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The Marconi Paradigm
On the event of the birth of a new star The Affinity are anxious with anticipation. They both draw comfort from each other’s compassion and indeed their continual development is fuelled by this. It is at this moment that an overwhelming sense of dread overcomes them both caused by a simple radio transmission galaxies away.
Hundreds of years earlier Gugliemo Marconi had shown the world that radio waves could, in fact, cross the Atlantic. This however, had inadvertently caused the bloodiest period in the history of mankind. He would never live to see this carnage as it would not reach is climax until the year 2424.
2424 Earth has seen the rise and fall and rise again of Christianity and the development of the Continuation Islamic council. These two doctrines now command the planet in a never ending struggle for superiority. With the Tellurian Nuclear Eradication Treaty having rid the world of the former methods of mass destruction and all such technology, the ongoing crisis was once again an affair of brutal pain and death. This was what greeted The Affinity when they arrived to find the source of their ‘non-compassion moment.’
The Affinity had not so much created the universe as had given birth to it. Split in two, born of pure compassion, each perfect identical half fuelled by the other. Indeed they had wondered in awe as they observed life rise and fall in numerous worlds yet, it was beyond even their imagination to believe that somehow they had created life with consciousness. Life, which was inflicting grief in proportions that they could not conceive, which was fuelled by an irrational belief in the supernatural. This must stop. This must be the work of The Exile.
The Exile. Purest indulgence. Self Self. The Affinity knew of the possibility of such an entity and knew its origin. They had given it many names but its existence and purpose was never clear. Now they would be finding out.
In the new Vatican Pope Julias XVI is praying in his private quarters preparing for the daily 'world' mass to his faithful, when he is disturbed by a casually dressed man in his twenties who appears in front of him. The Holy Father almost collapses and hears. “Holiest Father. Hi. My name is Vaughan. May I have a minute of your time?”
In Mecca, as has been the case for the last 200 years, the current Islamic Council Prime is reading over his Koran watched by his flock of 3 billion on Tightbeem. As the Tightbeem signal fades away and meditation consumes him, he is distracted by the sudden appearance of a rather striking Asian girl in her twenties. Not dressed in the manner shown in the ‘dictates’ the Council Prime immediately ignores her rather magical appearance and begins to pray for her soul as she has signed her own death warrant by her inappropriate garb.
“Prime Cleric, you’re looking well today! Sorry to just appear like this. My name is Maria."
Hundreds of years earlier Gugliemo Marconi had shown the world that radio waves could, in fact, cross the Atlantic. This however, had inadvertently caused the bloodiest period in the history of mankind. He would never live to see this carnage as it would not reach is climax until the year 2424.
2424 Earth has seen the rise and fall and rise again of Christianity and the development of the Continuation Islamic council. These two doctrines now command the planet in a never ending struggle for superiority. With the Tellurian Nuclear Eradication Treaty having rid the world of the former methods of mass destruction and all such technology, the ongoing crisis was once again an affair of brutal pain and death. This was what greeted The Affinity when they arrived to find the source of their ‘non-compassion moment.’
The Affinity had not so much created the universe as had given birth to it. Split in two, born of pure compassion, each perfect identical half fuelled by the other. Indeed they had wondered in awe as they observed life rise and fall in numerous worlds yet, it was beyond even their imagination to believe that somehow they had created life with consciousness. Life, which was inflicting grief in proportions that they could not conceive, which was fuelled by an irrational belief in the supernatural. This must stop. This must be the work of The Exile.
The Exile. Purest indulgence. Self Self. The Affinity knew of the possibility of such an entity and knew its origin. They had given it many names but its existence and purpose was never clear. Now they would be finding out.
In the new Vatican Pope Julias XVI is praying in his private quarters preparing for the daily 'world' mass to his faithful, when he is disturbed by a casually dressed man in his twenties who appears in front of him. The Holy Father almost collapses and hears. “Holiest Father. Hi. My name is Vaughan. May I have a minute of your time?”
In Mecca, as has been the case for the last 200 years, the current Islamic Council Prime is reading over his Koran watched by his flock of 3 billion on Tightbeem. As the Tightbeem signal fades away and meditation consumes him, he is distracted by the sudden appearance of a rather striking Asian girl in her twenties. Not dressed in the manner shown in the ‘dictates’ the Council Prime immediately ignores her rather magical appearance and begins to pray for her soul as she has signed her own death warrant by her inappropriate garb.
“Prime Cleric, you’re looking well today! Sorry to just appear like this. My name is Maria."
362 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 10, 2014
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About the author
J.F. Doleman
1 book7 followersJ.F.Doleman is a 44 year old author, currently living in Scotland and has a background in engineering and building contracting. He has published the Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction novel 'The Marconi Paradigm' which is the first book in the series 'The Space Between Atoms'.
