A solid read, even though I wanted to strangle the editors. I realize this is a U.S. edition, but some effort to manage quotation marks in a consistent manner--or just leave them as British, good grief--would have been nice. Also, some chapters that felt really thin and random toward the end, a lot of loose threads weren't wrapped up, and the title notion, that of "damage time," never really got the consistent thematic attention it deserved. As it was, it was just a cool-sounding title.

Overall, this was a solid read, with a more-than-solid, superb setup. Characters interesting, writing engaging, plot fun and with a surprising amount of soul to it. I just wish they'd stuck the editing, really.

Good book. Interesting take on consciousness upload. More detective noir than scifi but that's its strength.