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Children of The Spear #2
Ascension
In a brutal future, America is on the brink of collapse...
Growing up in the shadow of war and poverty, Arthur dreamed of being a hero. When a random genetic test reveals that he is an ideal candidate for Ascension, his dream becomes a reality. Arthur is transformed from a simple young man into a weapon of immense power, joining of those like himself at the vanguard of defending his country.
Arthur is suddenly swept into a world of violence and corruption, making him question everything he knows about right and wrong, good and evil.
When a major crisis throws the nation into chaos, Arthur uncovers a plot decades in the making, forcing him on a journey that will forever change him, the war, and the nation.
Growing up in the shadow of war and poverty, Arthur dreamed of being a hero. When a random genetic test reveals that he is an ideal candidate for Ascension, his dream becomes a reality. Arthur is transformed from a simple young man into a weapon of immense power, joining of those like himself at the vanguard of defending his country.
Arthur is suddenly swept into a world of violence and corruption, making him question everything he knows about right and wrong, good and evil.
When a major crisis throws the nation into chaos, Arthur uncovers a plot decades in the making, forcing him on a journey that will forever change him, the war, and the nation.
298 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 1, 2018
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About the author
Rhett Gervais
19 books18 followersRhett's love for all things science fiction grew out of a Sunday morning family tradition of watching Star Trek re-runs on the cbc. His love of storytelling is the result of to many hours as a dungeon master trying to murder his players!
He lives in Pincourt Canada with his wife, daughter, and a crazy calico named Maggie.
If you like gritty, dark science fiction with deep characters you've found your author.
He lives in Pincourt Canada with his wife, daughter, and a crazy calico named Maggie.
If you like gritty, dark science fiction with deep characters you've found your author.
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December 11, 2019
First thing first, I found reading this as the third book to be like hitting a brick wall from reading Origin and Genesis first. What I mean by this is how in those two books characters are introduced and a very interesting plot is being laid out, but this book (book three, and apparently previously book one) does not take that plot on, and takes on its own. It took me a while to give up the idea of trying to figure out who was who, though I did guess correctly in many ways.
If anything, just to lay it down to make sense I think one needs to read Ascension first - then go to read the others as an origin story of the Divinity program. Though even with that I feel like some character changes are missing - and that "could" be explained with the 15 or so year gap, but not fully. Maybe more is explained in the next book. What I found was I personally didn't think many of the characters from the 1st and 2nd book made much sense with their actions in this one and I don't want to spoil much but I think some things were set-up or, I guess, rather explained in the first books and it just didn't fully jive with me in this one. i.e. ambitions, desires, vices.
I will say again, as I mentioned in my review of Genesis, I was seeing a standard hero type book, but it changed again.. And I feel this time it was more abrupt. Characters in this series really do not like things not going their way and they lash out quick, instead of working through their issues. There are far more disturbing things going on with them than the ones which set them off… then again.. That may be the issue - the other problems and one more to stack on it dumps the load.
There are actually more characters in this book than the others - and you get the viewpoints of more of them as well. Some even seemingly not in the same storyline, which I expect will converge in later books. Either way I had a hard time pulling into those stories due to reading this as the third book, but I did eventually and it likely would not have been so hard if I was not expecting continuation of plot progression from Origin and Genesis.
Strong warning for language and sexual situations, but nothing too detailed, which I'm glad of. It's sick, and what is sad is it is certainly based in a seed of truth. BTW It's a church/catholic type government/military and that may be enough to get you to understand the sexual warnings I'm mentioning.
As a side note, I found it odd that such a particular problem was present in the desires of the protagonist in Origin & Genesis, but having read this book - it does make more sense, which is just another note in my tally that one should read this book before the others.
If anything, just to lay it down to make sense I think one needs to read Ascension first - then go to read the others as an origin story of the Divinity program. Though even with that I feel like some character changes are missing - and that "could" be explained with the 15 or so year gap, but not fully. Maybe more is explained in the next book. What I found was I personally didn't think many of the characters from the 1st and 2nd book made much sense with their actions in this one and I don't want to spoil much but I think some things were set-up or, I guess, rather explained in the first books and it just didn't fully jive with me in this one. i.e. ambitions, desires, vices.
I will say again, as I mentioned in my review of Genesis, I was seeing a standard hero type book, but it changed again.. And I feel this time it was more abrupt. Characters in this series really do not like things not going their way and they lash out quick, instead of working through their issues. There are far more disturbing things going on with them than the ones which set them off… then again.. That may be the issue - the other problems and one more to stack on it dumps the load.
There are actually more characters in this book than the others - and you get the viewpoints of more of them as well. Some even seemingly not in the same storyline, which I expect will converge in later books. Either way I had a hard time pulling into those stories due to reading this as the third book, but I did eventually and it likely would not have been so hard if I was not expecting continuation of plot progression from Origin and Genesis.
Strong warning for language and sexual situations, but nothing too detailed, which I'm glad of. It's sick, and what is sad is it is certainly based in a seed of truth. BTW It's a church/catholic type government/military and that may be enough to get you to understand the sexual warnings I'm mentioning.
As a side note, I found it odd that such a particular problem was present in the desires of the protagonist in Origin & Genesis, but having read this book - it does make more sense, which is just another note in my tally that one should read this book before the others.
July 13, 2019
The descriptive eloquence continues
I have to say I am becoming a fan of Rhett Gervais. He's brought life back to an otherwise tired and overused plot line, making it fresh and interesting by the high quality of his writing. His characters are believable and oh so human. I plan to finish this series and take my time enjoying it.
I have to say I am becoming a fan of Rhett Gervais. He's brought life back to an otherwise tired and overused plot line, making it fresh and interesting by the high quality of his writing. His characters are believable and oh so human. I plan to finish this series and take my time enjoying it.
January 26, 2019
Page turner
What a great book! Had enraptured from the beginning and I couldn't put it down until I finished. Cannot wait for the sequel.
What a great book! Had enraptured from the beginning and I couldn't put it down until I finished. Cannot wait for the sequel.
November 20, 2023
The story was good but was a little slow in the start. Sometimes following the plot was a little difficult.
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