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Quantum Gate #1
Singular
She’s the last of her kind. He’s the first of his. Together, can they break the bonds of slavery?
Arista is the only remaining human, hiding on a planet full of automated machines. With the closest things the teen has to parents nearing their termination date, she vows to transfer their consciousnesses into new hardware hosts. But when her dangerous mission fails and exposes her secret existence, she lands in the clutches of the malevolent metal overlords who exterminated her race.
Tortured and interrogated, Arista finds an unlikely savior in Frees—a human-hating rebel android with a mind of its own. And her only shot at saving her family relies on teaming up with the robot revolutionary in its desperate bid for freedom.
If Arista can believe what Frees says, she may possess untapped power that could rewire the world order...
Singular is the thrilling first book in the Quantum Gate YA dystopian cyberpunk thriller series. If you like grim post-apocalyptic futures, well-crafted characters, and plenty of twists and turns, you’ll love Eric Warren’s high-octane tale.
Arista is the only remaining human, hiding on a planet full of automated machines. With the closest things the teen has to parents nearing their termination date, she vows to transfer their consciousnesses into new hardware hosts. But when her dangerous mission fails and exposes her secret existence, she lands in the clutches of the malevolent metal overlords who exterminated her race.
Tortured and interrogated, Arista finds an unlikely savior in Frees—a human-hating rebel android with a mind of its own. And her only shot at saving her family relies on teaming up with the robot revolutionary in its desperate bid for freedom.
If Arista can believe what Frees says, she may possess untapped power that could rewire the world order...
Singular is the thrilling first book in the Quantum Gate YA dystopian cyberpunk thriller series. If you like grim post-apocalyptic futures, well-crafted characters, and plenty of twists and turns, you’ll love Eric Warren’s high-octane tale.
- GenresDystopiaScience Fiction
269 pages, Paperback
First published September 1, 2018
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About the author
Eric Warren
37 books133 followersBestselling author Eric Warren has loved stories all his life. And despite writing from a young age, it took him a few years to realize being an author was what he wanted to do for a living. Today, he is the author of over twenty novels, including the highly successful INFINITY'S END series. Never one to shy away from what he loves, he plans to continue writing for another century, depending on the viability of life-extending technology.
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December 12, 2018
The follow up from the prequel Progeny is indeed compelling and thrilling. Exciting, nerve wrecking moments, excellent characters endurance and resilience. Some questions answered but more pending and new ones arise, making this read overwhelming and wanting for more! Onto Duality, Book 2.
October 18, 2019
Arista turned, facing him. “I know what you could do. And so do you. It’s in the history books. It’s the legacy of my extinction.”
This was a pretty unique read!
Usually in these type of dystopian series the story revolves around humans still fighting the good fight against a bigger bad. However, in this case humanity has already lost. Machines have taken over, and to Arista's knowledge she is the only human left.
After years on the run with her adoptive machine parents (who she was somehow able to break from their coding just by interacting with them) Arista is now set on infiltrating a large company in the middle of Chicago- surrounded by cameras and robots.
Arista can usually avoid detection by keeping her expressions and reactions calm, but when an freak accident at her new company burns off her hand- she can no longer hide in the shadows.
Captured, in pain, and surrounded by hostile machines she has to fight her way out using her wits- and the help of a mysterious machine that is either there to help her escape or kidnap her.
Again fun story- I'm looking forward to the next one!
August 22, 2018
I really got hooked into the story of this world that has tried to eliminate humans in favor of machines.
Arista has been hiding the fact that she is a human to survive. She has had to go out into society to help her family and now she is in danger.
Frees has his own mission and he becomes entwined in her mission to survive.
It is a well written story that is paced well and really has a good mix of action. The characters are well developed.
Their relationship is very interesting to watch evolve and I look forward to reading more of the story.
I am voluntarily reviewing a copy I received.
Arista has been hiding the fact that she is a human to survive. She has had to go out into society to help her family and now she is in danger.
Frees has his own mission and he becomes entwined in her mission to survive.
It is a well written story that is paced well and really has a good mix of action. The characters are well developed.
Their relationship is very interesting to watch evolve and I look forward to reading more of the story.
I am voluntarily reviewing a copy I received.
September 12, 2018
This book is a blast. It's a never-ending adventure through a dark future where our heroes try to stay alive while unraveling a disturbing mystery. Exactly the fun read I was in the mood for.
July 24, 2019
This is the first cyberpunk book I've tried. And it's good. It held my attention, although there was a cliff-hanger ending. Still, book 1 was free and enjoyable enough for me to buy book 2.
There is some swearing but not too much.
There is some swearing but not too much.
November 21, 2018
5 out 5 stars
SINGULAR reminds me of The Terminator, except machines have wiped out humans from Earth for good, or at least that’s what they thought. Enter, Arista, a human girl of unknown origins, who’s been living among these freaky robots since she was eight years old.
To add to the freak factor, these machines look, act, and behave like humans, creating a human-like society from hell. There’s a reason for that, though. Arista seems to be last human on Earth, but perhaps there are more? She doesn’t know. What she knows is that she is indeed special. There’s something about her that makes the androids change. She’s the key to uncover the fate of the human race.
SINGULAR is a fast read, and an interesting take on the machines-take-over-the-world premise. Highly recommended.
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SINGULAR reminds me of The Terminator, except machines have wiped out humans from Earth for good, or at least that’s what they thought. Enter, Arista, a human girl of unknown origins, who’s been living among these freaky robots since she was eight years old.
