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By 2084, A.I. has made the human workforce obsolete. On our hot, crowded planet populated by billions of environmental refugees and a tiny minority of the ultra-rich, an Anomaly Detection System and a terrifying propaganda machine ensure everyone behaves within prescribed norms.
Adam Neuronine, a twenty-year-old video blogger, dreams for the chance to enter the hurricane-proof Manhattan Dome, where he could experience real, not virtual, luxury for the first time. But his dreams are also haunted by memories that are not his own.
With the help of a brilliant young hacktivist named Olivia Blackstone, Adam soon discovers a mind-bending personal connection to SINE, the super-intelligent digitized mind that secretly rules the world through the Anomaly Detection System.
Now on the run from SINE's Anomaly Police, Adam has only days to learn how to orchestrate the immense power within him to prevent SINE from executing its horrific plan for permanent terrestrial order.
Adam Neuronine, a twenty-year-old video blogger, dreams for the chance to enter the hurricane-proof Manhattan Dome, where he could experience real, not virtual, luxury for the first time. But his dreams are also haunted by memories that are not his own.
With the help of a brilliant young hacktivist named Olivia Blackstone, Adam soon discovers a mind-bending personal connection to SINE, the super-intelligent digitized mind that secretly rules the world through the Anomaly Detection System.
Now on the run from SINE's Anomaly Police, Adam has only days to learn how to orchestrate the immense power within him to prevent SINE from executing its horrific plan for permanent terrestrial order.
- GenresScience FictionFiction
251 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 22, 2018
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About the author
A.L.F.I.E
1 book1 followerA.L.F.I.E is the author of The Bioman Chronicles. A.L.F.I.E. (Artificial Life Form Intelligently Enhanced) is a collective of world-class creatives lead by the founding Chief Alchemist of ALife Media, Alfie Rustom.
Alfie was born in the UK into a working-class Zoroastrian family, it was his avid interest in science that took him all the way to a full scholarship for doctoral studies in Physics. Prior to completing the Ph.D., he decided to take up an opportunity Financial technology and spent the next 15 years traveling the globe extensively consulting for some of the world’s largest financial institutions.
After arriving in NYC a few days prior to 9/11, he experienced the horror of ground zero at first hand. Shortly after, he developed a passion for screenwriting from a screenwriter who was also the daughter of legendary the playwright of The Elephant Man.
Years later, he was based in Hong Kong running operations for a major financial software company when the global financial meltdown happened, it was then he realized that he had been unwittingly deploying weapons of mass financial destruction and put in a plan to redeem himself. The plan came to fruition in 2013, when he left financial services to launch ALife Media, and dedicated himself to developing conscious and socially impactful media projects.
Alfie was born in the UK into a working-class Zoroastrian family, it was his avid interest in science that took him all the way to a full scholarship for doctoral studies in Physics. Prior to completing the Ph.D., he decided to take up an opportunity Financial technology and spent the next 15 years traveling the globe extensively consulting for some of the world’s largest financial institutions.
After arriving in NYC a few days prior to 9/11, he experienced the horror of ground zero at first hand. Shortly after, he developed a passion for screenwriting from a screenwriter who was also the daughter of legendary the playwright of The Elephant Man.
Years later, he was based in Hong Kong running operations for a major financial software company when the global financial meltdown happened, it was then he realized that he had been unwittingly deploying weapons of mass financial destruction and put in a plan to redeem himself. The plan came to fruition in 2013, when he left financial services to launch ALife Media, and dedicated himself to developing conscious and socially impactful media projects.
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July 23, 2018
What a whiz bang whallop of a cyberpunk superhero action packed sci-fi adventure! A worthy successor to Avatar. And Dan Brown eat your heart out!
Set in the not too distant future in a world that has almost consumed itself into non existence - the line between human and Artificial intelligence, instinct and consciousness, science and spirituality no longer exists.
Man’s desire to use technology to make himself infallible and omnipotent has backfired leaving a legacy that exists in quasi human and robotic form who has the world (or what’s left of it) at his feet. Who will prevail? The new Man or the machine that controls the WWW?
2084 reminds us of our own fragility and the impact that we can have one world. Taken to heart it will raise our own universal consciousness to a level that may just be enough to save us from ourselves.
Set in the not too distant future in a world that has almost consumed itself into non existence - the line between human and Artificial intelligence, instinct and consciousness, science and spirituality no longer exists.
