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The City that Traveled the World
Twenty-four nautical miles off the coast of Vancouver Island, a self-propelled underwater playground called New Holland has just opened to the public. An ancient family fortune rides on every decision made by Mick Kugler, who struggles to keep an even keel as the manager of a facility that must remain strictly in international waters.
As New Holland begins its global cruise, Mick strives to keep the attention of the civilized world focused on the resort’s most predictable offerings: sex, drugs, and gambling. But as word spreads concerning gladiatorial contests, a suicide clinic, and the sale of human organs, Mick realizes that two dozen miles of ocean buffer will not be enough to protect him from a rising tide of moral outrage. Threatened by grandstanding politicians, zealous clergy, uncompromising animal rights activists, territorial drug kingpins, self-promoting journalists, and an international medical research conglomerate intent on recovering its stolen technology, New Holland’s maiden voyage seems doomed to fail. Infighting among the crew isn’t helping.
Fortunately for Mick, his wife Ruth has a plan—and if a team-building exercise for the senior members of the crew doesn’t turn into full-fledged mutiny, she might just be able to put that plan into action.
The City that Traveled the World will transport the reader to a submerged sanctuary of sin beyond any national jurisdiction. It is the second in a series of near-future science fiction novels concerning the colonization of the ocean.
As New Holland begins its global cruise, Mick strives to keep the attention of the civilized world focused on the resort’s most predictable offerings: sex, drugs, and gambling. But as word spreads concerning gladiatorial contests, a suicide clinic, and the sale of human organs, Mick realizes that two dozen miles of ocean buffer will not be enough to protect him from a rising tide of moral outrage. Threatened by grandstanding politicians, zealous clergy, uncompromising animal rights activists, territorial drug kingpins, self-promoting journalists, and an international medical research conglomerate intent on recovering its stolen technology, New Holland’s maiden voyage seems doomed to fail. Infighting among the crew isn’t helping.
Fortunately for Mick, his wife Ruth has a plan—and if a team-building exercise for the senior members of the crew doesn’t turn into full-fledged mutiny, she might just be able to put that plan into action.
The City that Traveled the World will transport the reader to a submerged sanctuary of sin beyond any national jurisdiction. It is the second in a series of near-future science fiction novels concerning the colonization of the ocean.
335 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 15, 2013
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July 13, 2013
Come aboard New Holland!
Embarking on its maiden cruise New Holland has already made an impression. Whether the opinion good or bad people are talking and raising the profile of this curios venture of the Kuglers.
The responsibility of its success lands on the shoulders of its developer Mick Kugler. Charting a new course for the family’s dynasty.
With public outrage threatening his success he is worried, can Ruth; his loving wife; the new matriarch of the family come up with a plan that could be the saviour of this intriguing project.
Although the book is about the success of the Kuglers I felt in this one they took a bit of a backseat leaving some of the other interesting characters, introduced in book 1 to take the lead.
I like that I can follow individual stories and watch them blend together. I must admit book 1 confused me whilst using this concept but this book is developed in a more understanding way.
So many ideas from gladiatorial contests to obtaining drugs legally, medical procedures and even legal suicide, prostitutes and casinos all leave your imagination running wild.
I enjoyed the flow of this book and the characters are developing well, I can’t wait to find out what happens next in the Kuglers quest for success.
Embarking on its maiden cruise New Holland has already made an impression. Whether the opinion good or bad people are talking and raising the profile of this curios venture of the Kuglers.
The responsibility of its success lands on the shoulders of its developer Mick Kugler. Charting a new course for the family’s dynasty.
With public outrage threatening his success he is worried, can Ruth; his loving wife; the new matriarch of the family come up with a plan that could be the saviour of this intriguing project.
Although the book is about the success of the Kuglers I felt in this one they took a bit of a backseat leaving some of the other interesting characters, introduced in book 1 to take the lead.
I like that I can follow individual stories and watch them blend together. I must admit book 1 confused me whilst using this concept but this book is developed in a more understanding way.
So many ideas from gladiatorial contests to obtaining drugs legally, medical procedures and even legal suicide, prostitutes and casinos all leave your imagination running wild.
I enjoyed the flow of this book and the characters are developing well, I can’t wait to find out what happens next in the Kuglers quest for success.
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