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New Frontiers Trilogy #3
Exodus
THIS INTERSTELLAR VOYAGE MIGHT BE OUR LAST
With androids in control of Earth, and humans relegated to colonies on Mars and the outer planets, tensions are rising, and war looks inevitable. Looking for a way to escape the looming conflict, Alexander and Catalina de Leon board the Liberty with 70,000 other colonists on a voyage to Proxima Centauri, but it’s going to take them nine years to reach their destination, and a lot can happen in that time. As the trip progresses, everything that can happen does, and what was meant to be a monotonous voyage becomes a fight for survival against mysterious forces that threaten not only the passengers and crew, but the entire human race.
With androids in control of Earth, and humans relegated to colonies on Mars and the outer planets, tensions are rising, and war looks inevitable. Looking for a way to escape the looming conflict, Alexander and Catalina de Leon board the Liberty with 70,000 other colonists on a voyage to Proxima Centauri, but it’s going to take them nine years to reach their destination, and a lot can happen in that time. As the trip progresses, everything that can happen does, and what was meant to be a monotonous voyage becomes a fight for survival against mysterious forces that threaten not only the passengers and crew, but the entire human race.
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367 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 20, 2017
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February 27, 2017
Wow! I almost forgot to get this book reviewed. I know I finished it a few days ago, but I didn’t make a note to do the review so here goes.
I think I’ve figured out where this is going. These stories are going to tie-in with Jasper T. Scott’s Dark Space series which I’ve read a while back. I think all of this is stuff that happened before Dark Space so it’s kind of an explanation of how humanity got to where they are, hiding out in the far reaches of space trying to avoid the “Entity”.
In this book, we get to read about Catalina (Caty) and Alexander De Leon as they set out on what’s supposed to be Earth’s first colony ship, the Liberty, to a very far star, Proxima Centauri. They will begin new careers along the way and then help setup and run the new colony on Proxima Centauri. They and all the passengers are trying to get away from the overcrowded Earth with it’s masses of androids. The androids have almost taken over the planet leaving humans with very little to do. But that doesn’t mean humans have everything they want, far from it. They need some reason to live and the androids are taking it from them. After all, humans are now immortal and will live for a very, very long time. They don’t like the idea of having to compete with androids for all that time.
The androids are also leaving in a ship, the Avilon. They are going to Wolf 1061, a much further trip. Yet, not all the androids are leaving Earth. Only enough to start a new colony and then spread throughout the galaxy.
At some point it’s believed the humans and androids will become involved in a war. This war could result in the extinction of one or the other. Right now, humanity has to get their own colony started and up to speed or they will quickly become the losers in such a war.
The story flows pretty well. But, it’s certainly not like I’ve just described. Things change quickly and in a big way. I won’t spoil it here, but Catalina and Alexander’s desire to peacefully go somewhere and start over doesn’t quite happen the way they wanted. Alexander dies and Catalina finds out she’s not who she thought she was. But, both are around at the end of the book so there is more to come. Now you get to figure that out.
Unfortunately, the next book in this series is “Dark Space: Avilon” which I read and reviewed sometime in July of 2015. So, this book ties into that series and kind of explains a few things although Dark Space happens thousands of years after “Exodus”. Kind of a strange way to write a series!
I think I’ve figured out where this is going. These stories are going to tie-in with Jasper T. Scott’s Dark Space series which I’ve read a while back. I think all of this is stuff that happened before Dark Space so it’s kind of an explanation of how humanity got to where they are, hiding out in the far reaches of space trying to avoid the “Entity”.
In this book, we get to read about Catalina (Caty) and Alexander De Leon as they set out on what’s supposed to be Earth’s first colony ship, the Liberty, to a very far star, Proxima Centauri. They will begin new careers along the way and then help setup and run the new colony on Proxima Centauri. They and all the passengers are trying to get away from the overcrowded Earth with it’s masses of androids. The androids have almost taken over the planet leaving humans with very little to do. But that doesn’t mean humans have everything they want, far from it. They need some reason to live and the androids are taking it from them. After all, humans are now immortal and will live for a very, very long time. They don’t like the idea of having to compete with androids for all that time.
