"Henry, a brilliant but reclusive engineer, has achieved the crowning discovery of his career; he's created an artificially intelligent consciousness. He names the half-formed robot William.
But there's something strange about William.
It's not that his skin feels like balloon rubber and is the colour of curdled milk, nor is it his thick gurgling laugh or the way his tongue curls towards his crooked top teeth. It is the way he looks at Henry's wife, Lily.
Henry created William but he is starting to lose control of him. As William's fixation with Lily grows and threatens to bring harm to their house, Henry has no choice but to destroy William.
But William isn't gone. Filled with jealousy for humanity, for its capacity to love and create life, William starts to haunt the house.
He lurks behind each locked door. You can hear him muttering in the eaves of the attic. He is whispering in Henry's head. And he will be the one to take control . . .
William is a new kind of ghost story, where the haunting is not from another world, but from inside your home. Inside your head . . ."
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I do enjoy a quick horror read every now and again, not so much science fiction, but William is a bit of both and I really enjoyed it.
I don't want to give too much away about the plot or what goes on in the story but just to say that it's riveting from the very start and scarily plausible, especially where AI is concerned. It's also a pretty quick read so if you have stuff to do, don't start this otherwise it won't get done!
The characters are excellent and Mason Coile describes them vividly which makes it all the more chilling. I loved the twist at the end which I didn't see coming and I do hope there is a sequel.
Recommended to those of you who love a deliciously creepy, quick read and many thanks to the author, John Murray Press, Baskerville and NetGalley for enabling me to read and share my thoughts of this disturbing but riveting book.
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