Amagon: The Book of Man

by A. Umaz

The human race has left mother earth and now lives in vast, utopian Habitats orbiting the Sun. The Habitats are run very efficiently by corporations that tend to all matters human - from sustenance for the body to food for the soul. Amagon is the story of man's ascent into the heavens, and the price that must be paid to live in paradise.

360 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 28, 2014

About the author

A. Umaz has been an aviator, a mariner, a prospector, and is now an educator. With a MA Ed. in Physics and a MA Ed. in Chemistry he teaches secondary and advanced secondary science courses in the classroom and online.

Reviews

[Andrea Youngman · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the joys of reading is that moment when you are taken somewhere you have never been before and this book accomplishes the task beautifully. Umaz has created a future world that is rich with detail allowing the reader to fully enter an otherworld. When writers create science fiction or futuristic work the new world must be fully created. If not, the work is disjointed and unbelievable. Umaz gives us the details we desire, defining the living space, methods of movement and interaction, and even the necessity for enclosed bed chambers as reduced gravitational forces pose challenges for procreation. Most fascinating is the complete enclosed biosphere that Umaz has imagined into life.

This story offers a fascinating look at a possible future for mankind. As the characters wrestle with the questions of faith, ethics, and morality, so too do we. Umaz doesn’t provide an easy answer. Instead he lays the story out before us and leaves the final thinking to the readers. There is no better way to end a book. After reading the last pages you will find yourself satisfied and at the same time wondering if the moral choices made were the best possible. This is a story that entertains and gets us thinking. I highly recommend you spend a little time in the world Umaz has created.

[Adrian Mendoza · Rating 5 out of 5]

Masterfully written. The story carries the reader to another world, a future world, one where humanity searches for answers while clutching unto hope. Faith, reason, and love drive the intriguing narrative as the author reveals his message in an ordered and thoroughly researched manner. Without a doubt, the story is best appreciated introspectively. As with the best of what science fiction has to offer, Amagon keeps stock of the human condition and its limitations concerning societal harmony. In seeking higher truth, the loss of self, is the catalyst to truly living. - Adrian Mendoza, author of The Kaleidoscope series.