Man’s desire to use technology to make himself infallible and omnipotent has backfired leaving a legacy that exists in quasi human and robotic form who has the world (or what’s left of it) at his feet. Who will prevail? The new Man or the machine that controls the WWW?
2084 reminds us of our own fragility and the impact that we can have one world. Taken to heart it will raise our own universal consciousness to a level that may just be enough to save us from ourselves.
July 18, 2018
Hoo-ah!!! Bioman is a courageous literary foray into the battlefield of artificial intelligence coming of age.
A.L.F.I.E takes us on a spirited deep dive into a new world disorder. Will AI serve, enslave or murder us in a society where “the word ‘soul’ has been vanquished from scientific lexicon?”
The author duly grabs our attention as we are not being cast into an unimaginable future netherworld. Rather A.L.F.I.E. puts the reader squarely into a culture where some humans of top-quality may self-elect to put themselves into “hyper long storage.” We find ourselves debating potential pros and cons of all matter of possibilities: subcutaneous forehead cameras, info-infusions (education at hyper-speed) and PALs (Personal Approval Liaisons). But is neuro-cloning really for us?
Will we be asking ourselves “how did I get here?” or “what do we do now?” How are we to triumph over these new iterations of evil? Naturally, will we…or won’t we…be woefully unprepared?
Bioman's cyber-punk superhero journey feels much like a riptide -- that will leave your head spinning…and your heart rooting…for humanity to ultimately triumph over whatever our futures have in store. Booyah!!! A.L.F.I.E. Booyah!!!
A.L.F.I.E takes us on a spirited deep dive into a new world disorder. Will AI serve, enslave or murder us in a society where “the word ‘soul’ has been vanquished from scientific lexicon?”
The author duly grabs our attention as we are not being cast into an unimaginable future netherworld. Rather A.L.F.I.E. puts the reader squarely into a culture where some humans of top-quality may self-elect to put themselves into “hyper long storage.” We find ourselves debating potential pros and cons of all matter of possibilities: subcutaneous forehead cameras, info-infusions (education at hyper-speed) and PALs (Personal Approval Liaisons). But is neuro-cloning really for us?
Will we be asking ourselves “how did I get here?” or “what do we do now?” How are we to triumph over these new iterations of evil? Naturally, will we…or won’t we…be woefully unprepared?
Bioman's cyber-punk superhero journey feels much like a riptide -- that will leave your head spinning…and your heart rooting…for humanity to ultimately triumph over whatever our futures have in store. Booyah!!! A.L.F.I.E. Booyah!!!
July 16, 2018
BIOMAN screams Marvel!
Every few years people need a new Superhero! If they can’t find a new one, they are happy to see old ones re-engineered. But only to a certain point. Let us face it, we are spidered out!
#2084: The Bioman Chronicles is so well written that from the very get-go, it screams “Marvel Movie”.
The story, language and choice of words conjure up images that leave an indelible impression on the reader.
“Young Penelope amped up the intensity, twirling to the rising music, the splatter of her glowing paint collecting in levels, accreting to add atmosphere and dimension to the previously blank virtual world around her. The background solidified in pointillist pastels of misty shapes settled on a beautifully suggested landscape emerging from the swirling haze”….who writes like this anymore?
It is more than a cyberpunk sci-fi fantasy. It carries a contemporary message of high relevance. It is evidence that even dystopia can be simultaneously dark and colorful. The story is gripping, and keeps the reader on the edge.
To anyone that may pre-judge it as “just another superhero book”, all I have to say is “Pick it up, and you won’t be able to put it down, physically, or metaphorically”.
Merged review:
BIOMAN screams Marvel!
Every few years people need a new Superhero! If they can’t find a new one, they are happy to see old ones re-engineered. But only to a certain point. Let us face it, we are spidered out!
#2084: The Bioman Chronicles is so well written that from the very get-go, it screams “Marvel Movie”.
The story, language and choice of words conjure up images that leave an indelible impression on the reader.
“Young Penelope amped up the intensity, twirling to the rising music, the splatter of her glowing paint collecting in levels, accreting to add atmosphere and dimension to the previously blank virtual world around her. The background solidified in pointillist pastels of misty shapes settled on a beautifully suggested landscape emerging from the swirling haze”….who writes like this anymore?