Book 2 'The Non-Atomic Castaway' will be released Summer 2015.
Book 2 'The Non-Atomic Castaway' will be released Summer 2015.
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August 8, 2014
Well I wrote it. Can I be objective???? Perhaps not, but lets just say, some of the darker characters in my science fiction book make the hairs on the back of my neck stand up as I wrote their chapters. Not sure what that's all about:)
Hope you enjoy.
J.F.Doleman
Hope you enjoy.
J.F.Doleman
February 12, 2015
Possibly this is an interesting book but there are so many editing errors and a total lack of basic punctuation and grammar that it is hard to know. The author uses single quotes instead of double quotes to indicate dialog. He has never heard that possessives usually require an apostrophe. His use of paragraph markers is bizarrely random. These kinds of errors and the multitude of them are very distracting and make the book difficult to read.
Other than that, the story is okay but it is hard to relate to. Here's an example of a distracting sentence: "No feeling of movement could be felt."
And the science, what there is of it, certainly has holes. As is all to typical in science fiction, the author has no real understanding of evolution. For example, "The entire DNA code of a human could be identified, allowing the future potential of each line to be mapped. Mutations which would be caused by environmental or social factors over the course of millions of years." Firstly, DNA is seldom, if ever, referred to as lines of code. He must be mistaking it for a computer program. Secondly, and this is the big one, evolution is not forward looking. It is not like the mutations that would be required to adapt to a new environment are just lying around waiting for...something.
I don't know. It was okay, I guess. If I had it to do over, I probably wouldn't read it.
Other than that, the story is okay but it is hard to relate to. Here's an example of a distracting sentence: "No feeling of movement could be felt."
And the science, what there is of it, certainly has holes. As is all to typical in science fiction, the author has no real understanding of evolution. For example, "The entire DNA code of a human could be identified, allowing the future potential of each line to be mapped. Mutations which would be caused by environmental or social factors over the course of millions of years." Firstly, DNA is seldom, if ever, referred to as lines of code. He must be mistaking it for a computer program. Secondly, and this is the big one, evolution is not forward looking. It is not like the mutations that would be required to adapt to a new environment are just lying around waiting for...something.
I don't know. It was okay, I guess. If I had it to do over, I probably wouldn't read it.
September 13, 2014
I found this story a little difficult to review. Not because it wasn’t a great story. It was indeed a great story! But it was complicated, involving advanced technology, super beings, religion, magic, and the vagaries of the human spirit. It was the story of good (though not perfect) against evil. Fortunately, the author was able to put all this together in an organized story line that seemed to make perfect sense.
The settings and the characters were very well created. I felt as if I had actually met the characters in the story.
This story takes place in the far future. There is a great war between the Muslims and the Christians that have been going on for years. Many have died and cities have been destroyed. God-like beings have decided to try to bring peace between the warring parties. They send two humans (though much more) to talk to each side. They have some success, but a great evil rises up and it seems that all is lost.
The story is continued. I am anxious to see what happens next in book 2.
I would highly recommend this book.
The settings and the characters were very well created. I felt as if I had actually met the characters in the story.
This story takes place in the far future. There is a great war between the Muslims and the Christians that have been going on for years. Many have died and cities have been destroyed. God-like beings have decided to try to bring peace between the warring parties. They send two humans (though much more) to talk to each side. They have some success, but a great evil rises up and it seems that all is lost.
The story is continued. I am anxious to see what happens next in book 2.
I would highly recommend this book.
September 2, 2014
Those who know me, would tell you my first choice in books probably wouldn't be sci-fi.
But The Space Between Atoms is different. Once I started reading I was hooked.
I loved this book.
There is a broad range of characters, even those I initially found myself repulsed by, grow and change and are just as fascinating as those that I admire and empathise with.
Each chapter would grab me, and by the time the it ended I was upset at moving on as I was wrapped up in its narrative path.
Then I'm instantly swept up by the events of the next chapters story thread.
I didn't get the ending I wanted or expected!!! but wasn't disappointed.
What a page turner!
This book is a must read x
But The Space Between Atoms is different. Once I started reading I was hooked.
I loved this book.
There is a broad range of characters, even those I initially found myself repulsed by, grow and change and are just as fascinating as those that I admire and empathise with.
Each chapter would grab me, and by the time the it ended I was upset at moving on as I was wrapped up in its narrative path.
Then I'm instantly swept up by the events of the next chapters story thread.
I didn't get the ending I wanted or expected!!! but wasn't disappointed.
What a page turner!
This book is a must read x
October 4, 2020
A great introduction for anyone interested in sci-fi. Very well written with a fantastic plot. Leaves you wanting more!
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