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AI Reborn #3
Rebooted
To live as a man, he must die as a machine.
Eric and the Bolt Eaters only just finished saving the world when the aliens decided to return. Now the otherworldly mothership lingers in orbit, watching, waiting.
The people of Earth aren’t going to let those bastards strike first this time: the military has hatched a plan to destroy the alien vessel.
It probably won't work. In fact, it’s a suicide mission.
Which is exactly why they’re sending in the Bolt Eaters: human minds implanted into the most powerful war machines ever created. If the platoon fails, they can simply be restored from backups and sent again. And again.
As an added incentive to their success, the military has dangled the carrot of freedom: if the Bolt Eaters triumph, their psyches will be installed into civilian robots and given ownership of their mind backups.
It’s a carrot Eric doesn’t need: someone’s gotta save humanity.
It might as well be him.
Eric and the Bolt Eaters only just finished saving the world when the aliens decided to return. Now the otherworldly mothership lingers in orbit, watching, waiting.
The people of Earth aren’t going to let those bastards strike first this time: the military has hatched a plan to destroy the alien vessel.
It probably won't work. In fact, it’s a suicide mission.
Which is exactly why they’re sending in the Bolt Eaters: human minds implanted into the most powerful war machines ever created. If the platoon fails, they can simply be restored from backups and sent again. And again.
As an added incentive to their success, the military has dangled the carrot of freedom: if the Bolt Eaters triumph, their psyches will be installed into civilian robots and given ownership of their mind backups.
It’s a carrot Eric doesn’t need: someone’s gotta save humanity.
It might as well be him.
330 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 6, 2018
About the author
Isaac Hooke
102 books510 followersIsaac Hooke is the best-selling author of the Ethan Galaal series of thriller novels, as well as the SF-themed ATLAS trilogy. When Isaac isn't writing, publishing, and blogging, he's busy cycling and taking pictures in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He has a degree in Engineering Physics.
You can follow Isaac on Twitter @IsaacHooke and his website http://IsaacHooke.com.
You can follow Isaac on Twitter @IsaacHooke and his website http://IsaacHooke.com.
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August 31, 2018
Back from a deadly mission that they weren’t supposed to survive, the “Bolt Eaters” needed a lot of repairs. So, they were sent to the Red River Army Depot and then to a quasi-permanent VR simulation since their AI cores were being stored. As you remember, the Bolt Eaters are mechanical robots built to fight. In their central core is an AI canister containing the mind engrams of long dead people who had some how become property of the US Army. When the Army decided to go to remote war fighting, they still wanted boots on the ground or in this case, mechanical feet on the ground so they built these giant robots. To operate them, they chose to use “Mind Refurbs” or people who’s brains had been frozen and now were thawed out inside the body of a giant mechanized fighting robot. Some minds could take the return to this kind of life, others didn’t and had to be erased. When the method of merging robots and human minds stabilized, Eric, our main character, woke up after being dead for two hundred years.
Now property of the Army, which his emotions programmatically tamped down, he didn’t necessarily care what had happen to him. That is until he found a way to break through the Army’s software coding. He was able to release all their emotions which proved too much for some of the Bolt Eaters. They needed that release on their last mission since they had been restricted in their fighting ability not being able to fire first at a know enemy. Still, now back under Army control after saving all humanity, their emotions had once again been locked down. It’s not that they didn’t have any, it’s just that they couldn’t run them to an extreme. So, the pain of several dead Bolt Eaters on their last mission didn’t bother them as much as it should. It still bothered them, but only just a little. But, they were now getting bored.
So, while Eric and Brontosaurus (his nickname/call-sign) were relaxing in Eric’s virtual apartment, they got an alert from their Lieutenant for a mission briefing. Just coincidentally, the alien mothership had just came back to Earth to check on what happened to her bioweapons and micro-machines. It hadn’t done anything yet, but the Earth was pretty much open to any attack that ship wanted to make. That’s why this mission briefing was to inform the Bolt Eaters that their next mission was to board the alien mothership and destroy it! Simple as that!
