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Genesis #4
Quantum Silence
There’s a new law on Earth.
In a post-World Government era, criminal factions emerge to take control of the cities. Investigator Bill Taggart watches from afar as humanity faces a new threat in the guise of an unstable power.
When signs emerge that the factions are getting restless, Bill sends Indigenes back to Earth. His hope is they will join the fight against the criminals. But the factions capture those who return and put them to work in the curfew-controlled neighbourhoods.
An Indigene named Isobel is sold to one such neighbourhood where the residents greet her with hostility. When the factions threaten more than the residents’ livelihood, Isobel looks ready to choose a side.
With time running out for the residents, Bill must decide if Isobel will help liberate the people or betray them. And he must do it before the psychotic regime in charge destroys what little peace remains.
Genesis Pact is the fourth novel in the Genesis series, a new era with new villains, old faces and a continuing battle to survive. If you like eccentric characters, broken worlds, and government conspiracies, then you’ll love Eliza Green’s exciting tale. Revisit old characters and get to know new ones in this action-packed fourth installment.
Buy Genesis Pactand enjoy this dystopian tale today!
This book was previously published as Quantum Silence.
In a post-World Government era, criminal factions emerge to take control of the cities. Investigator Bill Taggart watches from afar as humanity faces a new threat in the guise of an unstable power.
When signs emerge that the factions are getting restless, Bill sends Indigenes back to Earth. His hope is they will join the fight against the criminals. But the factions capture those who return and put them to work in the curfew-controlled neighbourhoods.
An Indigene named Isobel is sold to one such neighbourhood where the residents greet her with hostility. When the factions threaten more than the residents’ livelihood, Isobel looks ready to choose a side.
With time running out for the residents, Bill must decide if Isobel will help liberate the people or betray them. And he must do it before the psychotic regime in charge destroys what little peace remains.
Genesis Pact is the fourth novel in the Genesis series, a new era with new villains, old faces and a continuing battle to survive. If you like eccentric characters, broken worlds, and government conspiracies, then you’ll love Eliza Green’s exciting tale. Revisit old characters and get to know new ones in this action-packed fourth installment.
Buy Genesis Pactand enjoy this dystopian tale today!
This book was previously published as Quantum Silence.
- GenresScience Fiction
376 pages, Paperback
First published April 7, 2017
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About the author
Eliza Green
32 books163 followersEliza Green tried her hand at fashion designing, massage, painting, and even ghost hunting, before finding her love of writing. She often wonders if her desire to change the ending of a particular glittery vampire story steered her in that direction (it did). After earning her degree in marketing, Eliza went on to work in everything but marketing, but swears she uses it in everyday life, or so she tells her bank manager.
Born and raised in Dublin, Ireland, she lives there with her sci-fi loving, evil genius best friend. When not working on her next amazing science fiction adventure, you can find her reading, indulging in new food at an amazing restaurant or simply singing along to something with a half decent beat.
Check out Eliza’s complete list of books at www.elizagreenbooks.com/books
Born and raised in Dublin, Ireland, she lives there with her sci-fi loving, evil genius best friend. When not working on her next amazing science fiction adventure, you can find her reading, indulging in new food at an amazing restaurant or simply singing along to something with a half decent beat.
Check out Eliza’s complete list of books at www.elizagreenbooks.com/books
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June 15, 2017
Earth is in shambles, only the dregs of the world have been left behind on the dying planet. Only the strong can rule, but their strength does not lay in honor, it’s in brutality and control of the needs for survival. Small “fiefdoms” have risen as the poor get poorer and their oppressors have the power to end their very existence while watching their every move. Is this what the world has come to or is there more beyond the walls they are limited to?
Indigenes from Exilon 5 are being sold as slaves, so why would they choose to return to the world they left behind as humans? The time has come for change, the resistance must act, but they need help from the last being that would set foot on Earth…as well as the Indigenes cruelly bought and sold as property.
Eliza Green has changed up the pace, darkened each scene and exposes the human suffering in a world gone mad. It will be desperation and will to survive that will bring revolution. Revolution brings pain, and death, but it also brings hope, hope for a world on the brink of implosion. Can humans and Indigenes work together to bring life to a world in its death throes? Will the Indigenes find a place to reconnect with their past lives? Can Earth become more than a landfill for death?
