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Essence: The Discovery
When you know you will always be part of the future your attitude changes...
Essence: a life force which generates a permanent quantum mechanical connection to the space-time continuum, a gateway to current and past consciences.
Jamie Bennet is a seer, who’s Essence has been amplified by systems created by Dr. Ellen Ridley, Chief Researcher and Operating Officer of the Quanta Corporation.
True seers are the ultimate interrogators.
Quanta Corporation’s sole customer is the U. S. Government.
A potential threat is identified.
Someone who’s Essence is incredibly powerful. He’s killed millions of people, tortured millions more over thousands of years. He is ultimately captured.
Jamie is the chosen interrogator. She ID’s him as human, but his Essence is that of an interstellar alien.
With his astonishingly powerful Essence, he can make her see anything. He can ramp up her greatest fears into mind-altering experiences.
His exile from his multi-generational ship has driven him mad.
His intent is to annihilate humankind.
Now what?
Essence: a life force which generates a permanent quantum mechanical connection to the space-time continuum, a gateway to current and past consciences.
Jamie Bennet is a seer, who’s Essence has been amplified by systems created by Dr. Ellen Ridley, Chief Researcher and Operating Officer of the Quanta Corporation.
True seers are the ultimate interrogators.
Quanta Corporation’s sole customer is the U. S. Government.
A potential threat is identified.
Someone who’s Essence is incredibly powerful. He’s killed millions of people, tortured millions more over thousands of years. He is ultimately captured.
Jamie is the chosen interrogator. She ID’s him as human, but his Essence is that of an interstellar alien.
With his astonishingly powerful Essence, he can make her see anything. He can ramp up her greatest fears into mind-altering experiences.
His exile from his multi-generational ship has driven him mad.
His intent is to annihilate humankind.
Now what?
187 pages, ebook
First published September 6, 2024
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December 22, 2025
Essence: The Discovery is a fast paced science fiction thriller that blends quantum speculation, consciousness, and existential threat into a high stakes narrative. Mark Snyder introduces an intriguing concept of Essence as a permanent connection to the space-time continuum, then pushes it to unsettling extremes through a formidable antagonist and an intense interrogation framework. The story moves quickly, the ideas are ambitious, and the sense of danger is sustained throughout. A compelling read for science-fiction fans who enjoy speculative concepts paired with relentless momentum.
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