An Amazing Thing Happened on the Way to the Future
In this darkly humorous and philosophically engaging sci-fi novel, a wayward young woman and her straight-laced companion awake from 200 years of “suspended life” to a future that challenges many ideas about what it means to be and to remain human. The technological changes that have transpired during their long sleep rattle them, but even more mind-boggling are the startling views they must grapple with regarding human evolution. Although they do not know it, the two young visitors from the past have a significant role to play in humankind’s unfolding drama. The citizens of this post-apocalyptic world hope to discover from their time travelers some clue that might explain humanity’s downward slide towards oblivion. And if this small survival colony fails to come up with a rescue plan, there is still Ike, an extraordinarily creative AI who has an existential trick up its sleeve to save the human footprint. But Ike’s remedy might not be the sort of salvation most of us would readily embrace. Though as he sees it, “desperate times require desperate measures.” And with the hands of Doomsday’s clock perched just nanoseconds before midnight, the times could not be more so.
Freedom Hold
In the Kenned Valley mining colony, Langons control every aspect of Kaylee’s life. Because she is Cadorie, the Langons tell her where to live, what to do, and who to marry. She rebels and is reassigned to work in the mines. Determined to find a better life, Kaylee runs away, searching for the mystical Freedom Hold, where Cadorie live free. But escaping isn’t enough. Kaylee intends to free her family and eventually her world. In doing so, she changes the lives of all the spacefaring races.
Keeper of the Algorithm
Once a misfit dropout, Mike now controls the fate of man versus machine As technology’s grip tightens, a haunting question emerges: Does anyone hold the reins of the omnipotent Algorithm? Assuming another student’s ID in a crowded exam room, Mike’s journey takes an unexpected turn when a stern figure declares, “I am Jacob Winters. Welcome to the AI career placement test. Today, we will discover which of you represents the pinnacle of human genius.” Delve into Keeper of the Algorithm to discover a future where destiny is written in code and domination is the ultimate prize. For AI enthusiasts!
Midshipman Henry Gallant at the Academy
“Still a boy, not yet a man,” is the opening line in the ninth installment of the series. The story reveals the growth of Gallant during his time at the academy, where he suffers from hazing and youthful challenges. Then, his unique abilities allow him to glimpse a disturbing sighting in space. It creates his interest in UFOs which turns out to be prescient. “There’s something out there,” he said, sending him on a new dangerous adventure.
Spoliation
Captain Jonas Stryker narrowly escapes jail due to a corrupt system and is hired by a dying man nominally to collect asteroids for their minerals. However, he soon finds he must stop a shadowy corporate group called The Board, who employ space piracy, terrorism, and even weaponised asteroids to overthrow the Federation government. Set in Lagrange points, space stations, the Moon and outback Australia, it is a fast-moving story with some speculative future technology. If you were interested in the NASA attempt to alter the orbit of the asteroid Dimorphos, you might be interested in a story of greed, corruption and honour, together with the science of asteroids.
The Cranio-Genesis Project: Dawn of a New World Order
The clandestine Cranio-Genesis Project, shuttered over a decade ago, carries mysterious secrets that unknowingly have changed the world forever. The successful revival of twelve brain-dead children through electromagnetic stimulation of their cerebral cortex begins as a medical breakthrough, then morphs into an unintended advancement in human evolution. With the world not yet ready to face its future self, the project’s details and its children are hidden away. Unknown to newly elected U.S. President Paul Schmidt, an adversary covertly extracted the program’s secrets. They’ve used it to develop an unrivaled military force and bait the president into war. Drs. Peter and Heidi Davidson, the husband-and-wife team of neuroscientists who led Cranio-Genesis, emerge to help President Schmidt unravel the mystery of the new capability and its tie to their former program. Unable to counter the growing threat of this new lone superpower, the twelve children become the president’s last hope to strike back before it’s too late.