Chrono Inquisitor

by Rien Reigns

In a world where…
A single corporation is more powerful than most countries.
Humans have integrated themselves with AIs.
Nanites patrol and police their bodies.
And age is something you choose.
Some things are better.

Some things are worse.

Enter the Chrono Inquisitors.
A police force that keeps the technology in check, as well as those who want to abuse it.

It was supposed to be Inquisitor Travis Yan’s day off. All he wanted was a cup of real coffee. What he got was one headache after another. With how his day started he should have known things were going to go to hell, especially after receiving a cryptic message:

What does an Inquisitor fear?
Death? The Devil? God?
It’s not what it seems. It’s not what you think. Someone is lying. It’s not just the fink. Can’t turn away. You’re in too deep. Protect what you’ve sowed, so that you can still reap.
- Run a Chaos Monkey

426 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 4, 2013

About the author

Rien Reigns is the author of Chrono Inquisitor, the first book in his series, Gods Be Damned.

When he isn't writing he divides his time between keeping up with the latest in science and technology, reading, connecting with nature by farming and gardening, and most importantly being a husband and father.

Reviews

[Lauren Ocean · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love the unique detective novel meets futuristic sci-fi feel to this book! A quick paced and entertaining book with characters I can't wait to see again in the sequel. The world is set up vividly and the characters completely worth the investment of my time and energy. Meanwhile, the connections to mythology and other ancient characters gave the book an extra layer that I fell in love with even though they kept me running to Wikipedia.

Totally not the well written review this book deserves, but since I'm sure I'll be reading the book again I'll update my review and do better next time I read it. :)

[Eric Tatusko · Rating 3 out of 5]

Don't think I'll be buying the sequal

Too many internal inconsistencies and too little (or confusing) descriptions just make this book a confusing wreck. In at least one place the author contradicts himself in the same sentence. Add to the fact that one would think a 108 year old main character would have enough experience to keep it in his pants when appropriate. Too much of this book just doesn't make.sense.

[Brook · Rating 3 out of 5]

While the paladin/crime-novel sci-fi subgenre isn't really my angle (the world of high-tech, high sex drives, and manly men and buxom broads), this is a well-written story with few loose ends and not much extemporaneous writing, not something you can say of much of the current sci-fi out there. The humor is there, if well-tread. The love scenes would have been absolutely enthralling to teenage-me, and would probably still be enjoyed by that age group today. Other than the over-long (for this reader) descriptions of those scenes, I have no beefs with this book, and it stands as a good sci-fi crime thriller with some well-written action scenes in there. Definitely a great yard from a new (to this reader) author. Will be picking up book 2 when available.