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Beautiful Resistance #1
Defiance Pattern
High-tech mercenaries find themselves pitted against freerunning revolutionaries as global corporate warfare becomes centered around a struggling island nation and the freedom fighters defending their home.
Hayden Cole is a slinger for the mega-corporation Union Americana, one of the hacker elite who wage info wars in the immersive virtual realm of MassNet. He has been assigned to a task force bound for the Philippines, where he is joined by an assortment of engineers, security operatives, and Laine 2.0, the Union's most deadly cyborg assassin. A new energy source has been discovered hidden within the chain of islands, an enigmatic pulse coming from the islands themselves, forming a complex energy pattern that, if harnessed by the proper technology, could yield a world changing new source of clean energy that would replace all fossil fuel, bio fuel, and even atomic energy. Each of the primary corporate powers have sent task forces to the island, and economic competition turns violent as the opposing operatives race to find the source. Standing against all of them is a group of local resistance fighters with strange abilities and who may yet prove to be not quite human.
As slingers jack into MassNet to battle with kill programs, soldiers and cyborgs clash in the streets with blades and bullets, all to the backdrop of a world left behind by the progress of a neon future in this action-packed cyberpunk thriller
Hayden Cole is a slinger for the mega-corporation Union Americana, one of the hacker elite who wage info wars in the immersive virtual realm of MassNet. He has been assigned to a task force bound for the Philippines, where he is joined by an assortment of engineers, security operatives, and Laine 2.0, the Union's most deadly cyborg assassin. A new energy source has been discovered hidden within the chain of islands, an enigmatic pulse coming from the islands themselves, forming a complex energy pattern that, if harnessed by the proper technology, could yield a world changing new source of clean energy that would replace all fossil fuel, bio fuel, and even atomic energy. Each of the primary corporate powers have sent task forces to the island, and economic competition turns violent as the opposing operatives race to find the source. Standing against all of them is a group of local resistance fighters with strange abilities and who may yet prove to be not quite human.
As slingers jack into MassNet to battle with kill programs, soldiers and cyborgs clash in the streets with blades and bullets, all to the backdrop of a world left behind by the progress of a neon future in this action-packed cyberpunk thriller
180 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 25, 2017
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Sean-Michael Argo
62 books44 followersSean-Michael Argo is an author and independent film producer from the backwood swamps of Arkansas. He writes the kinds of books he likes to read and makes the kinds of movies he likes to watch, so his expanding body of work is a testament to his love of gritty urban fantasy, epic tales of swords & sorcery, horror movies, and the post-apocalyptic wasteland. His films are available on Amazon and presented by Dark Roast Releasing. He spends his time traveling the country for work, making art, and raising his son.
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May 13, 2018
"Downtime is for amateurs."
Having just finished the book, this reader's head is still spinning, trying to pull out of the chaos and madness of battle. Frenetic rather than fast, we follow a small team of the best of Union Americano, one of the three giant corporations straddling the world after the third war, who have been sent to secure a new power source from the Philippines. When they arrive, they find that both Asia Prime and EBlock are already there before them. And there is another group, too, agile and almost invisible - who are they?
Although several protagonists are introduced, and interact with each other, the story mostly follows the Union's top stringer, Hayden,as he defends against hacking attacks and battles with his counterpart in Asia Prime, and also Laine, a cyber enhanced killer who loves her work, with whom Hayden has often worked before.
Pleasantly voiced Persephone Rose reads this ultra fast paced story clearly throughout, with good cadence, intonation and understanding matching the text's intensity. Good individual character voicings also enhance the narration allowing the reader to become fully immersed in the action.
The ending is sudden. There is a completeness to the story although it is obviously only the beginning of a series and it left this reader wanting more. My thanks to the rights holder of Defiance Pattern for gifting me a complimentary copy, at my request, via Audiobook Boom. As the book progressed, it became increasingly immersive and I look forward to continuing in the company of these increasingly beset and hard fighting techno protagonists in future books.