The androids are also leaving in a ship, the Avilon. They are going to Wolf 1061, a much further trip. Yet, not all the androids are leaving Earth. Only enough to start a new colony and then spread throughout the galaxy.
At some point it’s believed the humans and androids will become involved in a war. This war could result in the extinction of one or the other. Right now, humanity has to get their own colony started and up to speed or they will quickly become the losers in such a war.
The story flows pretty well. But, it’s certainly not like I’ve just described. Things change quickly and in a big way. I won’t spoil it here, but Catalina and Alexander’s desire to peacefully go somewhere and start over doesn’t quite happen the way they wanted. Alexander dies and Catalina finds out she’s not who she thought she was. But, both are around at the end of the book so there is more to come. Now you get to figure that out.
Unfortunately, the next book in this series is “Dark Space: Avilon” which I read and reviewed sometime in July of 2015. So, this book ties into that series and kind of explains a few things although Dark Space happens thousands of years after “Exodus”. Kind of a strange way to write a series!
March 20, 2017
Good trio !
This book was directed a lot more and the individuals and their challenges rather than massive space battles etc like the other two. A good way to complete the series. Introducing new characters and even a new race to help the humans in their challenges. I really enjoyed the last half of this book, the fist half was good but it took a while to start. Overall a very good book and series!
If you are into space operas this series is highly recommended. I haven't read dark space yet (I think they were written before this but the events happen after) but I'm going to have a go at them now. Even though I've not read them I can guess the link from the ending.
This book was directed a lot more and the individuals and their challenges rather than massive space battles etc like the other two. A good way to complete the series. Introducing new characters and even a new race to help the humans in their challenges. I really enjoyed the last half of this book, the fist half was good but it took a while to start. Overall a very good book and series!
If you are into space operas this series is highly recommended. I haven't read dark space yet (I think they were written before this but the events happen after) but I'm going to have a go at them now. Even though I've not read them I can guess the link from the ending.
March 18, 2018
This is a book full of ideas, so many ideas, it's crazy and keeps going places I never expected it to go. It also ties the first two books very well together, I enjoyed it a lot, a fast paced fun ride through tons of ideas.
February 13, 2017
This is such a good series and I just love how it's so unpredictable. At times it even switches sci-fi sub genres (Space Opera, Cyber Thriller).
My 2 favorite things about this third installment are 1. Alexander is not the only main charector and 2. I just love the way Mr. Scott portrays humans as the fighting, tenacious species we are.
It was nice to see Alexander take a back seat while Catalina took over the helm so to speak. Ben (9 year old boy version) was also a nice addition even though I can't tell if he's the good or bad guy.
Near the end the topic of religion comes up and 2 separate groups rise up to oppose that oppression. 1 group fights through a fledgling government and the other by running away from it. I appreciate how very few just sit there and took it.
The only thing I didn't like was it was hard to keep up with movement and scene changes throughout the ship. However, the ships are so large that I expected that.
Can't wait to continue with the series (Dark Space).
My 2 favorite things about this third installment are 1. Alexander is not the only main charector and 2. I just love the way Mr. Scott portrays humans as the fighting, tenacious species we are.
It was nice to see Alexander take a back seat while Catalina took over the helm so to speak. Ben (9 year old boy version) was also a nice addition even though I can't tell if he's the good or bad guy.
Near the end the topic of religion comes up and 2 separate groups rise up to oppose that oppression. 1 group fights through a fledgling government and the other by running away from it. I appreciate how very few just sit there and took it.
The only thing I didn't like was it was hard to keep up with movement and scene changes throughout the ship. However, the ships are so large that I expected that.
Can't wait to continue with the series (Dark Space).
May 18, 2017
When I first started reading this book I thought it was going to be a book that I really liked. The story is about 70K + people leaving the Earth boarding a huge ship to take 10 years to reach another planet to colonize. The description of the ship and people boarding it was good.
