Dreaming Under an Electric Moon

by Kris Powers, Clovis Batebola (illustrator)

Live out all your dreams and fantasies in the vU! Go on a lavish vacation, live on a starship or explore magical lands in a vast, virtual reality that feels just like real life. Every taste, every touch, every smell… and it all comes free with your purchase of a vChip, plus installation fees. Join the billions of others Dreaming Under an Electric Moon.*

*Installation requires the painless procedure of having a microchip implanted in the right temple of the head. Side effects include dizziness, nausea, possession and death in less than one percent of the population and is approved for all ages.

About DUAEM:

In this genre-blending sci fi thriller, two ex-FBI agents discover a man’s living digital consciousness inside one of his victim’s minds – one of millions possessed. As the entire world begins to think with one mind Zahra and Mason search for the only man who can help them: A long-lost creator hidden somewhere within a vast virtual universe who’s been dead for a decade…

Genres: Science Fiction

261 pages, Hardcover

Published January 9, 2024

About the author

Kris Powers is a fan of Star Trek, Star Wars and Doctor Who. He grew up reading the Dune and Lord of the Rings book series. Kris wrote an MMORPG, an interactive novel and hundreds of articles. He recently lost over a hundred pounds and lives with the stray cats who show up at his door.

Reviews

[Krystal Summers · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved where this book took me! Quick read also which was great in-between my series.

[Carol · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was fun, but not great. I liked how wild the storyline was and how it felt like a futuristic video game. This book definitely needs some editing help though because the author uses descriptors in such an excessive way that it took me out of the story several times. Everyone is referred to as “the former FBI agent” or “the mindhacker” or whatever in every other sentence. Dude, just use names or pronouns most of the time and we’ll get it.

I was also so annoyed by his characterization of women, especially Ernestine. He made them into complete caricatures. They are just huge know-it-alls who can never mess anything up and have zero flaws. I’m all for a smart and powerful woman (I am a woman myself!!) but this is just ridiculous.

The story is interesting and draws you in, but definitely not one I’d read again or recommend very highly.

[Julie Conner · Rating 3 out of 5]

I won this book on Goodreads. I need to preface my review with the fact that I am not a gamer, by any stretch of that label. It took me a bit to get into the struggle because I don't have a good grasp of the gaming mindset. The characters in the story were developed well enough to finally get on to the plot, but it was slow %going for me. My assumption is that if you have the gamer mentality, this would have been an easier transition.

[Stan · Rating 3 out of 5]

The context and storyline are good. This is a quick read and i completed it in 2.5 sittings. Still needs some editing, like mentioning the 50s but it appeared to be the 1950s but it could have been the 2050s?, but over the futuristic plot did suck me in. The ending was a bit blah, but it did finish how I expected it to.

[Heather · Rating 3 out of 5]

Won this book in a Goodreads giveaway. Lots of action and a quick read but the editing could've been better. "Interjected" was used way too much and in some spots just unnecessarily; could've used "blurted" instead. I would also say knowing gaming helps for this book by Kris Powers.

[Tanya Caruthers · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was kind of like The Matrix meets Ready Player One. I enjoyed all of the cool virtual places it took me and all the twists and turns. Highly recommend!