QUANTUM SILENCE is dark, its characters the products of the hard-scrabble existence they now live. Reconnect with the little boy who was sent from Exilon 5, now almost grown, with the heart of a warrior as he befriends the Indigene, Isobel and unites the underground resistance and uncovers the secrets that could change the tide of life on Earth.
Once again, Ms. Green has amazed me with her ability to build a world that causes reality to fade away and a hideous dystopia to surround me. Feel the tension of fear, smell it in the tainted air, become part of those who would risk their lives for strangers, a rare commodity in a world forced to survive on sheer grit alone. This time out, Eliza Green has replaced the high energy science fiction with high stress as she flips the coin and tells the gut-wrenching tale of those who were left behind or returned to an abandoned and used up world. This is why I love to read, there is always an author whose gift fuels my imagination and keeps me on the edge of my seat, just like Eliza Green has done, again.
Series: Exilon 5 - Book 4
Publication Date: May 1, 2017
Publisher: Eliza Green
Genre: Science Fiction
Print Length: 377 pages
Available from: Amazon | Barnes & Noble
For Reviews & More: http://tometender.blogspot.com
Indigenes from Exilon 5 are being sold as slaves, so why would they choose to return to the world they left behind as humans? The time has come for change, the resistance must act, but they need help from the last being that would set foot on Earth…as well as the Indigenes cruelly bought and sold as property.
Eliza Green has changed up the pace, darkened each scene and exposes the human suffering in a world gone mad. It will be desperation and will to survive that will bring revolution. Revolution brings pain, and death, but it also brings hope, hope for a world on the brink of implosion. Can humans and Indigenes work together to bring life to a world in its death throes? Will the Indigenes find a place to reconnect with their past lives? Can Earth become more than a landfill for death?
QUANTUM SILENCE is dark, its characters the products of the hard-scrabble existence they now live. Reconnect with the little boy who was sent from Exilon 5, now almost grown, with the heart of a warrior as he befriends the Indigene, Isobel and unites the underground resistance and uncovers the secrets that could change the tide of life on Earth.
Once again, Ms. Green has amazed me with her ability to build a world that causes reality to fade away and a hideous dystopia to surround me. Feel the tension of fear, smell it in the tainted air, become part of those who would risk their lives for strangers, a rare commodity in a world forced to survive on sheer grit alone. This time out, Eliza Green has replaced the high energy science fiction with high stress as she flips the coin and tells the gut-wrenching tale of those who were left behind or returned to an abandoned and used up world. This is why I love to read, there is always an author whose gift fuels my imagination and keeps me on the edge of my seat, just like Eliza Green has done, again.
Series: Exilon 5 - Book 4
Publication Date: May 1, 2017
Publisher: Eliza Green
Genre: Science Fiction
Print Length: 377 pages
Available from: Amazon | Barnes & Noble
For Reviews & More: http://tometender.blogspot.com
January 2, 2019
After receiving an ARC of Eliza Green’s Echoes of Earth, I couldn’t wait to get my eyes on the rest of this series. I purchased the remaining ebooks from iBooks and read the entire series in a weekend. The plot is intriguing. The characters are likeable and believable. I recommend these books to anyone who likes dystopian, sci-fi, post apoc or similar genres. I give this book 4.7/5 🌟
July 10, 2021
This book was not what I expected and that’s okay. Rather than the continuing story of Bill, Laura and the Indigenes of Exilon 5, this book instead reacquaints us with some of the characters who played a smaller part in the first three books and introduces us to some new Indigene friends.
Picking up the story several years after the conclusion of the initial trilogy, we follow the journey of Jenny Waterson (a favourite from the previous novels) along with an unexpected character - Ben Watson. Ben is the young boy from the original book of this series whose interactions with the Indigenes set off the series of events the novels followed.
Ben is no longer a young boy and his life has dramatically changed since his first meeting with Stephen. His innocent interaction with the Indigene came with a heavy price - exile back to Earth and away from the only home he had ever known (Exilon 5). Subsequently abandoned by his mother, Ben's life has not been an easy one.
