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Cryonemesis #1
Human Again
What would you do if you wake up in the future and be asked to join a war?
Roy, an Israeli soldier awakens after being cryo-frozen for 300 years. He finds himself in an underground shelter-city that protects him from the unbearable climate above. He’s alone and has no idea why he was defrosted and what happened.
Now, he'll have to find his place in the city – his haven and prison, while fighting off an invasion attempt by a vicious radical group.
Roy, an Israeli soldier awakens after being cryo-frozen for 300 years. He finds himself in an underground shelter-city that protects him from the unbearable climate above. He’s alone and has no idea why he was defrosted and what happened.
Now, he'll have to find his place in the city – his haven and prison, while fighting off an invasion attempt by a vicious radical group.
- GenresScience FictionDystopia
260 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 6, 2016
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Moran Chaim
1 book1 followerMoran Chaim is an Israeli born writer. He holds a BFA in cinema and screenwriting and participated in the second Israel-Lebanon war as a Navy soldier. Human again is his debut novel and the first book of the Cryonemesis series.
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July 25, 2019
I received this book for free in exchange of a honest review as part of the Read It and Reap program ongoin in the Shut up & Read Group
It's the first novel I read in this kind of setting: future, "post-apocalyptic", dystopian.
My experience on the matter is limited mainly to TV Shows and I was pleased to find common elements: the Arcadia from "The 100" (The 100), the Wayward Pines city (Pines), Moran Chaim's Knaan city, they all are based on the idea that you can control human nature. The idea that rules and a good organization can ensure the survival of the human race.
But there is always one questione pending and if you don't see it right after the beginning you'll get to ask it yourself sooner or later:
Is there anything human left?
Human Again faces with an ancient question: what does actually make us human? Living in a perfect world is as great as it sounds?
Feeling fear, facing troubles and dangers, communication between people, free choice are all part of the basics of being human.
You get to see the characters face this questions during the plot, which I enjoyed more when I got at half of the story. Personally, I have a difficult relationship with the beginning of novels or series until the action starts.
The last part and especially the end made me curious to find out more about this future world. I'm looking forward the next novel and I hope we'll get to know more about other cities and in general this new organization of the world.
On my rating scale it gets full 3 stars, along with George Orwell's novels. I enjoyed the theme, the message and the plot, but still didn't get addicted enough.
It's the first novel I read in this kind of setting: future, "post-apocalyptic", dystopian.
My experience on the matter is limited mainly to TV Shows and I was pleased to find common elements: the Arcadia from "The 100" (The 100), the Wayward Pines city (Pines), Moran Chaim's Knaan city, they all are based on the idea that you can control human nature. The idea that rules and a good organization can ensure the survival of the human race.
But there is always one questione pending and if you don't see it right after the beginning you'll get to ask it yourself sooner or later:
Is there anything human left?
Human Again faces with an ancient question: what does actually make us human? Living in a perfect world is as great as it sounds?
Feeling fear, facing troubles and dangers, communication between people, free choice are all part of the basics of being human.
You get to see the characters face this questions during the plot, which I enjoyed more when I got at half of the story. Personally, I have a difficult relationship with the beginning of novels or series until the action starts.
The last part and especially the end made me curious to find out more about this future world. I'm looking forward the next novel and I hope we'll get to know more about other cities and in general this new organization of the world.
On my rating scale it gets full 3 stars, along with George Orwell's novels. I enjoyed the theme, the message and the plot, but still didn't get addicted enough.
October 14, 2016
***This book was reviewed for the San Francisco Book Review***
Chaim’s Human Again is a purebred thrill-ride from start to finish. We follow Roy, a young Israeli soldier who was put into cryosleep after he was wounded in action Flashforward 300 years and Roy is brought back, woken to a world where the land is damaged, and temperatures are routinely above 100°. It is the doctors of New Knaan that now have Roy,’s cryo cannister. Believing they were resurrecting an older person, the doctors were surprised to discover they had found the 'young soldier’s’ cannister.
Roy causes problems from second one. He wakes in a strange place, with very odd people who refuse to give answers, and quite reasonably becomes frustrated and aggressive. After he calms enough to begin processing this unbelievable yarn about being woken 300 years in the future, curiosity and the determination to find his parents set him on a dangerous course.
In an attempt to rein Roy in, the President of New Knaan 'promotes’ him to Gun Technician Assistant,meaning he helps care for the laser guns protecting the city. His new home is a glum place, buried underground, with bugs as a main food staple. This city has fooled itself into a false sense of security. Half their population or more dwells in a virtual reality 50-100% of the time, and have done so for years. These people are far from ideal fighters and they've become a target of the Purists, a group determined to destroy all technology. When push comes to shove, Roy is asked to become the soldier once more.
I loved the quote at the beginning-
“Time imprisons us, but civilisation enslaves us.” ~TR Perry
That gave me pause to think. There's so much truth in that statement. It’s easy to see what shaped the Purists’ beliefs, even if one doesn't share them. It's also easy to see what drives so many citizens of New Knaan to enter the simulation permanently.
