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Nineteen-year-old Phaelan Lundgren, creator of the Dark Net website, Panacea, is en route from Oregon to Boston to continue her work on distributed systems at MIT when she meets up with her deceased mother's past.
Is it possible that the drawing she holds of her mother's twenty-first and final sculpture in her "Crypto Chaos" series is the key to that past and to Phaelan's future?
And if so, will she find the sculpture before the ghosts find her?
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This book was written in the wake of the Silk Road Trial and during the 2016 presidential election campaign. Both of these events have been enough to make any sane person's stomach turn. However, I have been inspired by those who, like the characters in this book, live life on their own terms, without seeking permission to do what is right, regardless of whether it is legal.
This is not a book for anyone who ever mouths the "I was just doing my job" or "That's just the way it is." I have no interest in appealing to them as they are not of the living.
It is a book for anyone who believes in the innate freedom one has by definition of being Human. It is for anyone who refuses to be a victim, but instead integrates the darkness of their past, wielding it, by sheer force of their will, so that it becomes a light for their future.
Is it possible that the drawing she holds of her mother's twenty-first and final sculpture in her "Crypto Chaos" series is the key to that past and to Phaelan's future?
And if so, will she find the sculpture before the ghosts find her?
*******
This book was written in the wake of the Silk Road Trial and during the 2016 presidential election campaign. Both of these events have been enough to make any sane person's stomach turn. However, I have been inspired by those who, like the characters in this book, live life on their own terms, without seeking permission to do what is right, regardless of whether it is legal.
This is not a book for anyone who ever mouths the "I was just doing my job" or "That's just the way it is." I have no interest in appealing to them as they are not of the living.
It is a book for anyone who believes in the innate freedom one has by definition of being Human. It is for anyone who refuses to be a victim, but instead integrates the darkness of their past, wielding it, by sheer force of their will, so that it becomes a light for their future.
208 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 31, 2016
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May 18, 2018
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and highly recommend it to anyone that enjoys fiction set in our modern day. My overall impression aside let’s talk about what this book is and isn’t.
My first impression as I closed the back cover was I wanted a few more twists and turns in the plot but then I’m biased towards surprises. Regardless of that bias, I had to reconcile that despite my literary prejudice to pivots in the story my inner critic was overly satisfied with what the author had delivered. After a few days of mulling it over I concluded that the story of the protagonist, in fact the entire setting this takes place is important because it takes place in our world today. There is a subtle complexity to Belle’s writing that weaves together a story that is fast-paced while challenging the reader to think and expand how they view the subject matter.
The average reader may be tempted to steer clear of the subject matter. Whatever you think you know of cryptocurrency, cypherpunks or the dark web this book will challenge those notions and the author makes a convincing argument that the world in which we live in today is not the world we think we live in. All this wrapped around a very likable protagonist. Definitely a book to put on the reading list. I look forward to and hope we get a sequel.
My first impression as I closed the back cover was I wanted a few more twists and turns in the plot but then I’m biased towards surprises. Regardless of that bias, I had to reconcile that despite my literary prejudice to pivots in the story my inner critic was overly satisfied with what the author had delivered. After a few days of mulling it over I concluded that the story of the protagonist, in fact the entire setting this takes place is important because it takes place in our world today. There is a subtle complexity to Belle’s writing that weaves together a story that is fast-paced while challenging the reader to think and expand how they view the subject matter.
The average reader may be tempted to steer clear of the subject matter. Whatever you think you know of cryptocurrency, cypherpunks or the dark web this book will challenge those notions and the author makes a convincing argument that the world in which we live in today is not the world we think we live in. All this wrapped around a very likable protagonist. Definitely a book to put on the reading list. I look forward to and hope we get a sequel.
December 30, 2016
Cunningly crafted characters expressed lyrically
An engaging pleasure to read even in the almost compete absence of a plot or even a specific conflict. Maybe I'm missing something. Still the humor and humanity of the characters is more than enough to leave the reader wanting more. Hopefully the next installment develops the plot as skillfully as the settings and characters were in this one. Please keep writing.
An engaging pleasure to read even in the almost compete absence of a plot or even a specific conflict. Maybe I'm missing something. Still the humor and humanity of the characters is more than enough to leave the reader wanting more. Hopefully the next installment develops the plot as skillfully as the settings and characters were in this one. Please keep writing.
April 18, 2018
I love this book! I am huge into Bitcoin so this was right up my alley. The writing is great, the story is fascinating and the naughty parts are fun too. I really do love the story line. You could definitely learn something by reading this. Highly suggested!
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