But then the book moved in my opinion from science fiction to fantasy. We read that the main characters, Alex and Cathy, are immortal. Then we read that a nine year old kid is actually an android who is a clone of the Android who has taken over the Earth. And then other strange thing start to happen. A huge space ship engulfs the ark and takes it off somewhere through a wormhole. But the ship is invisible and then all of the passengers on the ship fall into a trance and some become invisible when they revive. Then we read that aliens called the Grays are responsible for the things that are happening. Then it gets even more weird as we read that there are some "good" Grays who are helping the passengers and other who are working against them. As the story progresses there is very little mention of the other 70K passengers. The ship then arrives at a planet where the passengers depart. But there is little on no description of what happens to them.
The story has a lot of loose ends in my opinion because one minute they are right near the planet Mars and the next they are on the planet they were headed to. Then it seems that a ship, or shops, went back to the Earth to pick up more people. Then people are killed, blown up and or shot. and miraculously a chapter later they are brought back, regenerated from a cloning machine of some sort. The Grays can become invisible when they want and so can some other passengers. People can communicate telepathically and the 9 yr old Ben can communicate with the Grays and the android on Earth. Stuff was so weird and disjointed that the last few chapters I skimmed a lot just to finish the book. I understand that there is another book following up but I will not read it.
But then the book moved in my opinion from science fiction to fantasy. We read that the main characters, Alex and Cathy, are immortal. Then we read that a nine year old kid is actually an android who is a clone of the Android who has taken over the Earth. And then other strange thing start to happen. A huge space ship engulfs the ark and takes it off somewhere through a wormhole. But the ship is invisible and then all of the passengers on the ship fall into a trance and some become invisible when they revive. Then we read that aliens called the Grays are responsible for the things that are happening. Then it gets even more weird as we read that there are some "good" Grays who are helping the passengers and other who are working against them. As the story progresses there is very little mention of the other 70K passengers. The ship then arrives at a planet where the passengers depart. But there is little on no description of what happens to them.
The story has a lot of loose ends in my opinion because one minute they are right near the planet Mars and the next they are on the planet they were headed to. Then it seems that a ship, or shops, went back to the Earth to pick up more people. Then people are killed, blown up and or shot. and miraculously a chapter later they are brought back, regenerated from a cloning machine of some sort. The Grays can become invisible when they want and so can some other passengers. People can communicate telepathically and the 9 yr old Ben can communicate with the Grays and the android on Earth. Stuff was so weird and disjointed that the last few chapters I skimmed a lot just to finish the book. I understand that there is another book following up but I will not read it.
November 18, 2017
Plenty of action and thrills!
There weren’t too many surprises or major twists in this one. It was a steady paced conclusion to the story arc. The major surprise for me was that this series sets the foundations for the entire Dark Space Universe, which I didn’t realise until reading Exodus. I really liked the Dark Space series and it was nice to get an idea of the events leading up to it. Overall, Exodus was a good conclusion to the trilogy.
*Potential Spoilers Below*
Characters:
Other than Alex, Catalina, Remo, Deedee and Ben - the rest of the cast of characters didn’t really rate too highly with me. Alex, while still a big part of the tale, seemed to play a more minor role in this one. Catalina 2.0 and Ben seemed to be the centre of attention. While a step up from the original, Caty version two still doesn’t inspire a great deal of admiration from me. I enjoyed the playful relationship development between Remo and Deedee. Ben was interesting, until he discovered religion, then he just became a little too weird. Otherwise though, the characters seemed a little one dimensional in Exodus. Since I didn’t really feel invested in many of the characters, their struggles barely registered a reaction from me.
Story:
The story would have been more memorable if I was more invested in the characters. Otherwise though, it was nice to get a better understanding of how the Dark Space Universe originated.
Reading the New Frontiers series has made me a little nostalgic and I’m thinking of returning to the Dark Space series and enjoying the adventures of Ethan and Co a second time.
There weren’t too many surprises or major twists in this one. It was a steady paced conclusion to the story arc. The major surprise for me was that this series sets the foundations for the entire Dark Space Universe, which I didn’t realise until reading Exodus. I really liked the Dark Space series and it was nice to get an idea of the events leading up to it. Overall, Exodus was a good conclusion to the trilogy.
