Finished with Life But Unable to Die Omnibus by Scott Bartlett

I can't give many details because doing so would ruin the story for others. Eventually, we see him realize that he helped to create a monster and then his attempts to fix the situation with the help of his daughter. We see his struggle to connect with his children, we see his confusion when trying to adapt to new technology, and we see his transformation into someone who is eventually won over and uses the technology to benefit himself and the world (he hopes). The father, Michael, is at the center of the story, and we see most things happen through his eyes. The father of this family loves his children, but never realizes that they resent him because he is always critical of the way they live their lives.

In between, the world is changing drastically, advanced technology becomes commonplace, and all of it is done with one family at its core. The story begins with an elderly man getting ready to leave this world and ends with a very similar, but very different man actually leaving the world. He talks about global warming, the power of corporations and the government, the inequality between the 'haves' and 'have-nots', corruption, laws passed presumably to keep people safe, but really are just there to intrude on our lives, the power of religion, and the ways the vast majority of people can be led astray, or 'enslaved', by a charismatic leader. This series was about family, technology, the future, and the past, but I particularly liked the way the author worked in references to the world we live in today.

Finished with Life But Unable to Die Omnibus by Scott Bartlett