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Consensus #1
Consensus: Part 1 - Citizen
In a society where morals are determined by a public opinion system, and social rating is the currency, truth can be a dangerous notion.
Sixteen-year-old Rena has few memories of her childhood before adoption. A forest teeming with wildlife. Mountains reaching up to a blue sky. The voice of the man who raised her.
The problem--they're not real. Such things don't exist in Esh, a self-governed metropolis shielded from the harsh environment by a transparent canopy. And beyond the city is only the Barrens, an endless wasteland of fog and freezing rain.
When Rena's violent instincts save the lives of her friends, her delusional past begins disrupting her prospects for the future. To find the source of her impulses, she'll have to sort through the fragments in her mind. But what awaits is a connection between her true identity, the city's forgotten past, and the secret war being waged beneath the surface of her polite society.
Sixteen-year-old Rena has few memories of her childhood before adoption. A forest teeming with wildlife. Mountains reaching up to a blue sky. The voice of the man who raised her.
The problem--they're not real. Such things don't exist in Esh, a self-governed metropolis shielded from the harsh environment by a transparent canopy. And beyond the city is only the Barrens, an endless wasteland of fog and freezing rain.
When Rena's violent instincts save the lives of her friends, her delusional past begins disrupting her prospects for the future. To find the source of her impulses, she'll have to sort through the fragments in her mind. But what awaits is a connection between her true identity, the city's forgotten past, and the secret war being waged beneath the surface of her polite society.
- GenresScience Fiction
114 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 1, 2015
31 people are currently reading
96 people want to read
About the author
Jason Tesar
24 books215 followersThe third of four children and an introvert from the start, Jason Tesar grew up as an imaginative “middle child” who enjoyed the make-believe world as much as the real one, possibly more. From adolescence to adulthood, his imagination continued to feed itself on a diet of books, movies, and art, all the while growing and maturing—waiting for its opportunity. Then, during a procession of monotonous, physically laborious day-jobs, his imagination leaped into motion, bringing together characters and locations of a world that would someday come to life on the pages of a book.
In late 1998, Jason made his first attempt at writing, managing to complete a whole scene before returning once again to reality. A year and a half later, a spontaneous night-time conversation with his wife encouraged him to take his writing seriously and to keep on dreaming. Over the next seven years, Jason carved time out of the real world to live in an imaginary one of epic fantasy, science-fiction, and military/political conflict. The fruits of this labor would later become the first three books of the bestselling AWAKENED series.
Due to the incredible support from readers around the world, Jason continued his trajectory into make-believe, jumping from stable employment in the micro-electronics industry into the mysterious abyss of full-time writing.
Living in Colorado with his beautiful wife and two children, Jason now spends the majority of his time fusing the best parts of his favorite genres into stories of internal struggle and triumph, friendship, betrayal, political alliances, and military conflict.
If you’d like to follow along on Jason’s journey or get behind the scenes info on the AWAKENED or WANDERING STARS series, you can find him on Facebook (jasontesar.com), Twitter (@jasontesar), on his blog (www.jasontesar.com), or send him an email at jasontesar@yahoo.com.
In late 1998, Jason made his first attempt at writing, managing to complete a whole scene before returning once again to reality. A year and a half later, a spontaneous night-time conversation with his wife encouraged him to take his writing seriously and to keep on dreaming. Over the next seven years, Jason carved time out of the real world to live in an imaginary one of epic fantasy, science-fiction, and military/political conflict. The fruits of this labor would later become the first three books of the bestselling AWAKENED series.
Due to the incredible support from readers around the world, Jason continued his trajectory into make-believe, jumping from stable employment in the micro-electronics industry into the mysterious abyss of full-time writing.
Living in Colorado with his beautiful wife and two children, Jason now spends the majority of his time fusing the best parts of his favorite genres into stories of internal struggle and triumph, friendship, betrayal, political alliances, and military conflict.
If you’d like to follow along on Jason’s journey or get behind the scenes info on the AWAKENED or WANDERING STARS series, you can find him on Facebook (jasontesar.com), Twitter (@jasontesar), on his blog (www.jasontesar.com), or send him an email at jasontesar@yahoo.com.
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Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 reviews
December 17, 2015
If agreement is truth...
If agreement is truth then I can agree that this is an amazing book. I was instantly captivated by Jason's newest sci-fi addition 'Consensus'. There was no boring back story to leave you wondering when or if something was going to happen. Instead you're thrown right into the action and the background details are mixed in with the thrilling plot when needed.
I was immediately pulled into the story alongside all the characters as the plot unfolded and before I knew it the book was over. I soon found myself contemplating things like, what Esh really is and if outliers are actually bad people.
I'll be eagerly anticipating the next book in this series. Now what to do until then...?
If agreement is truth then I can agree that this is an amazing book. I was instantly captivated by Jason's newest sci-fi addition 'Consensus'. There was no boring back story to leave you wondering when or if something was going to happen. Instead you're thrown right into the action and the background details are mixed in with the thrilling plot when needed.
I was immediately pulled into the story alongside all the characters as the plot unfolded and before I knew it the book was over. I soon found myself contemplating things like, what Esh really is and if outliers are actually bad people.
I'll be eagerly anticipating the next book in this series. Now what to do until then...?
May 19, 2016
I feel another good series coming
I can't wait to read the next one. I would love to see the hidden memories for Rena. My only complaint - spoiler alert! I feel that the Dal storyline will be the trite, best friend has a secret crush but heroine doesn't reciprocate and doesn't want to lose a friend but has feelings for someone else who is inappropriate but switches sides for the heroine. I would still recommend. Gbash
I can't wait to read the next one. I would love to see the hidden memories for Rena. My only complaint - spoiler alert! I feel that the Dal storyline will be the trite, best friend has a secret crush but heroine doesn't reciprocate and doesn't want to lose a friend but has feelings for someone else who is inappropriate but switches sides for the heroine. I would still recommend. Gbash
December 16, 2015
Interesting story good solid start looking forward to part 2
This one has left some intriguing questions
This one has left some intriguing questions
January 22, 2024
Looks like a great series, starting off with all the right stuff.
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