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Hello, World
In a future when only androids walk the surface, a small band of human survivors live underground in the Sanctuary of Souls where they protect the last remnants of their culture.
For Cece, a nineteen year-old engineering prodigy, surviving isn’t enough; she needs to grow, to reawaken the technological glory of her ancestors. But when it’s discovered that she’s building an android of her own to scout the uninhabitable surface, her complacent community turns their hatred for the walking machines against her.
In this page turning expose, we follow Cece as she struggles against a society that weaponizes fear in order to suppress individuality. But can she find the courage to turn against everything she’s ever known in order to define herself?
Can you?
For Cece, a nineteen year-old engineering prodigy, surviving isn’t enough; she needs to grow, to reawaken the technological glory of her ancestors. But when it’s discovered that she’s building an android of her own to scout the uninhabitable surface, her complacent community turns their hatred for the walking machines against her.
In this page turning expose, we follow Cece as she struggles against a society that weaponizes fear in order to suppress individuality. But can she find the courage to turn against everything she’s ever known in order to define herself?
Can you?
126 pages, Paperback
First published December 3, 2013
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February 17, 2025
Though this book was originally meant to be the first of a now defunct series, it does very well as a stand alone novella. Parton paints a world that is interesting enough to hold, but not over power what he really is concerned with, the human condition.
Hello, World touches on a lot of subjects; intrinsic motivation, the danger of knowledge, the self. Though there were note enough pages to explore all these topics in depth, the ideas are highlighted and, in the light of the story, used well to craft a story that encourages a look at ones true self and to realize that sacrifice for others is not always the right path.
Hello, World touches on a lot of subjects; intrinsic motivation, the danger of knowledge, the self. Though there were note enough pages to explore all these topics in depth, the ideas are highlighted and, in the light of the story, used well to craft a story that encourages a look at ones true self and to realize that sacrifice for others is not always the right path.
February 29, 2016
A must read!
Surviving in a dystopian world, we see a huddled society through the eyes of a young girl. A heroine that is driven by technology, with a heart that beats with the impulse of, 'there must be more than this...'
As readers, we have a unique opportunity to experience the dynamic energies of a society that is fearful of technology (for good reason, pushing them to find their only shelter underground), while being immersed within the perspective of Cece, our techno driven protagonist. Not limited like the closed minds of her small societies leaders, Cece is capable of looking past the wastelands and dangers of the world outside, towards horizons that bring the promise of a new world and survival of human knowledge.
Surviving in a dystopian world, we see a huddled society through the eyes of a young girl. A heroine that is driven by technology, with a heart that beats with the impulse of, 'there must be more than this...'
As readers, we have a unique opportunity to experience the dynamic energies of a society that is fearful of technology (for good reason, pushing them to find their only shelter underground), while being immersed within the perspective of Cece, our techno driven protagonist. Not limited like the closed minds of her small societies leaders, Cece is capable of looking past the wastelands and dangers of the world outside, towards horizons that bring the promise of a new world and survival of human knowledge.
January 18, 2014
Fantastic novella; I hope there is more to the story in the form of more books. Mankind develops a way to upload human consciousness into androids, but a virus then wipes out most of humanity. Cece is part of a small group of humans--maybe the last on the planet--who've made a very special data storage bunker their home for many generations. Maintaining human life is their highest priority, but saving mankind's legacy of knowledge and progress before it's completely forgotten is Cece's calling, and she has to make some tough choices to follow it her way.
February 11, 2014
What a wonderful read. Hello World, a novella based in the distant future, has its reader face several important questions in which we must ask ourselves daily. Written with such a great flow of drama and comedic relief it's hard not to read in one sitting. It leaves me asking; what's next for Cece? What's next for us?
January 4, 2016
Aw only 3 ratings? Good job Mr Parton! Really enjoyed.
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