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The Quantum Mechanic #3
The Return of Heroes: The Quantum Mechanic Series Book 3
There have always been heroes
A secret war has been raging. On one side are those who seek to protect us from the dangers of unrestrained science, on the other - those who will stop at nothing to dominate the entire world.
For a while the evil was held at bay, but now the pendulum will swing and dark forces will gather. The world will look to their heroes, the Four Horsemen, for salvation. But what no one knows is that the Horsemen are already dead, having sacrificed themselves in the name of peace. Now the Saylor family, and others from Valley Falls will find themselves pulled into the center of this war - and will be forced into a terrible choice.
Will they answer the call and face humanity's darkest hour together, or watch as the creator of the Embodied transforms the earth into a living hell?
A secret war has been raging. On one side are those who seek to protect us from the dangers of unrestrained science, on the other - those who will stop at nothing to dominate the entire world.
For a while the evil was held at bay, but now the pendulum will swing and dark forces will gather. The world will look to their heroes, the Four Horsemen, for salvation. But what no one knows is that the Horsemen are already dead, having sacrificed themselves in the name of peace. Now the Saylor family, and others from Valley Falls will find themselves pulled into the center of this war - and will be forced into a terrible choice.
Will they answer the call and face humanity's darkest hour together, or watch as the creator of the Embodied transforms the earth into a living hell?
646 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 17, 2016
1 person is currently reading
11 people want to read
About the author
Jason Faris
10 books13 followersJason currently lives in Kentucky near the small town Wexton is based on, with his very patient wife, several children, and one small and incredibly neurotic dog.
His first novel 'For Every Action' was finished in 2014, and was originally published in three parts; 'Stormfront', 'Prometheus Within', and 'The Third Law'. All of them earned consistent four and five star reviews on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, iBooks, Google Play, Smashwords, and Kobo. In January of 2016, Jason made the decision to consolidate them into the novel 'For Every Action' to satisfy reader demands.
Jason has since written 'Rise of The Embodied', the next installment in the Quantum Mechanic series, which garnered even higher praise from readers and critics. He loves hearing from his fans and makes it a point to answer every email he can personally.
He is currently without an agent, but is considering offers. Printed copies of The Quantum Mechanic series can also be obtained through the Quantum Mechanic website.
His first novel 'For Every Action' was finished in 2014, and was originally published in three parts; 'Stormfront', 'Prometheus Within', and 'The Third Law'. All of them earned consistent four and five star reviews on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, iBooks, Google Play, Smashwords, and Kobo. In January of 2016, Jason made the decision to consolidate them into the novel 'For Every Action' to satisfy reader demands.
Jason has since written 'Rise of The Embodied', the next installment in the Quantum Mechanic series, which garnered even higher praise from readers and critics. He loves hearing from his fans and makes it a point to answer every email he can personally.
He is currently without an agent, but is considering offers. Printed copies of The Quantum Mechanic series can also be obtained through the Quantum Mechanic website.
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March 14, 2016
First of all I have to commend the author for embarking into an extremely ambitious first novel. The complexity of this plot, along with the thoroughly researched knowledge needed to pull it off, are outstanding.
To summarize this plot would be pretty tricky, especially with the initial portion of the book jumping back and forth over a drawn out time line, encompassing characters form diverse walks of life—but essentially the future holds technological advances so dire and impressive, they have moved far, far beyond the realm of human ability and intelligence…and the government’s who have sought to harness that power for warfare, have quickly lost control of, or been targeted by, their inventions.
Among these weapons and advances, which are furnished by the author’s meticulous research, and pretty lofty imagination using that research, is a biologically, technologically, and genetically engineered “living” weapon, that in my mind is one of the highlights of the author’s work. This particular monster reeks untold havoc on a United States well fortified armament of soldiers, and is introduced in a way that is pretty damn scary. Within this brutally engineered monster is a programming code that defies all human explanation, and this is one of the many ripe mysteries laced into the story. But this particular monster is a small fry next to the heavy hitting baddies, who are ready and able to brutally send the Western World into an early grave.
Along side these atrocious forms of technological warfare, which are represented by super soldiers, nano-artificial locust swarms, weaponized space, and more, the author has even laced philosophically challenging concepts such as artificial intelligence, human identity transference from organic matter to synthetic matter, and even reaches into the biblical/spiritual realm using technology. All of these extremely varied, independent, dazzling manifestations of the power of technology make for a pretty intellectually stimulating feast, and its set along side a story line with enough action, violence, well timed humor, and snappy dialogue to keep forward momentum.
That being said, I think this is an authentic, hardcore sci-fi piece. With the level of knowledge the author applies to the technical components of this story, readers without familiarity or strong interest in IT, quantum physics, nano-technology, etc. might feel a bit estranged or at a loss for what’s going on. I wouldn’t go so far as to say this is strictly for hardcore sci-fi readers, but I could make a few arguments. Regular/casual readers should go into it with the intention of being challenged in that way.
