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8:17
It’s eight-seventeen on a Tuesday morning, and every coma patient in the world has just woken up.
When an inexplicable phenomenon sweeps across the globe, the Australian government orders every agency to use their full resources to uncover the cause of the awakening. As her organisation's response, anti-terrorist unit agent Jacinta Robbins is assigned to lead a small investigative taskforce to satisfy their obligations, despite the event falling far outside the A.T.U.’s regular domain.
However, as inexplicable events begin taking place across the city, evidence begins to mount against the newly awakened patients, shifting her investigation from afterthought to all-hands-on-deck crisis.
With mystery after mystery piling up, Jacinta must uncover how these previously unrelated individuals seem to all be working together, and why many of their families now insist they are very different from the people they used to be.
But most of all, she must discover what they intend to do with the forty-eight nuclear fuel rods they’ve just stolen.
When an inexplicable phenomenon sweeps across the globe, the Australian government orders every agency to use their full resources to uncover the cause of the awakening. As her organisation's response, anti-terrorist unit agent Jacinta Robbins is assigned to lead a small investigative taskforce to satisfy their obligations, despite the event falling far outside the A.T.U.’s regular domain.
However, as inexplicable events begin taking place across the city, evidence begins to mount against the newly awakened patients, shifting her investigation from afterthought to all-hands-on-deck crisis.
With mystery after mystery piling up, Jacinta must uncover how these previously unrelated individuals seem to all be working together, and why many of their families now insist they are very different from the people they used to be.
But most of all, she must discover what they intend to do with the forty-eight nuclear fuel rods they’ve just stolen.
316 pages, Paperback
Published March 17, 2023
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April 22, 2023
The needs of the many
8:17 is a surprisingly good book. Starting out like a medical thriller, it slowly morphs into a fascinating science fiction story.
N. Cooper, the author, gets many points for an intricately creative plot. What I liked best about the story is that I was totally unable to guess what was coming around the corner.
Although the book contains scenes of horrific violence, they are more as an illustration of what can happen if Humanity proceeds in certain directions.
I enjoyed the balance of action oriented plot with philosophical weighing of consequences. 8:17 has a heft to it that left me thinking after the end. I highly recommend it.
8:17 is a surprisingly good book. Starting out like a medical thriller, it slowly morphs into a fascinating science fiction story.
N. Cooper, the author, gets many points for an intricately creative plot. What I liked best about the story is that I was totally unable to guess what was coming around the corner.
Although the book contains scenes of horrific violence, they are more as an illustration of what can happen if Humanity proceeds in certain directions.
I enjoyed the balance of action oriented plot with philosophical weighing of consequences. 8:17 has a heft to it that left me thinking after the end. I highly recommend it.
June 4, 2023
interesting
Interesting story line and not at all what I was expecting when I started reading it. I was intrigued by the summary provide with the book but was surprise by the turn of events.
Interesting story line and not at all what I was expecting when I started reading it. I was intrigued by the summary provide with the book but was surprise by the turn of events.
July 12, 2023
Well, the book wasn’t terrible. It had an interesting premise and wasn’t badly written, but to me there was a major problem with the plot that never left my mind. As the book raced to its conclusion, all I could think was, “None of this had to happen, if only the protagonist had been told the truth in the beginning.”
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June 23, 2023
At 8:17 am, Australian Eastern Standard Time, on an unspecified date, Every comatose patient in the world suddenly woke up.
I normally allow myself a couple of hours reading early each morning before I get on with my work, but this story caught me. I read it in one sitting – couldn’t put it down.
This is an alien invasion story with a twist. The story is short, and quickly read, but every minute is gripping. It is a unique combination of Sci-Fi and mystery thriller, as our protagonist at first battles to learn the truth behind the mysterious awakenings, and then has to deal with the consequences. To tell you more about this story without giving away too many spoilers is virtually impossible, so I will concentrate on the writing rather than the plot.
This is the Authors first Sci-Fi novel, and an excellent start. The writing is clear, concise and dynamic. The Author draws you into the plot in a way that literally sucks you in. As a Sci-Fi writer myself, I always appreciate this kind of writing. The text is error free (either that or I was so absorbed I did not notice any), and the story line moves along at a respectable pace. Bare in mind that the first half is more mystery, the second more Sci-Fi. The only fault I could find was that the story ended too quickly—I wish it had been longer, but it is the first in genre by this author, so no harm done.
I will definitely read more of this writers work, and await his next work with baited breath.
I normally allow myself a couple of hours reading early each morning before I get on with my work, but this story caught me. I read it in one sitting – couldn’t put it down.
This is an alien invasion story with a twist. The story is short, and quickly read, but every minute is gripping. It is a unique combination of Sci-Fi and mystery thriller, as our protagonist at first battles to learn the truth behind the mysterious awakenings, and then has to deal with the consequences. To tell you more about this story without giving away too many spoilers is virtually impossible, so I will concentrate on the writing rather than the plot.
This is the Authors first Sci-Fi novel, and an excellent start. The writing is clear, concise and dynamic. The Author draws you into the plot in a way that literally sucks you in. As a Sci-Fi writer myself, I always appreciate this kind of writing. The text is error free (either that or I was so absorbed I did not notice any), and the story line moves along at a respectable pace. Bare in mind that the first half is more mystery, the second more Sci-Fi. The only fault I could find was that the story ended too quickly—I wish it had been longer, but it is the first in genre by this author, so no harm done.
I will definitely read more of this writers work, and await his next work with baited breath.
June 4, 2023
Excellent sci-fi thriller!
8:17 kept me guessing for quite a while and is so tense I was reading as quickly as possible to discover what would happen next! The characters are great and mainly realistic. The storyline is well written and filled with dramatic tension. There is violence but, thankfully, no vulgar language. I highly recommend it, enjoy!
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8:17 kept me guessing for quite a while and is so tense I was reading as quickly as possible to discover what would happen next! The characters are great and mainly realistic. The storyline is well written and filled with dramatic tension. There is violence but, thankfully, no vulgar language. I highly recommend it, enjoy!
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August 17, 2023
Interesting
This was an Unusual story, not normally something I would read, but gave it a go. Kept me interested I must say.
This was an Unusual story, not normally something I would read, but gave it a go. Kept me interested I must say.
August 18, 2023
omg
Oh wow, just wow. It’s 5am and I have just finished this book. It was amazing and amazing. I so enjoyed it, is their another book to carry on or was it just a one of.
Oh wow, just wow. It’s 5am and I have just finished this book. It was amazing and amazing. I so enjoyed it, is their another book to carry on or was it just a one of.
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