson s better novellas, easily, and not just because it s housed in a police drama genre The simple concept of a whole world that can be replayed like a virtual reality is very much a Cosmere concept, but what he does with it, replaying the reality of the last day in order to hunt down a serial murderer, is really cool.I can totally see myself getting into this as a part of a longer series, but the actions and events of this one is quite satisfying I m not Ah, I think this is one of Sanderson s better novellas, easily, and not just because it s housed in a police drama genre The simple concept of a whole world that can be replayed like a virtual reality is very much a Cosmere concept, but what he does with it, replaying the reality of the last day in order to hunt down a serial murderer, ...

Snapshot
  • English
  • 14 December 2019
  • Leather Bound
  • 123 pages
  • Brandon Sanderson
  • Snapshot