The author introduces us to what is a very realistic version of a potential future Earth. With the World Government having abandoned Earth, taking with them almost all of the skilled workers on Earth, the remaining population struggle to survive. There is no-one with the training to fix broken machines, generators, AI, etc. and they are still heavily dependent on the supply of oxygen and life support to survive Earth's toxic atmosphere. Taking advantage of this situation, criminal factions have taken control of the supply of oxygen, food and equipment thus taking control of the population. People have been driven into specific neighborhoods where they work to serve and live at the mercy of whichever criminal family rules that area.
While travel to Exilon 5 is no longer permitted, there are still ships delivering 'devolved' Indigenes back to Earth. These indigenes are humans once taken against their will, who on finally having the details of their past lives revealed to them have chosen to 'devolve' back to their human state and wish to return to Earth and the families they left behind. Unfortunately, as they are intercepted and enslaved by the criminal factions on their arrival, they instead live their lives as prisoners.
Despite the consequences he suffered, Ben still has empathy for the Indigenes and hates how they are treated, and how they are viewed by much of the general population who see them as a threat or burden, rather than considering them refugees or even human.
When Ben and his adoptive family set out to liberate a recently arrived Indigene and introduce them into their community, this sets off a whole chain of events that cannot be stopped.
Be warned, though, Eliza is an author who is not opposed to killing off a character if the integrity of the story demands it - she tries to keep the story real and won't keep a character alive just because they've become a fan favorite. I'm not always happy about who dies, but I do always understand why it was necessary for that character to die in the end. Needless to say I was on the edge of my seat towards the end of this book trying to work out who was really going to live and who was going to die.
For much of this book I was undecided as to whether I would really call it a sequel to the previous trilogy or a spin-off given that it does exist in the same universe however focuses on a different set of main characters but a twist towards the end leaves me hanging out for the next book in the series to determine where the story goes next.
Does it circle back around to Bill, Laura and the Indigenes on Exilon 5 or does it stay with the movement on earth? I can't wait to find out.
I received a complimentary RC of this book in return for my my honest and unbiased review of this book.
Am I glad I read it - absolutely - my favourite book in the series so far - I was pleased to read more of Jenny's story.
Was it a waste of my time - not at all
Would I sit down and read it all over again - defintely
Would I read more by this author based on this book - yes, I am very much looking forward to the next instalment in the journey of the Indigenes & Exilon 5
Picking up the story several years after the conclusion of the initial trilogy, we follow the journey of Jenny Waterson (a favourite from the previous novels) along with an unexpected character - Ben Watson. Ben is the young boy from the original book of this series whose interactions with the Indigenes set off the series of events the novels followed.
Ben is no longer a young boy and his life has dramatically changed since his first meeting with Stephen. His innocent interaction with the Indigene came with a heavy price - exile back to Earth and away from the only home he had ever known (Exilon 5). Subsequently abandoned by his mother, Ben's life has not been an easy one.
The author introduces us to what is a very realistic version of a potential future Earth. With the World Government having abandoned Earth, taking with them almost all of the skilled workers on Earth, the remaining population struggle to survive. There is no-one with the training to fix broken machines, generators, AI, etc. and they are still heavily dependent on the supply of oxygen and life support to survive Earth's toxic atmosphere. Taking advantage of this situation, criminal factions have taken control of the supply of oxygen, food and equipment thus taking control of the population. People have been driven into specific neighborhoods where they work to serve and live at the mercy of whichever criminal family rules that area.
While travel to Exilon 5 is no longer permitted, there are still ships delivering 'devolved' Indigenes back to Earth. These indigenes are humans once taken against their will, who on finally having the details of their past lives revealed to them have chosen to 'devolve' back to their human state and wish to return to Earth and the families they left behind. Unfortunately, as they are intercepted and enslaved by the criminal factions on their arrival, they instead live their lives as prisoners.
Despite the consequences he suffered, Ben still has empathy for the Indigenes and hates how they are treated, and how they are viewed by much of the general population who see them as a threat or burden, rather than considering them refugees or even human.
When Ben and his adoptive family set out to liberate a recently arrived Indigene and introduce them into their community, this sets off a whole chain of events that cannot be stopped.