Of course this mothership was protected. It was covered in a thick layer of micro-machines which had a nasty habit of eating anything metal, including the Bolt Eaters! Except the Bolt Eaters had manage to improve upon an electrical outer shell that covered them when in close proximity to the micro-machines. If a micro-machine touched one of the Bolt Eaters, they were immediately fired and died. But, there will million if not billions of these micro-machines wrapped around the mothership. The mission called for the team to plant a nuclear charge deep inside the mothership. No one knew just how deep the micro-machine layer was or what the actual composition of the mothership’s hull so they would start off with a distinct disadvantage in intel. Still, orders were orders and the Bolt Eaters had to try.
And try they did only with some unexpected results. If this mission doesn’t kill them all, then nothing probably will, but there’s no assurance that they all won’t be killed. No assurances at all.
This appears to be the last book in this series, but I noticed Isaac Hooke has created a new series entitled “Bolt Eaters” and book one, “Reactivated” is already out and I have it to read.
Now property of the Army, which his emotions programmatically tamped down, he didn’t necessarily care what had happen to him. That is until he found a way to break through the Army’s software coding. He was able to release all their emotions which proved too much for some of the Bolt Eaters. They needed that release on their last mission since they had been restricted in their fighting ability not being able to fire first at a know enemy. Still, now back under Army control after saving all humanity, their emotions had once again been locked down. It’s not that they didn’t have any, it’s just that they couldn’t run them to an extreme. So, the pain of several dead Bolt Eaters on their last mission didn’t bother them as much as it should. It still bothered them, but only just a little. But, they were now getting bored.
So, while Eric and Brontosaurus (his nickname/call-sign) were relaxing in Eric’s virtual apartment, they got an alert from their Lieutenant for a mission briefing. Just coincidentally, the alien mothership had just came back to Earth to check on what happened to her bioweapons and micro-machines. It hadn’t done anything yet, but the Earth was pretty much open to any attack that ship wanted to make. That’s why this mission briefing was to inform the Bolt Eaters that their next mission was to board the alien mothership and destroy it! Simple as that!
Of course this mothership was protected. It was covered in a thick layer of micro-machines which had a nasty habit of eating anything metal, including the Bolt Eaters! Except the Bolt Eaters had manage to improve upon an electrical outer shell that covered them when in close proximity to the micro-machines. If a micro-machine touched one of the Bolt Eaters, they were immediately fired and died. But, there will million if not billions of these micro-machines wrapped around the mothership. The mission called for the team to plant a nuclear charge deep inside the mothership. No one knew just how deep the micro-machine layer was or what the actual composition of the mothership’s hull so they would start off with a distinct disadvantage in intel. Still, orders were orders and the Bolt Eaters had to try.
And try they did only with some unexpected results. If this mission doesn’t kill them all, then nothing probably will, but there’s no assurance that they all won’t be killed. No assurances at all.
This appears to be the last book in this series, but I noticed Isaac Hooke has created a new series entitled “Bolt Eaters” and book one, “Reactivated” is already out and I have it to read.
June 17, 2018
"And then advance, Bolt Eaters! Double time!"
The aliens had wiped out most continents, firstly with a gamma ray attack, followed by micro machines, then custom built bioweapons which also terraform the earth. Now the mothership had arrived. The Bolt Eaters were back under government control, the Containment Code reinstated. But they were heroes - and given one last mission: to infiltrate the mother ship, which had proved impervious to nuclear weapons, and plant a bomb inside.
Instead, they were sucked into a wormhole ...
Rebooted is the third, and final, part of the A.I.Reborn series, in which Eric Scala, murdered in a simple grocery store robbery, finds himself reawoken some centuries in the future inhabiting a new military machine body and becomes part of a new family of others, like himself, called the Bolt Eaters. designed to wage war. As one would expect from Isaac Hooke's other works, the action sequences are exciting and unexpected, with vividly visual writing. But far more than this, the characters are well developed, interactions realistic and the entire story line very well immagined. Thoughts, too, of what constitutes being human.
This book is especially intriguing and, though it could be read as a stand alone, is definitely improved by knowledge of the previous two.
A science fiction trio not to be missed.
The aliens had wiped out most continents, firstly with a gamma ray attack, followed by micro machines, then custom built bioweapons which also terraform the earth. Now the mothership had arrived. The Bolt Eaters were back under government control, the Containment Code reinstated. But they were heroes - and given one last mission: to infiltrate the mother ship, which had proved impervious to nuclear weapons, and plant a bomb inside.
Instead, they were sucked into a wormhole ...