*Potential Spoilers Below*
Characters:
Other than Alex, Catalina, Remo, Deedee and Ben - the rest of the cast of characters didn’t really rate too highly with me. Alex, while still a big part of the tale, seemed to play a more minor role in this one. Catalina 2.0 and Ben seemed to be the centre of attention. While a step up from the original, Caty version two still doesn’t inspire a great deal of admiration from me. I enjoyed the playful relationship development between Remo and Deedee. Ben was interesting, until he discovered religion, then he just became a little too weird. Otherwise though, the characters seemed a little one dimensional in Exodus. Since I didn’t really feel invested in many of the characters, their struggles barely registered a reaction from me.
Story:
The story would have been more memorable if I was more invested in the characters. Otherwise though, it was nice to get a better understanding of how the Dark Space Universe originated.
Reading the New Frontiers series has made me a little nostalgic and I’m thinking of returning to the Dark Space series and enjoying the adventures of Ethan and Co a second time.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 22, 2017
First the Blub:
THIS INTERSTELLAR VOYAGE MIGHT BE OUR LAST
With androids in control of Earth, and humans relegated to colonies on Mars and the outer planets, tensions are rising, and war looks inevitable. Looking for a way to escape the looming conflict, Alexander and Catalina de Leon board the Liberty with 70,000 other colonists on a voyage to Proxima Centauri, but it’s going to take them nine years to reach their destination, and a lot can happen in that time. As the trip progresses, everything that can happen does, and what was meant to be a monotonous voyage becomes a fight for survival against mysterious forces that threaten not only the passengers and crew, but the entire human race.
Review:
Scott brings a philosophical glint to all of his books, which puts them a step above the typical in my mind. He’s not an erudite lecturer, however. The novel is gripping and full of twists and surprises. The action scenes are heart thumping and suspenseful, and human interactions are believable, often humorous and sometimes emotional. Readers of Scott’s Dark Space series will enjoy the tie-in to that story line, but new readers won’t be hampered by the references at all. I got a kick out of the not-so-subtle allusion to the UFO community’s ideas.
Conclusion:
A hearty 4 ½ starts.
Disclosures:
I had the pleasure of being a structural editor on this novel but I am under no obligation to review it.
THIS INTERSTELLAR VOYAGE MIGHT BE OUR LAST
With androids in control of Earth, and humans relegated to colonies on Mars and the outer planets, tensions are rising, and war looks inevitable. Looking for a way to escape the looming conflict, Alexander and Catalina de Leon board the Liberty with 70,000 other colonists on a voyage to Proxima Centauri, but it’s going to take them nine years to reach their destination, and a lot can happen in that time. As the trip progresses, everything that can happen does, and what was meant to be a monotonous voyage becomes a fight for survival against mysterious forces that threaten not only the passengers and crew, but the entire human race.
Review:
Scott brings a philosophical glint to all of his books, which puts them a step above the typical in my mind. He’s not an erudite lecturer, however. The novel is gripping and full of twists and surprises. The action scenes are heart thumping and suspenseful, and human interactions are believable, often humorous and sometimes emotional. Readers of Scott’s Dark Space series will enjoy the tie-in to that story line, but new readers won’t be hampered by the references at all. I got a kick out of the not-so-subtle allusion to the UFO community’s ideas.
Conclusion:
A hearty 4 ½ starts.
Disclosures:
I had the pleasure of being a structural editor on this novel but I am under no obligation to review it.
December 31, 2017
With the title, you’d expect to learn why it was given early on but it’s not until the very end that we discover why. We follow Alex and Catalina as they come out of a century long Mindscape only to discover it to be illegal unless for therapeutic reasons deemed by benevolence, the ruler/dictator of Earth. It doesn’t take long for us to find out that in this new century, androids live amongst humans but as thier skills are superior to that of humans, this new lifestyle isn’t widely accepted by the humans.
The solution being a new colony ship from Mars that is for humans only that will spend years en route to their new habitat to spend the rest of their immortality without androids. It doesn’t take long before the ship runs into trouble and is seized by an unknown invisible entity. Alex and Caty take on a young boy as thier own, after his mother is killed in an accident aboard the colony ship. It doesn’t take long before the entire ship succumbs to their captors and it’s up to Alex and Caty to not only protect themselves, but Ben and the human race also.
