Watch Dogs: Dark Clouds

John Shirley

May 2014 · Ubisoft

About this ebook

 Further explore the world of Watch Dogs with a new story, an entirely digital novel project created inside Ubisoft in collaboration with John Shirley, prolific author and pioneer of the cyberpunk movement

John Shirley naturally transcribed Watch Dogs’ atmosphere, the world of hacking and of a not that fictional Chicago, into a thriller combining high-tech crimes and a bunch of known and new characters.

The novel introduces Mick Wolfe, a veteran, who get caught in a dangerous game in Chicago’s hyper connected and violent underground.

A tie in to the Watch_Dogs game.

Ratings and reviews

I don't know if it's just Google Play's version but the formatting and editing were just distracting. Spacing errors were numerous and I couldn't tell you how many times I saw 'you' instead of 'your.' The story was decent though. Nothing spectacular and it was a great companion to the game.

I'm a fan of watch dogs. And the story in this book is good. But it gets hard to read. Just too many typos. Seems as though they didn't edit the book for mistake. The author did his job but the editor didn't.

This book was very well written; from the suspense and all the plot twists, and there even was enough time for a love interest; and one that could hold her own to boot. John Shirley did a great job on this and I'll definitely have to read his other stories.