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Unchipped: The Last American
"They took the world over right before our eyes, using tools that promised to make things better for all of us. We watched it happen. We helped them." -- from my Grandfather's first book, The Last American . Forty three minutes ago, as I was scavenging in what I thought was an abandoned West Ginny mine, a destroyer drone sealed the entrance for no apparent reason. Leaving me to contemplate the end of it all. Not far from where I sit, there is a caricature of bones on the ground. Someone's sick joke, or a homage to the end of life itself. Or perhaps a warning. And then, deeper in the cavern, I hear muffled moans. A faint squeal.
A small girl--no, a thirteen year-old woman--emerges. She seems rude at first, but we are fast becoming friends. She is lovely. And special. And soon I learn why she is here, hiding from the privilege she was born into.
Am I now to fulfill the prophecy my parents laid upon my head? Do I dare fall into that made-up story in service of a girl I just met? A girl I love right from the start?
The journey to Sanctuary cuts across the wilds of West Ginny and through more than a few places where chippers will be watching for whatever reward their masters have levied upon this girl's head. And then through the unnamed revolution that my brother and parents fight. I have longed for adventure, but hoped to nibble at its edges before sinking my teeth full in. But I have taken her under my charge and made her my sister. I have made a promise.
And promises must needs be kept.
A small girl--no, a thirteen year-old woman--emerges. She seems rude at first, but we are fast becoming friends. She is lovely. And special. And soon I learn why she is here, hiding from the privilege she was born into.
Am I now to fulfill the prophecy my parents laid upon my head? Do I dare fall into that made-up story in service of a girl I just met? A girl I love right from the start?
The journey to Sanctuary cuts across the wilds of West Ginny and through more than a few places where chippers will be watching for whatever reward their masters have levied upon this girl's head. And then through the unnamed revolution that my brother and parents fight. I have longed for adventure, but hoped to nibble at its edges before sinking my teeth full in. But I have taken her under my charge and made her my sister. I have made a promise.
And promises must needs be kept.
147 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 3, 2023
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May 4, 2023
If you don't like post-apocalyptic fiction, this book is not for you. And if you don't like seeing a strong girl stand strong against unseen enemies, this book is not for you. But, this book is a wonderful story about a young girl trying to survive in a barely recognizable present, this is your book.
Fournier opens his Last American series with a novella to give readers a taste of a new voice in speculative fiction. His is a world where civilians are implanted with chips to control their every movement. The few who aren't chipped are prey for those who are. Prolly sets off to scavenge for food and fuel when she is trapped in a mine. At the back is a very small child whimpering in pain. When Prolly wants to leave her, her humanity demands she take the child with her. As they travel toward Sanctuary, they pick up another unchipped boy and avoid drones who seek them.
A slim novella that entertains and scares the reader about what can happen in the near future world of AI.
Fournier opens his Last American series with a novella to give readers a taste of a new voice in speculative fiction. His is a world where civilians are implanted with chips to control their every movement. The few who aren't chipped are prey for those who are. Prolly sets off to scavenge for food and fuel when she is trapped in a mine. At the back is a very small child whimpering in pain. When Prolly wants to leave her, her humanity demands she take the child with her. As they travel toward Sanctuary, they pick up another unchipped boy and avoid drones who seek them.
A slim novella that entertains and scares the reader about what can happen in the near future world of AI.
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