Also, the author is pretty invested in every one of his characters, and if a reader is looking for an instant gratification/surface level experience with a story’s characters, this book is not for them. You’re going to be invested, so have a little patience.
In the end, writing this story no doubt took a colossal effort, and the final product represents the author’s fearlessness at taking on a project just about all writers would quiver at. And hey, it looks like he had a hell of a lot of fun writing it, too, because I had a hell of a lot of fun reading it.
To summarize this plot would be pretty tricky, especially with the initial portion of the book jumping back and forth over a drawn out time line, encompassing characters form diverse walks of life—but essentially the future holds technological advances so dire and impressive, they have moved far, far beyond the realm of human ability and intelligence…and the government’s who have sought to harness that power for warfare, have quickly lost control of, or been targeted by, their inventions.
Among these weapons and advances, which are furnished by the author’s meticulous research, and pretty lofty imagination using that research, is a biologically, technologically, and genetically engineered “living” weapon, that in my mind is one of the highlights of the author’s work. This particular monster reeks untold havoc on a United States well fortified armament of soldiers, and is introduced in a way that is pretty damn scary. Within this brutally engineered monster is a programming code that defies all human explanation, and this is one of the many ripe mysteries laced into the story. But this particular monster is a small fry next to the heavy hitting baddies, who are ready and able to brutally send the Western World into an early grave.
Along side these atrocious forms of technological warfare, which are represented by super soldiers, nano-artificial locust swarms, weaponized space, and more, the author has even laced philosophically challenging concepts such as artificial intelligence, human identity transference from organic matter to synthetic matter, and even reaches into the biblical/spiritual realm using technology. All of these extremely varied, independent, dazzling manifestations of the power of technology make for a pretty intellectually stimulating feast, and its set along side a story line with enough action, violence, well timed humor, and snappy dialogue to keep forward momentum.
That being said, I think this is an authentic, hardcore sci-fi piece. With the level of knowledge the author applies to the technical components of this story, readers without familiarity or strong interest in IT, quantum physics, nano-technology, etc. might feel a bit estranged or at a loss for what’s going on. I wouldn’t go so far as to say this is strictly for hardcore sci-fi readers, but I could make a few arguments. Regular/casual readers should go into it with the intention of being challenged in that way.
Also, the author is pretty invested in every one of his characters, and if a reader is looking for an instant gratification/surface level experience with a story’s characters, this book is not for them. You’re going to be invested, so have a little patience.
In the end, writing this story no doubt took a colossal effort, and the final product represents the author’s fearlessness at taking on a project just about all writers would quiver at. And hey, it looks like he had a hell of a lot of fun writing it, too, because I had a hell of a lot of fun reading it.
March 14, 2016
First of all I have to commend the author for embarking into an extremely ambitious first novel. The complexity of this plot, along with the thoroughly researched knowledge needed to pull it off, are outstanding.
To summarize this plot would be pretty tricky, especially with the initial portion of the book jumping back and forth over a drawn out time line, encompassing characters form diverse walks of life—but essentially the future holds technological advances so dire and impressive, they have moved far, far beyond the realm of human ability and intelligence…and the government’s who have sought to harness that power for warfare, have quickly lost control of, or been targeted by, their inventions.
Among these weapons and advances, which are furnished by the author’s meticulous research, and pretty lofty imagination using that research, is a biologically, technologically, and genetically engineered “living” weapon, that in my mind is one of the highlights of the author’s work. This particular monster reeks untold havoc on a United States well fortified armament of soldiers, and is introduced in a way that is pretty damn scary. Within this brutally engineered monster is a programming code that defies all human explanation, and this is one of the many ripe mysteries laced into the story. But this particular monster is a small fry next to the heavy hitting baddies, who are ready and able to brutally send the Western World into an early grave.
Along side these atrocious forms of technological warfare, which are represented by super soldiers, nano-artificial locust swarms, weaponized space, and more, the author has even laced philosophically challenging concepts such as artificial intelligence, human identity transference from organic matter to synthetic matter, and even reaches into the biblical/spiritual realm using technology. All of these extremely varied, independent, dazzling manifestations of the power of technology make for a pretty intellectually stimulating feast, and its set along side a story line with enough action, violence, well timed humor, and snappy dialogue to keep forward momentum.
That being said, I think this is an authentic, hardcore sci-fi piece. With the level of knowledge the author applies to the technical components of this story, readers without familiarity or strong interest in IT, quantum physics, nano-technology, etc. might feel a bit estranged or at a loss for what’s going on. I wouldn’t go so far as to say this is strictly for hardcore sci-fi readers, but I could make a few arguments. Regular/casual readers should go into it with the intention of being challenged in that way.
Also, the author is pretty invested in every one of his characters, and if a reader is looking for an instant gratification/surface level experience with a story’s characters, this book is not for them. You’re going to be invested, so have a little patience.
In the end, writing this story no doubt took a colossal effort, and the final product represents the author’s fearlessness at taking on a project just about all writers would quiver at. And hey, it looks like he had a hell of a lot of fun writing it, too, because I had a hell of a lot of fun reading it.
