Changed

by M.J. Carlson

Over the next three days, Kelvin Wilson, a 25-yearl-old janitor, will be hit by a car, shot, and blow up a multi-million-dollar building – and everyone he trusts will either die or betray him.


The year is 2132. Global warming has sent most of humanity to giant orbiting space stations. One of those left behind is Kelvin Wilson – average in every way – except one.


When Kel is accidentally knocked unconscious, a routine CT scan reveals miniature computer processors wired to his brain – technology that doesn’t exist. With his best friend murdered and a private SWAT team hunting him, he must unravel the mystery and stop those responsible before they change humanity forever.

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First published September 5, 2014

About the author

M.J. Carlson is an American science fiction author. Four of his short stories: Paradox Effect, A Simple Breach Of Etiquette, Promises in a Reflecting Pool (Of Love and Sacrifice), and St. George, the Princess, and the Dragon received honorable mentions in the Writers of the Future contest in 2012, 2013, 2015, and 2016, respectively. One of his early novels, The Alien Who Fell and a short story, Wish Upon a Falling Star were finalists in the 2010 Florida Writers Association Royal Palm Literary Award competition. CHANGED, INDIGO MAN, ENGINES OF DESTRUCTION: Nicole Piricelli, book 1, and DISINHIBITION: Nicole Piricelli, book 2 are currently available. Two more, THE ALIEN WHO FELL and THE MISSING TRICK LIST: Nicole Piricelli, book 3 are scheduled to be released in September. SOMEBODY'S DAUGHTERS: Nicole Piricelli, book 4 is scheduled to be released before the end of 2025 and OFFICER NEEDS ASSISTANCE: Nicole Piricelli, book 5 is scheduled to be released in early 2026. M.J. spends entirely too much time fiddling around with computers in Brevard County, Florida, where he lives with Sparkle, his Wise Reader and muse — right down the road from where Major Anthony Nelson used to live with that nice girl, Genie.

"I try to explore issues of basic humanity on a backdrop of changing social forces in my writing. For instance, what does it mean to be human? Free? When does safety and security become tyranny and oppression? What is privacy, and can true intimacy exist without privacy? While at the same time, I try to soften the gravity of those questions with small twists of everyday humor."