Having just finished the book, this reader's head is still spinning, trying to pull out of the chaos and madness of battle. Frenetic rather than fast, we follow a small team of the best of Union Americano, one of the three giant corporations straddling the world after the third war, who have been sent to secure a new power source from the Philippines. When they arrive, they find that both Asia Prime and EBlock are already there before them. And there is another group, too, agile and almost invisible - who are they?
Although several protagonists are introduced, and interact with each other, the story mostly follows the Union's top stringer, Hayden,as he defends against hacking attacks and battles with his counterpart in Asia Prime, and also Laine, a cyber enhanced killer who loves her work, with whom Hayden has often worked before.
Pleasantly voiced Persephone Rose reads this ultra fast paced story clearly throughout, with good cadence, intonation and understanding matching the text's intensity. Good individual character voicings also enhance the narration allowing the reader to become fully immersed in the action.
The ending is sudden. There is a completeness to the story although it is obviously only the beginning of a series and it left this reader wanting more. My thanks to the rights holder of Defiance Pattern for gifting me a complimentary copy, at my request, via Audiobook Boom. As the book progressed, it became increasingly immersive and I look forward to continuing in the company of these increasingly beset and hard fighting techno protagonists in future books.
June 6, 2018
Disclaimer.
I had requested and received audiobook version of this book for free from the narrator, in exchange for an unbiased review.
What I liked about the book -
This book has a pretty decent sci-fi story that is well paced and intriguing. Super soldiers employed by greedy corporations fighting over game changing power source - yea, its super interesting. The world building is done very well and the characters fit right in. The action sequences are as awesome as you'd expect. The story doesn't lose steam and keeps sprinting till the end.
What I disliked about the book -
Since this is the first book of the series, which is supposed to be one long story, this book ends on a cliffhanger. I was left wanting more at the end. We don't get much of an answer to anything and you have to read the next book to get any sort of conclusion.
Narration -
Narration by Persephone Rose was very well done. His voice breaths life into the story and it becomes really engaging. I think just reading the book in kindle wouldn't have been this much entertaining.
I had requested and received audiobook version of this book for free from the narrator, in exchange for an unbiased review.
What I liked about the book -
This book has a pretty decent sci-fi story that is well paced and intriguing. Super soldiers employed by greedy corporations fighting over game changing power source - yea, its super interesting. The world building is done very well and the characters fit right in. The action sequences are as awesome as you'd expect. The story doesn't lose steam and keeps sprinting till the end.
What I disliked about the book -
Since this is the first book of the series, which is supposed to be one long story, this book ends on a cliffhanger. I was left wanting more at the end. We don't get much of an answer to anything and you have to read the next book to get any sort of conclusion.
Narration -
Narration by Persephone Rose was very well done. His voice breaths life into the story and it becomes really engaging. I think just reading the book in kindle wouldn't have been this much entertaining.
May 17, 2018
3.5 stars. Audible version. The story has an interesting concept, but feel like only 25% of the story was here. We learn about a strange power source and about an unknown group that seems to be protecting it, but that's it. 3 corporations are fighting over it using hacking and battle armored soldiers as weapons. The story ends with a battle and then the book is over. Obvious cliffhanger leading into book two. I feel the book should have been longer. The narration was good and you can hear the slight differences between characters. Well spoken and easy to understand. I recieved this book as a gift for my honest rating.
November 22, 2017
Good story, bad edit or Kindle port
Story was good, immersive.
Editing left a lot to be desired, repeating paragraphs, missing letters, odd sentences. Could be a bad port to Kindle, but regardless messed up the flow.
Story was good, immersive.
Editing left a lot to be desired, repeating paragraphs, missing letters, odd sentences. Could be a bad port to Kindle, but regardless messed up the flow.
September 20, 2018
Couldnt get into the book i found there was way to much tech talk that made you feel lost. was about 1/3 through the book when i stopped
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