Decoherence

by Scott Rhine

Maia has problems of her own: running a computer company, solving crimes, and dodging hitmen. Then she starts dreaming about the death scenes of Prometheus. She sees glimpses of larger issues in a war that's been going on for tens of millennia. Death doesn't stop the enemy; it just slows them down a little while they wait for their next incarnation. The Underworld gods can look like anyone they want and have tech far beyond ours, but Prometheus is a trickster. He has a few aces up his sleeve, and Maia's one on them.

386 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 14, 2018

About the author

Scott Rhine wanted to find a job that combined his love of reading with math problem solving, so he studied both short stories and computer languages. As a techno-gypsy, he worked on optimizing some of the fastest and largest supercomputers in the world. A couple of degrees, patents, and children later, at forty-eight, he still didn't know what he wanted to be when he grew up. When his third publication "Doors to Eternity" unexpectedly hit #16 on the Amazon epic fantasy list, he decided to retire from engineering in order to become a full-time author. Humor is a part of every story he writes because people are funny, even when they don't think so. In the real world, something always goes wrong and people have flaws. If you can't laugh at yourself, someone is probably doing it for you. Strong female characters also play a major role in his stories because he's married to a beautiful PhD who can edit, break boards, and use a chainsaw.

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Reviews

[Scott Rhine · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my favorite things as an author is when characters are fully developed enough to surprise me by choosing their own way. Maia's family and friends are targeted by the gods and humans alike, so she distances herself in order to protect them. When she is lonely and doubting herself, an act of human kindness and honesty changes her life. A single kiss at that low point turns the universe on its axis. The epiphany even comes with a soundtrack.

[MKenfield21 · Rating 2 out of 5]

There's an interesting story here, but it's buried beneath too many layers of nonsense (anti-U.S./military/guns; pro-U.N.) for me to recommend it.

Also, some stuff is just dumb, like a character who uses a Desert Eagle with a laser sight (why not make it gold-plated too?).

Or the version of America where everyone hates "chinks" (even super hot/smart half-Spanish ones) so much.