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Jonathan Jarl #2
Genesis
Three legendary, missing Russian treasures. An extraterrestrial secret that will change the world.
Three months after humanity established contact with the intelligent spheres that arrived on earth, the planet is still under pressure by increasing environmental degradation and overpopulation.
On the Moon and Mars, unexplained seismic activity is recorded, and every effort is made to find the cause. Jonathan Jarl, an agent of the Amber Group, is tasked to find the key that can free the power of the greatest secret in human history. At the same time, a secret organization sends out their most ruthless assassin to get to the key before Jonathan.
Jonathan is thrown into a nerve-racking race for time in this second installment about Jonathan Jarl and the Amber Group.
Three months after humanity established contact with the intelligent spheres that arrived on earth, the planet is still under pressure by increasing environmental degradation and overpopulation.
On the Moon and Mars, unexplained seismic activity is recorded, and every effort is made to find the cause. Jonathan Jarl, an agent of the Amber Group, is tasked to find the key that can free the power of the greatest secret in human history. At the same time, a secret organization sends out their most ruthless assassin to get to the key before Jonathan.
Jonathan is thrown into a nerve-racking race for time in this second installment about Jonathan Jarl and the Amber Group.
- GenresMystery
390 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 10, 2018
43 people are currently reading
495 people want to read
About the author
Filip Forsberg
147 books51 followersFilip Forsberg is a Swedish author based in Malmoe who is an avid sci-fi fan. He’s the creator of the science fiction thriller book series about Jonathan Jarl and the Amber group. He writes in his native language Swedish and translates the books into English. The series currently consists of two books, Tabula Rasa and Genesis, and he’s working on the third installment, Trident.
He and his wife Tina have four children.
About Tabula Rasa and Genesis:
Tabula Rasa on Goodreads ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
” An exciting story of a future world, world domination and those who stand and fight against evil. Believable characters in future believable situations. ”
Genesis on Goodreads ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
” Great sequel. I loved the first book and this one takes of running. I am an ancient aliens fan and I get a kick out of all the intrigue. “
I'd love to get in contact with my readers so don't hesitate to drop me an email.
He and his wife Tina have four children.
About Tabula Rasa and Genesis:
Tabula Rasa on Goodreads ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
” An exciting story of a future world, world domination and those who stand and fight against evil. Believable characters in future believable situations. ”
Genesis on Goodreads ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
” Great sequel. I loved the first book and this one takes of running. I am an ancient aliens fan and I get a kick out of all the intrigue. “
I'd love to get in contact with my readers so don't hesitate to drop me an email.
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June 24, 2019
I won a digital copy of this book in a Goodreads Giveaway. While this is the second book in the series, it worked well as a standalone novel.
This book had a little bit of everything in it. It starts out like a historical fiction book and begins in 1922 in Russia. It then advances to 1999 in Copenhagen with the rest of the book taking place in 2049. Additionally, it takes us around the globe covering incidents in Russia, Denmark, South Aftica, Sweden, France, off the coast of Chile, Austria, and Macau. A variety of topics are woven into the storyline including environmental degradation on earth, toxic acid rain, missing Russian treasures, intelligent spheres that have arrived on earth and established contact with humanity, domestic abuse, human cloning and other genetic research, work and personal relationships overlapping, and advanced technology especially with virtual reality, drones, holographic communications and driverless vehicles.
The Amber Group has been hired to retrieve a lost treasure. However, a secret organization is also pursuing this treasure. This interaction makes for an action-packed science fiction technothriller. Our main protaganist, Jonathan Jarl (who works for the Amber Group) is in a race to recover the lost artifact, but at the same time, there are a lot of other things going on in the plot.
The book constantly goes back and forth between several groups of people and this made it a somewhat bumpy read for me. However, the characters were well-developed and I did enjoy the book. If you enjoy the genre, I recommend that you give it a try.
This book had a little bit of everything in it. It starts out like a historical fiction book and begins in 1922 in Russia. It then advances to 1999 in Copenhagen with the rest of the book taking place in 2049. Additionally, it takes us around the globe covering incidents in Russia, Denmark, South Aftica, Sweden, France, off the coast of Chile, Austria, and Macau. A variety of topics are woven into the storyline including environmental degradation on earth, toxic acid rain, missing Russian treasures, intelligent spheres that have arrived on earth and established contact with humanity, domestic abuse, human cloning and other genetic research, work and personal relationships overlapping, and advanced technology especially with virtual reality, drones, holographic communications and driverless vehicles.
The Amber Group has been hired to retrieve a lost treasure. However, a secret organization is also pursuing this treasure. This interaction makes for an action-packed science fiction technothriller. Our main protaganist, Jonathan Jarl (who works for the Amber Group) is in a race to recover the lost artifact, but at the same time, there are a lot of other things going on in the plot.
The book constantly goes back and forth between several groups of people and this made it a somewhat bumpy read for me. However, the characters were well-developed and I did enjoy the book. If you enjoy the genre, I recommend that you give it a try.
April 19, 2019
Detta är andra boken om Jonathan Jarl och Bärnstensgruppen, en grupp som arbetar med att hitta förvunna eller stulna historiska föremål och återbära dem till de rätta ägarna. Det är en thriller som utspelar sig i en framtid som är hårt drabbad av miljöförstöring. Den första boken heter Tabula Rasa.
Man kan om man vill läsa denna utan att ha läst den första boken, men jag rekommenderar att man läser dem i ordning för att få ut det mesta av handlingen då saker om började i första boken spelar stor roll i denna.