Be warned, though, Eliza is an author who is not opposed to killing off a character if the integrity of the story demands it - she tries to keep the story real and won't keep a character alive just because they've become a fan favorite. I'm not always happy about who dies, but I do always understand why it was necessary for that character to die in the end. Needless to say I was on the edge of my seat towards the end of this book trying to work out who was really going to live and who was going to die.
For much of this book I was undecided as to whether I would really call it a sequel to the previous trilogy or a spin-off given that it does exist in the same universe however focuses on a different set of main characters but a twist towards the end leaves me hanging out for the next book in the series to determine where the story goes next.
Does it circle back around to Bill, Laura and the Indigenes on Exilon 5 or does it stay with the movement on earth? I can't wait to find out.
I received a complimentary RC of this book in return for my my honest and unbiased review of this book.
Am I glad I read it - absolutely - my favourite book in the series so far - I was pleased to read more of Jenny's story.
Was it a waste of my time - not at all
Would I sit down and read it all over again - defintely
Would I read more by this author based on this book - yes, I am very much looking forward to the next instalment in the journey of the Indigenes & Exilon 5
January 22, 2020
You know when you’re just... can’t get into a book? Well, that’s how it was for me, with this one.
I’ve read the first trilogy, and this one is quite different. It’s set a few years after Genesis War ended, in a different (but no more appealing) Earth. It follows a character who was a young boy when we last met him in the series, but has now grown up, and I thought that was an interesting premise.
But I just wasn’t feeling it. Often, I would zone out and flip pages on autopilot. Normally when this happens, I try to go back to the place I was last paying attention, but in this book, I didn’t feel the need to do that because I felt like I could follow the gist of what was happening, even if I only actively read 60% of it.
I don’t know if it’s that the book itself is boring, or maybe it’s just a sign that I’ve had enough of the series. The setting was interesting in the beginning, but after a while, it just got kinda... pedestrian.
Could also be that, unlike the first three, this book is very much Young Adult, and I know that’s not my thing. I dunno. You might feel differently; what’s nice is that you don’t have to have read the first trilogy to enjoy this one. There are some satisfying references, which will make you smile and nod if you HAVE read the previous trilogy, but mostly, this is a complete story on its own.
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I’ve read the first trilogy, and this one is quite different. It’s set a few years after Genesis War ended, in a different (but no more appealing) Earth. It follows a character who was a young boy when we last met him in the series, but has now grown up, and I thought that was an interesting premise.
But I just wasn’t feeling it. Often, I would zone out and flip pages on autopilot. Normally when this happens, I try to go back to the place I was last paying attention, but in this book, I didn’t feel the need to do that because I felt like I could follow the gist of what was happening, even if I only actively read 60% of it.
I don’t know if it’s that the book itself is boring, or maybe it’s just a sign that I’ve had enough of the series. The setting was interesting in the beginning, but after a while, it just got kinda... pedestrian.
Could also be that, unlike the first three, this book is very much Young Adult, and I know that’s not my thing. I dunno. You might feel differently; what’s nice is that you don’t have to have read the first trilogy to enjoy this one. There are some satisfying references, which will make you smile and nod if you HAVE read the previous trilogy, but mostly, this is a complete story on its own.
Click here to find out where you can get your hands on a copy: https://books2read.com/u/3yEDwV
* Note: That's an affiliate link, so if you click through to a store and end up buying anything, I might earn a commission from your purchase.
May 10, 2017
This, the fourth book in the Exilon 5 series reacquaints you with the series immediately.
The problem with well-written series is that there’s a necessary time lag between books of quality so the author cab dot her is and cross her ts. I can't keep saying I'm not normally a Sci-Fic reader since I haven't read much Sci-Fic since my teen years. Yet I'm a character reader and Eliza Green really gets into character development. A seamless transition from book 1 to book 2 to book 3 to book 4. As in the 3rd book I couldn't read fast enough with well-laid plot developments coming to fruition along with a new direction. No spoilers here though, buy the books, read the books, get into a good author I have! In fact, I'm researching what else this author has written.