After fighting their captors with help from the Greys, they land in their new home unhappily to search the stars for a new life once again.
The solution being a new colony ship from Mars that is for humans only that will spend years en route to their new habitat to spend the rest of their immortality without androids. It doesn’t take long before the ship runs into trouble and is seized by an unknown invisible entity. Alex and Caty take on a young boy as thier own, after his mother is killed in an accident aboard the colony ship. It doesn’t take long before the entire ship succumbs to their captors and it’s up to Alex and Caty to not only protect themselves, but Ben and the human race also.
After fighting their captors with help from the Greys, they land in their new home unhappily to search the stars for a new life once again.
June 21, 2021
The third book in the New Frontiers trilogy wasn’t as enjoyable as the first two. The twists and turns of the ending were the most disappointing. Alexander and Caty are to be passengers on a colony ship that would take them to settle a new planet in the Proxima Centauri system. We’re introduced to another passenger named Benjamin and his mother. We also see some of the story through the eyes of the crew of the ship. Before all the 70,000 passengers boarded, the ship is attacked. It’s from this point that the story spins through many strange happenings. I kept reading because I wanted to know what happened to the characters, but it was hard at the end to feel any hope for the characters. This series appears to be a kind of prequel to another series. I’m no longer sure I want to read on, even though I’ve enjoyed all of the other books I’ve read by the author.
March 30, 2023
I loved this story. Jasper T Scott has hit things out of the park again. Maybe we'll have to start believing in little green men after all. Benevolence and Ben. Big Brother and Little Brother. Following the adventures of Alexander, Catalina, Remo, DeeDee and all the rest as they head away from Earth and towards Forliss, a tidally locked planet so far away but hopefully full of potential for these brave people looking for a new and safter life where they can live forever and enjoy themselves. Not just enjoy, but prosper for thousands of years. Thank you for another great read Jasper T Scott.
October 23, 2021
Disjointed and sort of disappointing
Like the first to books in the series, this book is fun and entraining. My issue is that the events jump around and things just suddenly happen. It's not believable even in a world where space adventure is real. The characters are flat and do things without warning. Suddenly they're in line to get on the ship after saying they wouldn't go. It works once but after that we need more believability.
Like the first to books in the series, this book is fun and entraining. My issue is that the events jump around and things just suddenly happen. It's not believable even in a world where space adventure is real. The characters are flat and do things without warning. Suddenly they're in line to get on the ship after saying they wouldn't go. It works once but after that we need more believability.
January 29, 2018
well... now I know where Avalon & Etherus as god came from... can't say I'm thrilled because this book took so many twists & turns it was hard to follow... but oh well... it deserves 4 stars anyway. And since I've already read the Dark Space series I'll take a break from Jasper for awhile.
April 6, 2018
Great Series filling in the back story of the dark space series and how it all began.
How Avilon was settled and the origins on the Markonis family and the immortals
There's also a hint of who Etherus is and his role in the humanity colonising dark space
Great read
How Avilon was settled and the origins on the Markonis family and the immortals
There's also a hint of who Etherus is and his role in the humanity colonising dark space
Great read
November 23, 2019
This is the last book in this series. It tells of aliens and how Dark Space was founded. I loved the book. I did not see any typos. The characters were great and relatable. The story line was intriguing and I enjoyed myself through all three books. I would recommend them.
June 24, 2021
Relies heavily in god ex machina. Not worth reading if you want to see humans overcome difficulties by using their minds or technology, since god saves us in the end. It's "God Fiction" lmao. And crap, as well.
September 9, 2023
The ending is weak
I enjoyed the book and the whole series. I like Jasper Scott' s books more then most science fiction writers.
The ending in this book and this series was just weak. Not to give away the plot but do they all live for ever or does Alex die.
I enjoyed the book and the whole series. I like Jasper Scott' s books more then most science fiction writers.
The ending in this book and this series was just weak. Not to give away the plot but do they all live for ever or does Alex die.
October 1, 2018
Great storyline
It has been fun following all the characters and the evolvement of AI’s and the grays and I am looking forward to the sequel.
It has been fun following all the characters and the evolvement of AI’s and the grays and I am looking forward to the sequel.
