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Arising Beasts: Genesis
An alien invasion occurred on Earth, centuries ago. Now only remnants of a once great planet remained, a scarred and poisonous desert wasteland was all that humanity had left. The last of humanity was scattered throughout the globe in high-rise bunkers called Havens.
For humanity, time was running out, the Havens were failing, the supplies that made life possible for humans were dwindling out of existence.
Their only option was to send a group of brave scouts into the treacherous desert filled with terrors. They would risk their lives and the lives of those who were left behind in the Havens to try and find the last of the War Beasts buried somewhere in the endless sand.
Will humanity survive the end of the world?
Arising Beasts is the larger-than-life story of humanity's battle for survival on a poisoned Planet Earth.
174 pages, Paperback
Published March 11, 2018
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Luis Robles
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Luigi Robles or also known Luis Robles was born in Los Angeles, CA and spent most of his time as a child visiting libraries and voraciously reading books.
He eventually grew up to become a successful graphic designer and reaped its rewards. He has never stopped reading and has always been a fan of the Science Fiction/Fantasy masters such as Orson Scott Card, Frank Herbert, Iain M. Banks, George R.R. Martin, J.R.R. Tolkien, and many more. But with every book he read, the longing to tell his own stories grew stronger, until he found himself typing away, filling up blank pages in the middle of the night.
Luigi ultimately switched careers to focus on writing and bringing great stories to life. When he isn’t writing, he is plotting and designing or illustrating the cover for his next book, which is the icing on the cake of his lifelong passion.
Now with seven books under his name, his craft keeps on getting better.
Luigi Robles or also known Luis Robles was born in Los Angeles, CA and spent most of his time as a child visiting libraries and voraciously reading books.
He eventually grew up to become a successful graphic designer and reaped its rewards. He has never stopped reading and has always been a fan of the Science Fiction/Fantasy masters such as Orson Scott Card, Frank Herbert, Iain M. Banks, George R.R. Martin, J.R.R. Tolkien, and many more. But with every book he read, the longing to tell his own stories grew stronger, until he found himself typing away, filling up blank pages in the middle of the night.
Luigi ultimately switched careers to focus on writing and bringing great stories to life. When he isn’t writing, he is plotting and designing or illustrating the cover for his next book, which is the icing on the cake of his lifelong passion.
Now with seven books under his name, his craft keeps on getting better.
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October 10, 2019
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"A dangerous world out there."
It was the cover which first attracted my attention, curvaceous muted colours of tubes - or something. Unusual even for science fiction nowadays. And the blurb also was interesting. But the book itself failed to live up to expectations, despite there being potential at various points along the way, for example the post apocalyptic world as seen by the few survivors (only very lightly touched upon), the social and political rivalries within the Haven from which the five valiant explorers set out, even a much better characterisation of the protagonists and their hopes should their mission succeed. Instead, it becomes essentially an adventure romp in the desert, a sort of transformer on Dune.
With no investment in the characters and the fragile information only that life can exist for the humans for a few days if the mission fails, this reader failed to be captivated by the near constant action amidst ever present danger. The book felt flat, two dimensional with added colour, and sometimes annoyingly repititious, as in, 'Three worms entered the room with a show of brute strength. There were three of them.' Or, close to the conclusion in chapter 19, where a whole paragraph repeats what was said only two or three chapters earlier. Petty objections, perhaps, but had writing/editing, and irritating. Narration, on the other hand, was definitely three dimensional, Andrew Jones infusing his reading with emotion according to the vagaries of the text, great intonation, and giving each character an appropriate and very individual voicing.
My thanks to the rights holder of Arising Beasts, who, at my request via Audiobook Boom, freely gifted me with a complimentary copy. I have been a big S.F.fan all of my life and this story seemed to incorporate elements of past, and great, works without bringing the sparkle of originality or the introduction of new heros to urge on in our minds. It was still an enjoyable read but not one that I would recommend to others.
"A dangerous world out there."
It was the cover which first attracted my attention, curvaceous muted colours of tubes - or something. Unusual even for science fiction nowadays. And the blurb also was interesting. But the book itself failed to live up to expectations, despite there being potential at various points along the way, for example the post apocalyptic world as seen by the few survivors (only very lightly touched upon), the social and political rivalries within the Haven from which the five valiant explorers set out, even a much better characterisation of the protagonists and their hopes should their mission succeed. Instead, it becomes essentially an adventure romp in the desert, a sort of transformer on Dune.
With no investment in the characters and the fragile information only that life can exist for the humans for a few days if the mission fails, this reader failed to be captivated by the near constant action amidst ever present danger. The book felt flat, two dimensional with added colour, and sometimes annoyingly repititious, as in, 'Three worms entered the room with a show of brute strength. There were three of them.' Or, close to the conclusion in chapter 19, where a whole paragraph repeats what was said only two or three chapters earlier. Petty objections, perhaps, but had writing/editing, and irritating. Narration, on the other hand, was definitely three dimensional, Andrew Jones infusing his reading with emotion according to the vagaries of the text, great intonation, and giving each character an appropriate and very individual voicing.
My thanks to the rights holder of Arising Beasts, who, at my request via Audiobook Boom, freely gifted me with a complimentary copy. I have been a big S.F.fan all of my life and this story seemed to incorporate elements of past, and great, works without bringing the sparkle of originality or the introduction of new heros to urge on in our minds. It was still an enjoyable read but not one that I would recommend to others.
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