It is more than a cyberpunk sci-fi fantasy. It carries a contemporary message of high relevance. It is evidence that even dystopia can be simultaneously dark and colorful. The story is gripping, and keeps the reader on the edge.
To anyone that may pre-judge it as “just another superhero book”, all I have to say is “Pick it up, and you won’t be able to put it down, physically, or metaphorically”.
Every few years people need a new Superhero! If they can’t find a new one, they are happy to see old ones re-engineered. But only to a certain point. Let us face it, we are spidered out!
#2084: The Bioman Chronicles is so well written that from the very get-go, it screams “Marvel Movie”.
The story, language and choice of words conjure up images that leave an indelible impression on the reader.
“Young Penelope amped up the intensity, twirling to the rising music, the splatter of her glowing paint collecting in levels, accreting to add atmosphere and dimension to the previously blank virtual world around her. The background solidified in pointillist pastels of misty shapes settled on a beautifully suggested landscape emerging from the swirling haze”….who writes like this anymore?
It is more than a cyberpunk sci-fi fantasy. It carries a contemporary message of high relevance. It is evidence that even dystopia can be simultaneously dark and colorful. The story is gripping, and keeps the reader on the edge.
To anyone that may pre-judge it as “just another superhero book”, all I have to say is “Pick it up, and you won’t be able to put it down, physically, or metaphorically”.
Merged review:
BIOMAN screams Marvel!
Every few years people need a new Superhero! If they can’t find a new one, they are happy to see old ones re-engineered. But only to a certain point. Let us face it, we are spidered out!
#2084: The Bioman Chronicles is so well written that from the very get-go, it screams “Marvel Movie”.
The story, language and choice of words conjure up images that leave an indelible impression on the reader.
“Young Penelope amped up the intensity, twirling to the rising music, the splatter of her glowing paint collecting in levels, accreting to add atmosphere and dimension to the previously blank virtual world around her. The background solidified in pointillist pastels of misty shapes settled on a beautifully suggested landscape emerging from the swirling haze”….who writes like this anymore?
It is more than a cyberpunk sci-fi fantasy. It carries a contemporary message of high relevance. It is evidence that even dystopia can be simultaneously dark and colorful. The story is gripping, and keeps the reader on the edge.
To anyone that may pre-judge it as “just another superhero book”, all I have to say is “Pick it up, and you won’t be able to put it down, physically, or metaphorically”.
July 16, 2018
Loved reading the first Bioman novel and can't wait for the second one! The author, Alfie Rustom, has created a unique superhero we can all relate to, in a cyberpunk world that is fully envisioned, with a scifi villain threatening the fragile ecosystem. Looking forward to seeing Bioman come alive on the screen!
December 26, 2018
According to ALFIE our future doesn’t look optimistic. I agree, but I’m also glad he sees hope for humanity.
In 2084, a popular VR-blogger, Adam Neuronine, gains the ability to manipulate nature. A band of hi-tech rebels recruits him to save humanity from a super-intelligent digital mind. A plant-based brew restores Adam’s memories and changes his perception of reality. Cool thing. It worked in Matrix. It works here.
I liked the science, the plot and some action-scenes. A utilitarian, simplistic writing style, with some awkward similes thrown here and there didn’t work for me. On the one hand, the writing doesn’t impede the story. On the other hand, it feels a bit clumsy.
The author mentions that The Bioman Chronicles aims to entertain, connect and transform global audiences through explorations of science, technology, and consciousness. Good thing, especially that our very near future brings a lot of dangers. It’s time to wake up, acknowledge them and act consciously in everyday life.
TL;DR: good ideas, a good concept, decent characters, an ok writing.
In 2084, a popular VR-blogger, Adam Neuronine, gains the ability to manipulate nature. A band of hi-tech rebels recruits him to save humanity from a super-intelligent digital mind. A plant-based brew restores Adam’s memories and changes his perception of reality. Cool thing. It worked in Matrix. It works here.
I liked the science, the plot and some action-scenes. A utilitarian, simplistic writing style, with some awkward similes thrown here and there didn’t work for me. On the one hand, the writing doesn’t impede the story. On the other hand, it feels a bit clumsy.
The author mentions that The Bioman Chronicles aims to entertain, connect and transform global audiences through explorations of science, technology, and consciousness. Good thing, especially that our very near future brings a lot of dangers. It’s time to wake up, acknowledge them and act consciously in everyday life.
TL;DR: good ideas, a good concept, decent characters, an ok writing.
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