To add to the freak factor, these machines look, act, and behave like humans, creating a human-like society from hell. There’s a reason for that, though. Arista seems to be last human on Earth, but perhaps there are more? She doesn’t know. What she knows is that she is indeed special. There’s something about her that makes the androids change. She’s the key to uncover the fate of the human race.
SINGULAR is a fast read, and an interesting take on the machines-take-over-the-world premise. Highly recommended.
More on my blog: https://gerardowrites.wordpress.com/2...
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October 28, 2019A great fun specimen of a writer engaging a reader. I recommend Singular for anyone who loves sci-fi and character driven story. I read Gate 2 and 3 so far too!
So, I'm telling you" I LIKE THIS WRTER!
So, I'm telling you" I LIKE THIS WRTER!
March 19, 2020
Preface: I received a free copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review.
Actual rating: 3.5 stars
Explicit content: Some violence, death
This had the overall feel of general YA (PG violence, outsider female heroine, that kinda thing) but set in a premise I hadn't seen before. Our main character is the last human alive in a world of machines, trying to stay under the radar so she isn't captured and executed. Understandably, this has left her very callous towards the machines - she feels that because they're locked into their pre-programmed routines, they aren't really people, and thus she doesn't feel much remorse for harming them to get to her goals.
This contrast with our male protagonist, a robot who has been "awakened" from his programming and seeks to do the same for the rest of his race. Both characters view the other's race as less-than-human (so to speak), but change and grow throughout the novel as they come to understand the other's perspective. This was a pretty good general theme/character arc for both of them to go through, especially for YA.
The novel does have its weak points. Our villain is a pretty generic evil AI, whose motivation didn't really come through for me (at one point it explains its main directive was to protect humanity, which somehow led to it exterminating humanity, but I didn't really understand the line of thought that drove it there). The villain's minions are also generic and hammy. At times the plot feels a little unfocused, since the main characters have very different goals, and kinda go about achieving them in a confusing way.
But, overall, this was a fairly enjoyable read. I'd recommend it to general dystopian YA fans - it's not spectacular, but I think it does rise above the genre. I'm not sure there's really enough material to fill four more books, but I guess we'll see!
Actual rating: 3.5 stars
Explicit content: Some violence, death
This had the overall feel of general YA (PG violence, outsider female heroine, that kinda thing) but set in a premise I hadn't seen before. Our main character is the last human alive in a world of machines, trying to stay under the radar so she isn't captured and executed. Understandably, this has left her very callous towards the machines - she feels that because they're locked into their pre-programmed routines, they aren't really people, and thus she doesn't feel much remorse for harming them to get to her goals.
This contrast with our male protagonist, a robot who has been "awakened" from his programming and seeks to do the same for the rest of his race. Both characters view the other's race as less-than-human (so to speak), but change and grow throughout the novel as they come to understand the other's perspective. This was a pretty good general theme/character arc for both of them to go through, especially for YA.
The novel does have its weak points. Our villain is a pretty generic evil AI, whose motivation didn't really come through for me (at one point it explains its main directive was to protect humanity, which somehow led to it exterminating humanity, but I didn't really understand the line of thought that drove it there). The villain's minions are also generic and hammy. At times the plot feels a little unfocused, since the main characters have very different goals, and kinda go about achieving them in a confusing way.
But, overall, this was a fairly enjoyable read. I'd recommend it to general dystopian YA fans - it's not spectacular, but I think it does rise above the genre. I'm not sure there's really enough material to fill four more books, but I guess we'll see!
June 16, 2019
I really enjoyed reading this book and look forward to reading the next in the series!
January 5, 2022
Arista, the lone human left in a world now dominated by sentient robots; works hard to not only hide in plain site but find answers of how to keep her parents alive- and not shut down as happens at a certain age. When a horrific accident at her job brings her to the attention of the Cadre but also puts Arista at the heart of factions deciding whether or not she should exist at all. What she starts to discover is even a much darker secret of the fate of humanity itself. An excellent beginning to a very riveting series: intense, thought provoking and action packed. Highly recommended.
April 2, 2020
I received this book free as an ARC reader for review.
I was excited to start this book after reading the prequel, however, the beginning is a disjointed time jump that’s hard to get into. I found the action jumbled, the plot poorly defined, the characters flat, and the “ending” abrupt and disappointing. The entire work holds promise... the central theme — a sole human among sentient machines — is interesting and unique, its just too hurried and busy, almost like reading a movie script.
I was excited to start this book after reading the prequel, however, the beginning is a disjointed time jump that’s hard to get into. I found the action jumbled, the plot poorly defined, the characters flat, and the “ending” abrupt and disappointing. The entire work holds promise... the central theme — a sole human among sentient machines — is interesting and unique, its just too hurried and busy, almost like reading a movie script.
April 19, 2020
Original story with good characters but it could use some depth and context. It felt disjointed like I was reading book 2 and missed the beginning. This may be fixed in future books. Overall it was an okay read
April 26, 2020
Ik zou deze zeker nog een keer lezen maar dan in boek vorm inplaats van ebook hij heeft wel wat weg van Aurora rising vond ik maar ook weer net niet.
August 5, 2025
Arista, the lone human left in a world now dominated by sentient robots; works hard to not only hide in plain site but find answers of how to keep her parents alive- and not shut down as happens at a certain age. When a horrific accident at her job brings her to the attention of the Cadre but also puts Arista at the heart of factions deciding whether or not she should exist at all. What she starts to discover is even a much darker secret of the fate of humanity itself. An excellent beginning to a very riveting series: intense, thought provoking and action packed. Highly recommended.
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