Rebooted is the third, and final, part of the A.I.Reborn series, in which Eric Scala, murdered in a simple grocery store robbery, finds himself reawoken some centuries in the future inhabiting a new military machine body and becomes part of a new family of others, like himself, called the Bolt Eaters. designed to wage war. As one would expect from Isaac Hooke's other works, the action sequences are exciting and unexpected, with vividly visual writing. But far more than this, the characters are well developed, interactions realistic and the entire story line very well immagined. Thoughts, too, of what constitutes being human.
This book is especially intriguing and, though it could be read as a stand alone, is definitely improved by knowledge of the previous two.
A science fiction trio not to be missed.
June 22, 2018
The concluding book in the new series with a twist from author Isaac Hooke. Hooke’s writing is again, a little more adult in nature with the soldierly banter, but everything that made you love his writing before is present in this new adventure. He's changed it up again and this time he's dealing with an AI as the main character, but for that and the different names this could be an Argonaut story.
September 5, 2018
Not a bad conclusion to this three book series, although there's another series that comes after this one, I like the way the virtual reality was used in this one both for entertainment, and entrapment, very cool touch there. Most scifi fans who like the virtual reality stories will probably like this one, though it has enough spacecraft and planet exploration to keep even some hard scifi fans hapy.
June 11, 2018
Great reading as most of Isaac Hooke's book are. Eric was killed in a robbery and wakes up 200 years later in the body of an AI robot. It appears that the military has progressed and ae now using robots to fight. With enhanced abilities they are used in many areas of the world until an alien spaceship arrives and then the fun begins. Highly recommended.
June 13, 2018
I finished the trilogy!
The first book started with to much of the fighting,kind of bored me. But then it started to get into the storyline and I started to enjoy it. I gave the trilogy 5 stars because I enjoyed it. Now I guess your busy on other projects, but I would the story to continue.
The first book started with to much of the fighting,kind of bored me. But then it started to get into the storyline and I started to enjoy it. I gave the trilogy 5 stars because I enjoyed it. Now I guess your busy on other projects, but I would the story to continue.
May 28, 2019
It just gets better and better…
By the time a lot of trilogies get to the last book you can feel that the author has run out of steam, in this case nothing could be farther from the truth. We see these charters push themselves beyond their limits and into overdrive. This is an outstanding read.
By the time a lot of trilogies get to the last book you can feel that the author has run out of steam, in this case nothing could be farther from the truth. We see these charters push themselves beyond their limits and into overdrive. This is an outstanding read.
June 8, 2019
A desperate battle for the survival of the human race
An different look at the future of warfare. Human popsicles piloting advanced mechanical robots. Where if you die, you can be rebooted.
Great characters with realistic situations and lots of action and adventure.
I look forward to more from this author😉
An different look at the future of warfare. Human popsicles piloting advanced mechanical robots. Where if you die, you can be rebooted.
Great characters with realistic situations and lots of action and adventure.
I look forward to more from this author😉
June 13, 2018
They won?
Now they've been given bigger, improved bodies and armor. Now they are asked to do one more mission. If they survive and get back to earth they can retire.
All three books were well written and I recommend them. Once I started I didn't want to stop.
Now they've been given bigger, improved bodies and armor. Now they are asked to do one more mission. If they survive and get back to earth they can retire.
All three books were well written and I recommend them. Once I started I didn't want to stop.
June 23, 2018
A good solid read and trilogy
Another great reading trilogy of books from Isaac Hooke. Solid character's and storyline. Tons of action and interaction between the characters allows you to better feel for all that is happening to them.
Another great reading trilogy of books from Isaac Hooke. Solid character's and storyline. Tons of action and interaction between the characters allows you to better feel for all that is happening to them.
July 9, 2018
Definitive Mech
Superb advance of author's previous conjectures. The of human AI realities melded provides the ground for consideration of numerous questions. The Mech perception
Of the battlefield was entertaining.
Superb advance of author's previous conjectures. The of human AI realities melded provides the ground for consideration of numerous questions. The Mech perception
Of the battlefield was entertaining.
July 21, 2018
Scorpion wins ?
Excellent ending to a great trilogy
But you know that Turg/Bambi is still out there and we don't know what he has planned.
Will check out some of your other worlds.
Keep writing great stories.
