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 Genre: Science Fiction, Post Apocalypse Publisher: Smashwords Publication Date: May 6, 2016 Pages: 252 Format: ePub Add to GoodReads | StoryGraph Buy on: Amazon | B&N  A devastating asteroid is about to rain destruction and chaos down on our world. Scientists create two groups to save mankind, our culture, and our technology. One group goes into stasis while the other heads to Mars. Centuries later, those in stasis wake up to find the Martians have invaded! Horribly scarred as a child from a Martian attack, Tedo is eventually thrown out of his clan to survive on his own. He stumbles across Alec, an artificial intelligence created by Cynthia Carter over two thousand years earlier, and he has a problem. Unable to wake the members of Group A, he asks Tedo for help. The world Cyn wakes up to find is completely different from the one destroyed by Apophis. But that's okay—it's why she was made and she has prepared for it. What she didn't expect was Tedo, the Martians, or to wake up to a world headed for war.  I received a copy of this book from the author for free and I am leaving a review voluntarily.This was awesome. Nothing like impending doom, an end of the world survival story. I really enjoyed that the author considered the survival of the human race and set up a possibility of survival after a catastrophic event. The practice of eugenics was incredibly thought out. Two groups of genetically modified children are raised as the hope and future of the human race. One group is placed in stasis while the other group was sent to Mars in hopes that they could return one day to Earth. The brains of the story were Cynthia or Cyn. She was incredibly smart, although she was essentially written to be. But even as a precocious child, she was super intelligent and self-aware. But Tedo was easily the best character. He was relatable for a character which endeared me to him especially. While this isn't a hugely science-heavy book, it is still an excellent read for science fiction. Rating 4.75 Stars   Initially Caron Rider started teaching computer software, hardware, and networking in the 1990s. After some years that morphed into tutoring high school dropouts for the GED. She found working with at-risk teenagers so rewarding that she changed her undergraduate major to Education. Upon graduating from the University of South Alabama with a B.S., she began teaching high school history. She now lives in rural Missouri with her two kids, two dogs, two cats, and several chickens. Connect with Caron
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 Genre: Science Fiction, Fantasy Publisher: Pine Ten Publication Date: May 1, 2018 Pages: 181 Format: ePub Add to GoodReads & StoryGraph Buy on: Amazon | Smashwords | B&N | Kobo SynopsisIn a post-apocalyptic, dystopian society, health authorities implant a chip in the brain of every infant to prevent the spread of disease. But the rulers exploit the chip to manipulate the population and to create a distorted vision of the world. When Kal, a young physicist, accidentally discovers the truth about the chip, his life is in danger. But Kal is not alone. Amber, a young, chipless girl from a distant society, who is on a personal mission, helps him to get away before the city police find him. The knowledge that Kal holds is a potent weapon against the tyranny of the rulers, and he has no choice but to join Amber and her fellow rebels in fighting them. Kal and Amber escape together from the city, but the hunt for them is on. They must travel through dangerous, lawless territories to reach a safe destination. It’s a race in which time is running out for Kal. If they don’t make it in time, both his life and the hope of fighting the city tyrants will be lost. ReviewI received a copy of this book from the author for free and I am leaving a review voluntarily.I really struggled with this. The synopsis sounded so interesting and I was keen on it but it just fell flat for me. This story felt rushed. There was very little world building and the characters were very one dimensional. Kal made so many decisions that made zero sense; things that put him and Amber directly into harms way. In all honesty, this story really needed more time spent on it. Because of this, it felt generic and unoriginal and I felt absolutely nothing for the characters. The mad scientist taking over the world bit has so many different layers that can be explored instead of one dimensional exploration. Rating 2.50 Stars About the Author Via GoodReads Kfir Luzzatto is the author of eight novels, several short stories and six non-fiction books. Kfir was born and raised in Italy, and moved to Israel as a teenager. He acquired the love for the English language from his father, a former U.S. soldier, a voracious reader, and a prolific writer. He holds a PhD in chemical engineering and works as a patent attorney. In pursuit of his interest in the mind-body connection, Kfir was certified as a Clinical Hypnotherapist by the Anglo European College of Therapeutic Hypnosis. Connect with Kfir |
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