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Ghost Targets #2
Expectation
Eric Barnes put an end to human aging. Now he's paying it for with his life.
FBI Special Agent Katie Pratt returns to the Ghost Targets team to find herself and the rest of the team under investigation for corruption by a government agency. Katie’s relationship with Martin Door, one of the creators of the Hathor system and its surveillance of everyone and everything, leaves her especially vulnerable.
The new boss assigns Katie to a case in Boulder, Colorado to save her from ongoing interrogation, but the case quickly steals the Ghost Targets team's full attention. A scientist, violently attacked in his own lab, is in a coma.
The victim leads the research for a drug that could end human aging, extending lifespans to thousands of years. The key to the drug is locked in his slumbering brain, but even in this world where every action is recorded in Hathor, the records of the attack on him are gone. Katie must uncover the truth to protect the miracle drug and regain her own reputation.
Katie's search for answers will force her to scale a mountain of secrets and lies whose summit is the overwhelming power of human expectation.
FBI Special Agent Katie Pratt returns to the Ghost Targets team to find herself and the rest of the team under investigation for corruption by a government agency. Katie’s relationship with Martin Door, one of the creators of the Hathor system and its surveillance of everyone and everything, leaves her especially vulnerable.
The new boss assigns Katie to a case in Boulder, Colorado to save her from ongoing interrogation, but the case quickly steals the Ghost Targets team's full attention. A scientist, violently attacked in his own lab, is in a coma.
The victim leads the research for a drug that could end human aging, extending lifespans to thousands of years. The key to the drug is locked in his slumbering brain, but even in this world where every action is recorded in Hathor, the records of the attack on him are gone. Katie must uncover the truth to protect the miracle drug and regain her own reputation.
Katie's search for answers will force her to scale a mountain of secrets and lies whose summit is the overwhelming power of human expectation.
- GenresScience Fiction
220 pages, Paperback
First published February 12, 2011
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About the author
Aaron Pogue
29 books172 followersAaron Pogue is a husband and a father of two who lives in Oklahoma City, OK. Aaron started writing at the age of ten. His first novels were high fantasy set in the rich world of the FirstKing, but he's explored mainstream thrillers, urban fantasy, and several kinds of science fiction. Author of the Dragonprince's Legacy, the Godlanders War, and the Ghost Targets series, Aaron Pogue has sold a quarter of a million books since his debut in 2010.
Aaron has been a Technical Writer with the Federal Aviation Administration and a writing professor at the university level. He holds a Master of Professional Writing degree from the University of Oklahoma. He also serves as the President of Draft2Digital, an ebook formatting, conversion, and distribution service that he helped found in 2012.
For more news, information, and updates, visit AaronPogue.com.
Aaron has been a Technical Writer with the Federal Aviation Administration and a writing professor at the university level. He holds a Master of Professional Writing degree from the University of Oklahoma. He also serves as the President of Draft2Digital, an ebook formatting, conversion, and distribution service that he helped found in 2012.
For more news, information, and updates, visit AaronPogue.com.
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February 18, 2011
Expectation is the first sequel to Aaron Pogue’s futuristic thriller Gods Tomorrow. I raved about that book when it first came out in October 2010. Let me say even more good things about this second book of Mr. Pogue, which is being released on Amazon tomorrow, February 15, 2011.
This book takes place a few weeks after the end of Gods Tomorrow. Katie is returning to the Ghost Targets division of the FBI, where she finds that she is under investigation for her shifty dealings with Martin Door in the previous book. Her new boss, Reed, takes it upon himself to ship the two of them away to Colorado for a new case so that they will not be harried by investigators. The case involves a comatose scientist, a belligerent army lieutenant, and the secret of how to cure aging.
I enjoyed this book even more than Gods Tomorrow. I think the reason is because I love Reed and how well he and Katie work together. Reed was just a background character in the first book, but now he is Katie’s superior as well as one of her few trusted friends. Again as with Gods Tomorrow, the characters are well crafted and empathetic. You care about them and their journey for the truth. Katie’s strong will and sympathetic nature always save the day, and you are rooting for her with every step she takes. I personally was just hoping that Reed would trust her and not do anything stupid. And he didn’t, thereby reinforcing my instincts in liking him.
Another reason I liked this book was its lack of techno-jargon, which was one of the few bad things I had to say about Gods Tomorrow. There is still is some techno talking in Expectation, there of course is always going to be in a futuristic novel like this, but I found it a lot easier to digest because it was more interesting and not all bunched up together in one place where I would get bored easily.
I also really enjoyed the plot. I don’t want to say anything about it for fear of giving something away, but it’s a great addition to the whodunit murder mystery genre. The only difference is that the victim here isn’t dead, merely in a coma with no future of waking up. The secrets that this unconscious man is hiding and the people who are wiling to protect him really drive the plot along. You are begging to know more right up until you find yourself staring at the last page wondering why it all had to end. But have no fear, this is not the end of Katie’s adventures. A teaser for book three, Ghost Targets: Restraint is included in this edition.
This book takes place a few weeks after the end of Gods Tomorrow. Katie is returning to the Ghost Targets division of the FBI, where she finds that she is under investigation for her shifty dealings with Martin Door in the previous book. Her new boss, Reed, takes it upon himself to ship the two of them away to Colorado for a new case so that they will not be harried by investigators. The case involves a comatose scientist, a belligerent army lieutenant, and the secret of how to cure aging.
I enjoyed this book even more than Gods Tomorrow. I think the reason is because I love Reed and how well he and Katie work together. Reed was just a background character in the first book, but now he is Katie’s superior as well as one of her few trusted friends. Again as with Gods Tomorrow, the characters are well crafted and empathetic. You care about them and their journey for the truth. Katie’s strong will and sympathetic nature always save the day, and you are rooting for her with every step she takes. I personally was just hoping that Reed would trust her and not do anything stupid. And he didn’t, thereby reinforcing my instincts in liking him.
Another reason I liked this book was its lack of techno-jargon, which was one of the few bad things I had to say about Gods Tomorrow. There is still is some techno talking in Expectation, there of course is always going to be in a futuristic novel like this, but I found it a lot easier to digest because it was more interesting and not all bunched up together in one place where I would get bored easily.
I also really enjoyed the plot. I don’t want to say anything about it for fear of giving something away, but it’s a great addition to the whodunit murder mystery genre. The only difference is that the victim here isn’t dead, merely in a coma with no future of waking up. The secrets that this unconscious man is hiding and the people who are wiling to protect him really drive the plot along. You are begging to know more right up until you find yourself staring at the last page wondering why it all had to end. But have no fear, this is not the end of Katie’s adventures. A teaser for book three, Ghost Targets: Restraint is included in this edition.
February 22, 2011
My favorite of the Ghost Targets series.
June 27, 2015
I enjoyed the second book in the series as much as the first.
September 28, 2013
Very enjoyable read. Aaron Pogue's vision of the future is both exhilarating and frightening. Looking forward to book three of series (Ghost Targets Series)
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