This book was fast-paced from start to finish. There are a few grammar errors, but things easy to overlook. Chaim’s writing lacks a certain strength that only comes from maturity in one's craft. Human Again is the first in a proposed series. I'm looking forward to the next book, and to seeing Chaim continue to grow as a writer.
Chaim’s Human Again is a purebred thrill-ride from start to finish. We follow Roy, a young Israeli soldier who was put into cryosleep after he was wounded in action Flashforward 300 years and Roy is brought back, woken to a world where the land is damaged, and temperatures are routinely above 100°. It is the doctors of New Knaan that now have Roy,’s cryo cannister. Believing they were resurrecting an older person, the doctors were surprised to discover they had found the 'young soldier’s’ cannister.
Roy causes problems from second one. He wakes in a strange place, with very odd people who refuse to give answers, and quite reasonably becomes frustrated and aggressive. After he calms enough to begin processing this unbelievable yarn about being woken 300 years in the future, curiosity and the determination to find his parents set him on a dangerous course.
In an attempt to rein Roy in, the President of New Knaan 'promotes’ him to Gun Technician Assistant,meaning he helps care for the laser guns protecting the city. His new home is a glum place, buried underground, with bugs as a main food staple. This city has fooled itself into a false sense of security. Half their population or more dwells in a virtual reality 50-100% of the time, and have done so for years. These people are far from ideal fighters and they've become a target of the Purists, a group determined to destroy all technology. When push comes to shove, Roy is asked to become the soldier once more.
I loved the quote at the beginning-
“Time imprisons us, but civilisation enslaves us.” ~TR Perry
That gave me pause to think. There's so much truth in that statement. It’s easy to see what shaped the Purists’ beliefs, even if one doesn't share them. It's also easy to see what drives so many citizens of New Knaan to enter the simulation permanently.
This book was fast-paced from start to finish. There are a few grammar errors, but things easy to overlook. Chaim’s writing lacks a certain strength that only comes from maturity in one's craft. Human Again is the first in a proposed series. I'm looking forward to the next book, and to seeing Chaim continue to grow as a writer.
September 5, 2022
A very matrix like world (you have to get out of the matrix to be human) and I liked the setting, but there were inconsistencies/not fully explained things that threw me. Maybe I just missed something in the reading. Also, an editorial read would have cleaned things up in the version I had. But enjoyable.
February 4, 2017
I received this book for free in exchange of a honest review as part of the Read It and Reap program ongoin in the Shut up & Read Group
It's the first novel I read in this kind of setting: future, "post-apocalyptic", dystopian.
My experience on the matter is limited mainly to TV Shows and I was pleased to find common elements: the Arcadia from "The 100" (The 100), the Wayward Pines city (Pines), Moran Chaim's Knaan city, they all are based on the idea that you can control human nature. The idea that rules and a good organization can ensure the survival of the human race.
But there is always one questione pending and if you don't see it right after the beginning you'll get to ask it yourself sooner or later:
Is there anything human left?
Human Again faces with an ancient question: what does actually make us human? Living in a perfect world is as great as it sounds?
Feeling fear, facing troubles and dangers, communication between people, free choice are all part of the basics of being human.
You get to see the characters face this questions during the plot, which I enjoyed more when I got at half of the story. Personally, I have a difficult relationship with the beginning of novels or series until the action starts.
The last part and especially the end made me curious to find out more about this future world. I'm looking forward the next novel and I hope we'll get to know more about other cities and in general this new organization of the world.
On my rating scale it gets full 3 stars, along with George Orwell's novels. I enjoyed the theme, the message and the plot, but still didn't get addicted enough.
It's the first novel I read in this kind of setting: future, "post-apocalyptic", dystopian.
My experience on the matter is limited mainly to TV Shows and I was pleased to find common elements: the Arcadia from "The 100" (The 100), the Wayward Pines city (Pines), Moran Chaim's Knaan city, they all are based on the idea that you can control human nature. The idea that rules and a good organization can ensure the survival of the human race.
But there is always one questione pending and if you don't see it right after the beginning you'll get to ask it yourself sooner or later:
Is there anything human left?
Human Again faces with an ancient question: what does actually make us human? Living in a perfect world is as great as it sounds?
Feeling fear, facing troubles and dangers, communication between people, free choice are all part of the basics of being human.
You get to see the characters face this questions during the plot, which I enjoyed more when I got at half of the story. Personally, I have a difficult relationship with the beginning of novels or series until the action starts.
The last part and especially the end made me curious to find out more about this future world. I'm looking forward the next novel and I hope we'll get to know more about other cities and in general this new organization of the world.
On my rating scale it gets full 3 stars, along with George Orwell's novels. I enjoyed the theme, the message and the plot, but still didn't get addicted enough.