Excellent ending to a great trilogy
But you know that Turg/Bambi is still out there and we don't know what he has planned.
Will check out some of your other worlds.
Keep writing great stories.
August 22, 2018
Hold on to your hat!
Isaac Hooke has written a Rock 'em sock 'em mech war series from a unique perspective. If you're a fan of fast action in a unique situation, you'll like this series.
Isaac Hooke has written a Rock 'em sock 'em mech war series from a unique perspective. If you're a fan of fast action in a unique situation, you'll like this series.
August 3, 2019
Great action packed series!
Not many writers can have continual intense action in a story and have it hold together this well. It was supposed to be trilogy, but they were so good, I have the feeling there is more out there. I’m going to go find out.
Not many writers can have continual intense action in a story and have it hold together this well. It was supposed to be trilogy, but they were so good, I have the feeling there is more out there. I’m going to go find out.
October 10, 2023
One Main Character
Reminiscent of Transformers. The story is pretty good. What I liked the best was that the author, Isaac Hooke, (he should be Captain of a pirate ship) used one central character that the reader can identify with and unite the story.
Reminiscent of Transformers. The story is pretty good. What I liked the best was that the author, Isaac Hooke, (he should be Captain of a pirate ship) used one central character that the reader can identify with and unite the story.
June 16, 2018
A great trio of novels
A really good story of human values, courage and the sacrifice we will make for others. Well worth reading all threr
A really good story of human values, courage and the sacrifice we will make for others. Well worth reading all threr
June 22, 2018
Great series.
This was a very well developed series that kept away from bogging the story down with too many details and was easy to become immersed within. I really enjoyed it!
This was a very well developed series that kept away from bogging the story down with too many details and was easy to become immersed within. I really enjoyed it!
June 22, 2018
Great book!
This was a fantastic read, I really enjoyed this! The characters pop out and the story flows. Sci fi elements galore. Read this!
This was a fantastic read, I really enjoyed this! The characters pop out and the story flows. Sci fi elements galore. Read this!
June 27, 2018
Good Series
A nice sci go series that didn't spend to much time reading like a college science course. Less VR porn would have made it even better. But still a recommended read
A nice sci go series that didn't spend to much time reading like a college science course. Less VR porn would have made it even better. But still a recommended read
July 4, 2018
Another great one
The story continues and ‘ends’ well. I will definitely read his next book(s) and recommend others do the same. Awesome
The story continues and ‘ends’ well. I will definitely read his next book(s) and recommend others do the same. Awesome
July 6, 2018
Love the books
I love the books it hard to me reading . You and Clive Cussler can keep me reading for hours. Keep up the great work.
I love the books it hard to me reading . You and Clive Cussler can keep me reading for hours. Keep up the great work.
July 10, 2018
Got too busy
Prior books made sense and were basically space military stories. This one did not follow clearly, just made stuff up and was not as technically accurate.
Prior books made sense and were basically space military stories. This one did not follow clearly, just made stuff up and was not as technically accurate.
July 26, 2018
A fun fast read.
August 4, 2018
Good read
it. Nicely paced, with an interesting take on future tech and language evolution. Well worth taking the time to read this trilogy.
it. Nicely paced, with an interesting take on future tech and language evolution. Well worth taking the time to read this trilogy.
August 7, 2018
V good
Fast moving plot and a good read which I enjoyed. I will of course read the last book of the trilogy.
Fast moving plot and a good read which I enjoyed. I will of course read the last book of the trilogy.
August 17, 2018
Good read
Fun fast paced with a few twists that are predictable. I really hate the minimum word count on coments though......
Fun fast paced with a few twists that are predictable. I really hate the minimum word count on coments though......
August 19, 2018
Another Hooke book to get Hooked on!
Excellent series from the world of Battle Harem. Lots of what it means to be human with a great sci fi story wrapped around it!
Excellent series from the world of Battle Harem. Lots of what it means to be human with a great sci fi story wrapped around it!
September 25, 2018
Fine conclusion looking forward to the continuation
January 9, 2019
Read it
If you know of Eric and the bolt eaters you won't be disappointed, download and read as soon as you can it's a must.
If you know of Eric and the bolt eaters you won't be disappointed, download and read as soon as you can it's a must.
February 28, 2019
Great ending to the trilogy but now I have questions about what happens in a decade or so
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