October 9, 2019
Its a good read. It would be for 14 year olds and up. Enjoy reading it. I am going to check out other books he has written.
February 28, 2021
I realty enjoyed this series. Everytime I thought I knew what was really happening....bang...I was reeeeally wrong. Nice twists and surprises throughout.
December 6, 2021
Exodus book3
I have to say I’ve been reading jasper’s books for some time now.and I like his writing style and story lines.look forward to reading more of them.
I have to say I’ve been reading jasper’s books for some time now.and I like his writing style and story lines.look forward to reading more of them.
December 31, 2023
Good series
Overall this is a really good series with this book being a little more surprising than the previous two. Plus the plot twists kept coming until the very end.
Overall this is a really good series with this book being a little more surprising than the previous two. Plus the plot twists kept coming until the very end.
February 23, 2017
Cannot wait for the next one!
Cannot wait for the next one in the series. Loved it. Almost didn't leave a review because of the word quota.
Cannot wait for the next one in the series. Loved it. Almost didn't leave a review because of the word quota.
January 29, 2017
I've been a fan of Jasper Scott's books since I read the first in the DarknSpace series.When I find a great Story-Teller, who writes in the genre I especially enjoy, I hate for the story to end. Of course, I also need to know how-it-all-works-out and that can lead to a paradox. I have to put Jasper up there with Stephen King, Tom Clancy, and James Michener as a master of the epic length story. It takes a special talent to be able to tell these kinds of stories in segments that can stand on their own and this is an area where Jasper Scott excels.
I personally dislike HS Book Report style reviews. The authors do a much better job of summarizing their books if that's what you're looking for when prospecting for the next book. I will say this, one of the main characters is an AI (Artificial Intelligence) being, kind of a younger brother to the Benevolent (???) AI from the prior book in this series. Scott has done the most amazing thing with this AI. He's (IT?) not only begun to believe in a Higher-Power (Yep, Religion) but has started to Preach this Faith (of the Evil Aliens). Why the question marks earlier you may ask? The common fear is that AI's will eventually learn so much they will decide they are superior to man and will take control, for our own good of course. The AIs in this and the prior book not only claim to be benevolent, they have chosen that as their name. I'm still not convinced and I'm looking forward to the next book in this fantastic series.
Review by THE HOLEY ONE
I personally dislike HS Book Report style reviews. The authors do a much better job of summarizing their books if that's what you're looking for when prospecting for the next book. I will say this, one of the main characters is an AI (Artificial Intelligence) being, kind of a younger brother to the Benevolent (???) AI from the prior book in this series. Scott has done the most amazing thing with this AI. He's (IT?) not only begun to believe in a Higher-Power (Yep, Religion) but has started to Preach this Faith (of the Evil Aliens). Why the question marks earlier you may ask? The common fear is that AI's will eventually learn so much they will decide they are superior to man and will take control, for our own good of course. The AIs in this and the prior book not only claim to be benevolent, they have chosen that as their name. I'm still not convinced and I'm looking forward to the next book in this fantastic series.
Review by THE HOLEY ONE
February 6, 2017
The third installment of the New Frontiers Series, see's Alex and Catalina de Leon preparing to leave earth for a new life free of andriods. This series is the prequel to the Dark Space series and answers a few of the questions raised in that series. This is a good book, that moves at a nice pace, it is hard to warm too some of the main characters but it is still a very good read.
February 8, 2017
A fun read.
Totally enjoyed this series. From start to finish. Fun twists and turns all the way to the end. Great characters that are with you to the. Though life and death are through the the series you do get to know folks and enjoy the things they accomplish
Totally enjoyed this series. From start to finish. Fun twists and turns all the way to the end. Great characters that are with you to the. Though life and death are through the the series you do get to know folks and enjoy the things they accomplish
January 26, 2017
Interesting
But not my cup of tea. Fairly enjoyable but the eternal life premise came and went too many times. Parts very confusing to me but maybe it's just me.
But not my cup of tea. Fairly enjoyable but the eternal life premise came and went too many times. Parts very confusing to me but maybe it's just me.
March 31, 2017
This is what SciFi should be.
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