August 7, 2016
Roy was a soldier. Only nineteen, he had already seen a considerable amount of combat. In fact, he died in a battle, fighting for what he believed. But if he were dead, why was he waking up in a strange room. And things kept getting stranger by the minute. First of all, the people standing over him spoke too fast. Then there was the simulations and the ongoing sensation of not knowing what was real and what wasn’t. Even the food, though he thought he was eating something delicious, was really just bugs.
Roy has awaken into a world hundreds of years into the future. He is in an underground city, governed by those who blindly believe that they are impervious from the world above and the people, known as Purists, who are fighting to get a stronghold on the underground city. It’s quite a shock, then, when these simulation-drugged people are thrown into a violent reality, one in which they have neither the means nor the strength to escape.
Moran Chaim’s dystopian novel, “Human Again: Cryonemesis Book 1”, opens the readers’ minds to the complexities of a futuristic world where things appear to be almost too good to be true. Like Aldous Huxley’s “Brave New World”, Chaim’s novel explores the somewhat taken for granted notion of what it really means to be human. As one of his characters points out, using Buddhist philosophy, “Control is an illusion.” The total control of humanity in Chaim’s novel is clearly as unsustainable as it was in Huxley’s novel. Why? Because humans have always had the inbred notion of free choice. Humans are, basically, who they choose to be and no one else can control that.
This is a fast-paced, action-packed story that will certainly make the reader think.
Reviewed for readersfavorite.com
Roy has awaken into a world hundreds of years into the future. He is in an underground city, governed by those who blindly believe that they are impervious from the world above and the people, known as Purists, who are fighting to get a stronghold on the underground city. It’s quite a shock, then, when these simulation-drugged people are thrown into a violent reality, one in which they have neither the means nor the strength to escape.
Moran Chaim’s dystopian novel, “Human Again: Cryonemesis Book 1”, opens the readers’ minds to the complexities of a futuristic world where things appear to be almost too good to be true. Like Aldous Huxley’s “Brave New World”, Chaim’s novel explores the somewhat taken for granted notion of what it really means to be human. As one of his characters points out, using Buddhist philosophy, “Control is an illusion.” The total control of humanity in Chaim’s novel is clearly as unsustainable as it was in Huxley’s novel. Why? Because humans have always had the inbred notion of free choice. Humans are, basically, who they choose to be and no one else can control that.
This is a fast-paced, action-packed story that will certainly make the reader think.
Reviewed for readersfavorite.com
July 7, 2016
Moran Chaim's debut novel, a great dystopian response to eco-crisis with sci-fi elements!
I was lucky enough to receive an advanced reader's copy of "Human Again" by Moran Chaim and enjoyed it thoroughly. It lingered in my mind between reading sessions, a sign of a great book for me.
"Human Again" tells the story of Roy, an Israeli soldier who is killed in action, except he wasn't. He wakes up from 300 years of cryo-sleep to a changed world that has suffered the ecological collapse that is no doubt in store for this Earth. Roy discovers that the leadership of the survivors have taken extreme measures to ensure their citizens' survival and quality of life. The future is not bright and shiny in the underground city-bunker, but Roy works to acclimate to the pros and cons of his new surroundings. As he tries to find his purpose, he discovers that all is not as it seems and that he may never know who he can trust and who he cannot.
This book was a page-turner for me. The world is mysterious, the characters are interesting, and the plot pacing is excellent. I had to know what Roy would learn next and how he would cope with events. "Human Again" is Book 1 of the Cryonemesis series and I'm looking forward to the next installment. Moran Chaim is an author to watch out for!
I was lucky enough to receive an advanced reader's copy of "Human Again" by Moran Chaim and enjoyed it thoroughly. It lingered in my mind between reading sessions, a sign of a great book for me.
"Human Again" tells the story of Roy, an Israeli soldier who is killed in action, except he wasn't. He wakes up from 300 years of cryo-sleep to a changed world that has suffered the ecological collapse that is no doubt in store for this Earth. Roy discovers that the leadership of the survivors have taken extreme measures to ensure their citizens' survival and quality of life. The future is not bright and shiny in the underground city-bunker, but Roy works to acclimate to the pros and cons of his new surroundings. As he tries to find his purpose, he discovers that all is not as it seems and that he may never know who he can trust and who he cannot.
This book was a page-turner for me. The world is mysterious, the characters are interesting, and the plot pacing is excellent. I had to know what Roy would learn next and how he would cope with events. "Human Again" is Book 1 of the Cryonemesis series and I'm looking forward to the next installment. Moran Chaim is an author to watch out for!
June 22, 2016
Fast moving
Enjoy ed the characters , good plot. Would recommend this book, Would like to see e more...wish you success in t he future.
Enjoy ed the characters , good plot. Would recommend this book, Would like to see e more...wish you success in t he future.
May 2, 2025
This was a free book so I wasn't expecting much, but I was pleasantly surprised.
December 7, 2017
Great read
Enjoyed this book. A good read that makes you think. This author is awesome and look forward to more great reads
Enjoyed this book. A good read that makes you think. This author is awesome and look forward to more great reads
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