Biomass: Rewind

by Terry Persun

Carl just wants a home—on a new planet with Missy and their future children. He hungers for new memories, where home would have a true meaning, not just something their ship downloaded.

Their sapient ship Argentina transverses the galaxy on an interplanetary harvesting and reseeding mission. Carl and the crew are dropped on a beautiful but hostile planet. If they fail to colonize, Argentina will harvest them, too. Trouble starts when something on the planet alters the emotions of crew members and hypnotically pulls them toward the very source that threatens their mission—and their lives.

With the threat of death hanging over them, a more daunting concern arises. Are they meant to survive the mission at all?

305 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 7, 2022

About the author

Terry Persun is a former airborne navigation equipment specialist and electronics engineer presently freelancing for science and technology magazines. He has won nine awards for his fiction and was a finalist in another seven awards—IPPY, Book Excellence, Foreword Reviews, USABookNews, and others. Terry is a multi-genre author of intelligent, tech-forward fiction with clearly drawn characters and thought-provoking themes. You can find him at www.TerryPersun.com

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LIST OF MY BOOKS
Science Fiction: Biomass series:
BIOMASS: Rewind
BIOMASS: Sky People (coming soon)
BIOMASS: Alive (coming soon)
Science Fiction: Neal and Mavra series:
Revision 7: DNA
Backyard Aliens
Science Fiction: Tempest Eugene Nesbit series:
The Killing Machine
The Humanzee Experiments
Science Fiction Stand-Alones
Hear No Evil
Cathedral of Dreams

Fantasy: Doublesight series
Doublesight
Memory Tower
Fugitives
Gargoyle
Fantasy: Shaman Detective series
The NSA Files
The Voodoo Case
Stealing Childhood

Mystery/Suspense: Stand-Alones:
Coming Clean
Mistake In Identity
Man Behind the Door

Historical Novel: Stand-Alones:
Sweet Song
Ten Months in Wonderland

Magical Realism: Stand-Alones:
The Witness Tree
Wolf's Rite
Giver of Gifts
To Our Waking Souls

General Fiction: Stand-Alones:
The Perceived Darkness
Deception Creek

Poetry:
Horse Logic
Balancing Act
Navigating Wind
Broken Fingers
Beautys Run Road
Sentences
And Now This
Every Leaf
Barn Tarot

Reviews

[Andrew Stoute · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great scifi

This is one of those rare books that sticks with you when you're not reading it. I found myself thinking not just about the story, but the broader questions the characters confront, and often asking friends who hadn't read the book really weird "hypotheticals" about morality and choice and survival. I definitely recommend this book.

[Barondestructo · Rating 3 out of 5]

By far the most thought-provoking of this week's reads is this sci-fi first (?) contact thriller involving a team of clones sent to colonize an alien world that, perhaps, their previous incarnations may have visited in the past.  The aspects of the story related to cloning and memory are fascinating; the elements concerning their attempts to deal with a seemingly aggressive native species less so.  There's not much depth to the characters so when they are under threat or, in some instances, killed, it's hard to care without that emotional investment.

A fairly standard sci-fi story, in the service of some really great ideas.

[Ron Kerrigan · Rating 2 out of 5]

While I thought the writing style was enjoyable I found the plot to be fairly ridiculous. Not a true Sci-Fi fan myself, it might appeal more to someone more into that genre. The 3D-printed humans act just like we real ones do -- killing an indigenous life-form they find on their new planet where they were seeded by a spaceship that created them in the first place (not the crew of the spaceship, but the ship itself.) Even one of the team bemoans this fact. There are lots of passages where the group discuss their situation ad nauseum, and I found myself skimming a lot of that.

[Kay Kenyon · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was intrigued by the idea of clones coming to grips with their new selves, and loved how the author captured the major character's struggles both internally and with the alien environment. This was a quick read for me, since the plot was tense and I cared about the characters. At the same time, like all good science fiction, it left me with a lot to think about. The story delivered emotion, drama, and a fascinating milieu, including the overall context of a sentient spaceship seeding people throughout the universe.

[BlurbGoesHere · Rating 4 out of 5]

Biomass: Rewind

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This is one great read. I just couldn't put it down. Aside from the few unanswered questions that arise as I progressed through the story, I really enjoyed it. The characters are well defined and, as characters should, they grow.

Thank you for the free copy!

[Paul · Rating 4 out of 5]

An interesting premise, mostly well executed. Persun has written a lot, so he know how to craft a story. This has some interesting characters and it explores of some big ideas. I stayed engaged, and look forward to the author's future work.

I really appreciate the free review copy for review!!

[Mr Anthony Bowen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book. Original plot with plenty of twists and turns. Well worth the effort.

[Mia B · Rating 3 out of 5]

Enjoyed this book premise.

[Kristjan · Rating 4 out of 5]

I absolutely loved the premise of this book: Human Colony ships controlled by an AI that manufactures and programs “human” colonists from the recycled biomass of previous colonists, mixing and matching parts until it gets the behaviors and results that it is looking for (sort of like a sci-fi groundhog day). At the end of each chapter, you get a short vignette from the AI about what it has learned from all of this and maybe a clouded preview of what it is trying to do. All of this raises some interesting philosophical and theological questions to ponder (Are we really just a product of our chemical/electrical/biological programming) …

There were a few nits to pick … such as how only 6 human mating pairs would be able to actually colonize a world with the obvious issues of genetic diversity … in that respect, the story shares a bit of the surreal impression found in the HBO series Raised by Wolves. There is also a deep mystery to solve as the colonists struggle to succeed and avoid being “recycled” by the mother ship, so it is a slow, methodical and somewhat plodding story arc with a few supposing revelations that make you go Hmmm (adding to the list of questions to ponder). Despite that, I felt fully engaged with the story and enjoyed it all the way to the end.

I was given this free advance review copy (ARC) ebook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

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