To summarize this plot would be pretty tricky, especially with the initial portion of the book jumping back and forth over a drawn out time line, encompassing characters form diverse walks of life—but essentially the future holds technological advances so dire and impressive, they have moved far, far beyond the realm of human ability and intelligence…and the government’s who have sought to harness that power for warfare, have quickly lost control of, or been targeted by, their inventions.
Among these weapons and advances, which are furnished by the author’s meticulous research, and pretty lofty imagination using that research, is a biologically, technologically, and genetically engineered “living” weapon, that in my mind is one of the highlights of the author’s work. This particular monster reeks untold havoc on a United States well fortified armament of soldiers, and is introduced in a way that is pretty damn scary. Within this brutally engineered monster is a programming code that defies all human explanation, and this is one of the many ripe mysteries laced into the story. But this particular monster is a small fry next to the heavy hitting baddies, who are ready and able to brutally send the Western World into an early grave.
Along side these atrocious forms of technological warfare, which are represented by super soldiers, nano-artificial locust swarms, weaponized space, and more, the author has even laced philosophically challenging concepts such as artificial intelligence, human identity transference from organic matter to synthetic matter, and even reaches into the biblical/spiritual realm using technology. All of these extremely varied, independent, dazzling manifestations of the power of technology make for a pretty intellectually stimulating feast, and its set along side a story line with enough action, violence, well timed humor, and snappy dialogue to keep forward momentum.
That being said, I think this is an authentic, hardcore sci-fi piece. With the level of knowledge the author applies to the technical components of this story, readers without familiarity or strong interest in IT, quantum physics, nano-technology, etc. might feel a bit estranged or at a loss for what’s going on. I wouldn’t go so far as to say this is strictly for hardcore sci-fi readers, but I could make a few arguments. Regular/casual readers should go into it with the intention of being challenged in that way.
Also, the author is pretty invested in every one of his characters, and if a reader is looking for an instant gratification/surface level experience with a story’s characters, this book is not for them. You’re going to be invested, so have a little patience.
In the end, writing this story no doubt took a colossal effort, and the final product represents the author’s fearlessness at taking on a project just about all writers would quiver at. And hey, it looks like he had a hell of a lot of fun writing it, too, because I had a hell of a lot of fun reading it.
June 27, 2019
Explosive Ending
After the first two books being so groundbreaking I wanted great things to happen. In a way I got this and in a way no.
The twists worked out great if somewhat a little easy to guess at. I would have easily given this 5 stars if this hadn't been out for a while but still show quite a few punctuation and editing issues so a 6 star ,? has went to 4 stars. Outside these two things then I can feel further books coming out of this conflict as heroes are still needed and anticipation for the audio which was what really amazed me.
I have seen mixed reviews ,but as someone not easy to please I would still reccomend this to everyone. With the advantages of digital formats further changes and/or corrections can easily be passed to fans with updates.
After the first two books being so groundbreaking I wanted great things to happen. In a way I got this and in a way no.
The twists worked out great if somewhat a little easy to guess at. I would have easily given this 5 stars if this hadn't been out for a while but still show quite a few punctuation and editing issues so a 6 star ,? has went to 4 stars. Outside these two things then I can feel further books coming out of this conflict as heroes are still needed and anticipation for the audio which was what really amazed me.
I have seen mixed reviews ,but as someone not easy to please I would still reccomend this to everyone. With the advantages of digital formats further changes and/or corrections can easily be passed to fans with updates.
June 25, 2016
Knocked it out of the park!
What a wild ride! I'm feeling like I did walking out of the theater after watching Mad Max, Independence Day, and Serenity. This was an over the top ending for a great series. I'm a big anime fan and I came away with the same feeling as a well done series. Giant monsters, heavy artillery, secret government agencies, superheros, AI's - so much to love. Evil super geniuses with lollipops. Great characters, Great story, Stop reading the review and start reading the books. They are on Kindle Unlimited. Still reading the review? Reminds me of: The Wild Cards series, Shockwave Rider.
What a wild ride! I'm feeling like I did walking out of the theater after watching Mad Max, Independence Day, and Serenity. This was an over the top ending for a great series. I'm a big anime fan and I came away with the same feeling as a well done series. Giant monsters, heavy artillery, secret government agencies, superheros, AI's - so much to love. Evil super geniuses with lollipops. Great characters, Great story, Stop reading the review and start reading the books. They are on Kindle Unlimited. Still reading the review? Reminds me of: The Wild Cards series, Shockwave Rider.
March 30, 2017
I true enjoyed this entire series
The characters begin to feel like real people and the story begins to feel like something that could happen. The only issue I had was trying to figure out all the typos and bad sentence configurations. It was enough to be distracting on occasion. If it were to figure fixed, the entire series would be five stars .
The characters begin to feel like real people and the story begins to feel like something that could happen. The only issue I had was trying to figure out all the typos and bad sentence configurations. It was enough to be distracting on occasion. If it were to figure fixed, the entire series would be five stars .
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