Glide: The Prophet's Revenge

Glide Trilogy #1

by Bill Gourgey

As of mid-September 2017 look for a new edition of The Glide Trilogy, which includes:

GRAVITY & FIRE (formerly known as Glide)
GAMES & FATE (formerly known as Nu Logic)
GERMS & FURY (formerly known as Gene.sys)

Genres: Science Fiction, Fiction

424 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 2011

About the author

A former IT consultant to Fortune 500 companies, critically acclaimed author Bill Gourgey has been praised by reviewers and readers for his entertaining and thought-provoking projections of modern science and technology. His books include the Glide Trilogy—winner of the Beverly Hills Book Award in Science Fiction, with more than six million reads on Wattpad—and his Cap City Kids young adult mystery-thriller series, which feature talented but disadvantaged teens who take on Washington, DC. Gourgey’s nonfiction has been published in WIRED. He is also the Managing Editor of Delmarva Review, a literary journal.

Gourgey is a graduate of Cornell University with degrees in Electrical Engineering and Materials Science, where he received numerous academic honors. He also earned an MA in Science Writing from Johns Hopkins University. He lives with his family in Washington, DC and on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.

Reviews

[Ron · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was on it's way to 1.5 stars. In fact, I had to force myself through the first half. It redeems itself in the last hundred pages, but three stars is still something of a gift.

Great premise; loved the folded timeline of the story; interesting finale, but it was lost admit the inept writing, techno-babble, psycho-babble and philosophisms. Inconsistent punctuation often kicks the reader out of the story.

Most male characters are so stupid they're irritating. Michael is an argument for infanticide.

Gourgey should have worked on it for a few more years, and maybe engaged an editor.

Beginning to equate cheap/free ebooks with poor quality.

[Nick Travers · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is amazing. Well written, well constructed and well researched. Bill Gourgey certainly knows his science.

I immediately connected with the main characters and wanted to know so much more about them. Which is why I'm reading the sequel, Nologic. I hope there will be many more.

As modern Sci-fi goes, this reminds me very much of Issac Assimov.

This story excited and inspired me.

[Jenna · Rating 3 out of 5]

I had a hard time rating this book. It is based on an interesting concepts of time and space, and it is clear that the author is very smart about Physics and the other sciences. If you enjoy theories about time travel and futuristic inventions, you may very well enjoy this book (expecially if you are big on scientific vocabulary). While the scientific ideas were unique and well-thought-out, I found the actual story-telling to be a little choppy...I found it hard to identify with any characters and none of them were developed very well; it was hard to understand why characters did what they did. The very end of the story was a good twist - not expected, but also not new to literature. Overall, I found the story moved way too slow for my taste (there were a few action sequences, but they were hurried way too fast); it focused a little too much on terms and not enough on the actual plot development. I would recomend it for anyone who enjoys science and would like a story that ponders how to stretch scientific bounds.

[Nick · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked it and could see myself reading the next one, but felt really put off by the climax. it felt unbelievable to me yet I loved the science and tech in the story.