The problem with well-written series is that there’s a necessary time lag between books of quality so the author cab dot her is and cross her ts. I can't keep saying I'm not normally a Sci-Fic reader since I haven't read much Sci-Fic since my teen years. Yet I'm a character reader and Eliza Green really gets into character development. A seamless transition from book 1 to book 2 to book 3 to book 4. As in the 3rd book I couldn't read fast enough with well-laid plot developments coming to fruition along with a new direction. No spoilers here though, buy the books, read the books, get into a good author I have! In fact, I'm researching what else this author has written.
May 26, 2017
After the World Government and most of the skilled people left Earth for Exilon 5, Earth becomes a place ruled by ruthless criminals. The air is unbreathable, requiring oxygen canisters. Some Indigenes were returned to Earth along with some who had originally been from there. What eventually results is a revolution.
This book is not anywhere near the previous ones in this series, in my opinion. The writing is disjointed, and it sometimes appears to me to be more written at a juvenile level. Maybe Ms. Green committed to this fourth book, but it doesn't appear that her heart was in it. A very disappointing read for me, and one that will make me question reading any future books in the series.
This book is not anywhere near the previous ones in this series, in my opinion. The writing is disjointed, and it sometimes appears to me to be more written at a juvenile level. Maybe Ms. Green committed to this fourth book, but it doesn't appear that her heart was in it. A very disappointing read for me, and one that will make me question reading any future books in the series.
June 10, 2017
I normally don't read books from a series without having read the previous installments. But in this case, it didn't matter. Anything I needed to know was explained throughout the story. Everything made sense and I didn't feel lost even once. Ms. Green has a talent for world-building and in this case, while everything feels familiar, there's also a wonderful dystopian feeling, too. The dialogue is good, the scenery is almost touchably real, and the characters are believable.
I really enjoyed reading this book. And I did feel at various times as though I was reading from a book of one of the greats such as Ben Bova and Kim Stanley Robinson. I think Ms. Green is one to watch and I'd be more than happy to read other books in the series.
I really enjoyed reading this book. And I did feel at various times as though I was reading from a book of one of the greats such as Ben Bova and Kim Stanley Robinson. I think Ms. Green is one to watch and I'd be more than happy to read other books in the series.
May 12, 2017
I received an ARC of the book in exchange for this voluntary and honest review. I've read all of Eliza's other books in the Exilon series and I will say this. Writing books that cut across timelines and characters takes a separate kind of skill and Eliza has this skill in spades. I'm loving all her stuff in this series but characters like Isobel, Ben, Sal and Jenny just stand out and make it worth the time and effort involved in reading so many books to connect the dots in the author's story.
Great job Eliza! Can't wait for more!!
Great job Eliza! Can't wait for more!!
December 1, 2017
I generally liked the book a lot. I expected the story for this book to be more focussed on what Stephen and Bill were to do on Exilon 5, but this was not bad as well. I like that old characters like Ben, considered to be a minor character, are given new life and we get to see another point of view on the story. Can't wait for the next one!
February 1, 2018
great series
May 8, 2018
Earth in chaos
Really loved this one, bring back young Ben from the first book. Interesting to read Earth being in chaos. Great.
Really loved this one, bring back young Ben from the first book. Interesting to read Earth being in chaos. Great.
August 17, 2018
This is a good series, you want to just keep reading and following the characters. But now we wait for the author to get the next book written. Hurry!
January 24, 2025
Story moved back to Earth, following Ben Watson. The upper class has been moved to Exilon 5 leaving Earth to the unskilled and criminals. Good storyline, but with less action than previous books.
December 19, 2020
How interesting this book was! Although set in the same world as the previous books, and with some of the same characters, this fourth book of the series has taken the focus back to Earth, several years later than the original events. This brings us back to Ben, a child in the first books and now developing into a young man. This made things really interesting for the readers, in addition to answering the burning question - what happened when the brightest and best left Earth for Exilon?
This almost gives us a whole new world for the author to play with - I won't give any details of how things are set up on Earth as I do hate spoilers, but it was fascinating to read. This has started a whole new story arc, and I can't wait to see how this one will pan out! Highly recommended.
This almost gives us a whole new world for the author to play with - I won't give any details of how things are set up on Earth as I do hate spoilers, but it was fascinating to read. This has started a whole new story arc, and I can't wait to see how this one will pan out! Highly recommended.
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