Det är fartfyllt och det är många saker som händer. Den hoppar fram och tillbaka en del mellan olika platser och karaktärer men det blir aldrig komplicerat så att man inte hänger med i svängarna. Som jag skrev om första boken så går tankarna lite till Clive Cussler med sin hjälte och äventyrare Dirk Pitt som åker runt i världen. I denna så har även andra karaktärer än Jonathan Jarl stora roller att spela i handlingen. Jag tänker lite även på Tom Clancy och Robert Ludlum där diverse spioner och agenter finns med i en intrig där ett ständigt maktspel i kulisserna pågår. Allt detta plus att den utspelar sig i framtiden gör att vi får en äventyrlig thriller med drag av science fiction.
Det finns en del tankegångar i denna bok om mänsklighetens nästa steg i sin utveckling och om hur vår väg in i framtiden kan komma att bli. Likt andra böcker som utspelar sig en bit in i framtiden så kastar den ut smulor som skall väcka läsaren till att börja tänka om hur världen mår nu. Den är inte djupt filosofisk eller propagerar för något men elementen finns där, den är dock ändå i grunden en spännande berättelse.
Miljöerna med dessa stora och från yttre världen så gott om isolerade megakomplex är bra platser för denna handling. De känns inte så långt borta och man köper det som en trovärdig utveckling, speciellt om vädret ändrar sig till mera naturkatastrofer. Det skall bli spännande att se hur denna version av framtid kommer att ta sig i kommande böcker, för jag tror inte det är slut på historien med denna bok.
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Man kan om man vill läsa denna utan att ha läst den första boken, men jag rekommenderar att man läser dem i ordning för att få ut det mesta av handlingen då saker om började i första boken spelar stor roll i denna.
Det är fartfyllt och det är många saker som händer. Den hoppar fram och tillbaka en del mellan olika platser och karaktärer men det blir aldrig komplicerat så att man inte hänger med i svängarna. Som jag skrev om första boken så går tankarna lite till Clive Cussler med sin hjälte och äventyrare Dirk Pitt som åker runt i världen. I denna så har även andra karaktärer än Jonathan Jarl stora roller att spela i handlingen. Jag tänker lite även på Tom Clancy och Robert Ludlum där diverse spioner och agenter finns med i en intrig där ett ständigt maktspel i kulisserna pågår. Allt detta plus att den utspelar sig i framtiden gör att vi får en äventyrlig thriller med drag av science fiction.
Det finns en del tankegångar i denna bok om mänsklighetens nästa steg i sin utveckling och om hur vår väg in i framtiden kan komma att bli. Likt andra böcker som utspelar sig en bit in i framtiden så kastar den ut smulor som skall väcka läsaren till att börja tänka om hur världen mår nu. Den är inte djupt filosofisk eller propagerar för något men elementen finns där, den är dock ändå i grunden en spännande berättelse.
Miljöerna med dessa stora och från yttre världen så gott om isolerade megakomplex är bra platser för denna handling. De känns inte så långt borta och man köper det som en trovärdig utveckling, speciellt om vädret ändrar sig till mera naturkatastrofer. Det skall bli spännande att se hur denna version av framtid kommer att ta sig i kommande böcker, för jag tror inte det är slut på historien med denna bok.
http://hakanshylla.blogspot.com
October 3, 2019
Unique and interesting story.... needs an editor
“Genesis” by Filip Forsberg is the second installment of the Amber Group Trilogy. The trilogy revolves about the future of earth, after climate change, pollution and the fight for resources, had made most of the land a violent and dangerous place to life, while the elite has sought refuge in self-sustained cities.
The book is a sequel to “Tabula Rasa” but can be read as a stand alone. After an initial chapter set in 1922 Russia and a detour to Copenhagen in 1999, the action centers in a very near future, where the degradation of earth has reached its peak. Once more the story revolves about Jonathan Jarl, who is hired by the Amber Group to recover a lost artifact. Meanwhile various threads take place at the same time with or without apparent connection. A multitude of events take place all around the globe: various European countries, Macau, Africa, Chile, with the plot constantly going back and forth.
The book has an interesting plot and combines elements of SF and urban utopia with some actual themes and the characters are well developed.
Fortunately, the edition is better than that of his predecessor, but unfortunately not good enough, while the typos and punctuation have highly improved, grammar has not, the overall translation is jumpy, and some paragraphs are just not smooth, and made it very difficult to enjoy the reading.
Nevertheless, if you enjoy the genre and can cope with the incomplete sentences and grammatical errors, the story is unique.
“Genesis” by Filip Forsberg is the second installment of the Amber Group Trilogy. The trilogy revolves about the future of earth, after climate change, pollution and the fight for resources, had made most of the land a violent and dangerous place to life, while the elite has sought refuge in self-sustained cities.
The book is a sequel to “Tabula Rasa” but can be read as a stand alone. After an initial chapter set in 1922 Russia and a detour to Copenhagen in 1999, the action centers in a very near future, where the degradation of earth has reached its peak. Once more the story revolves about Jonathan Jarl, who is hired by the Amber Group to recover a lost artifact. Meanwhile various threads take place at the same time with or without apparent connection. A multitude of events take place all around the globe: various European countries, Macau, Africa, Chile, with the plot constantly going back and forth.
The book has an interesting plot and combines elements of SF and urban utopia with some actual themes and the characters are well developed.
Fortunately, the edition is better than that of his predecessor, but unfortunately not good enough, while the typos and punctuation have highly improved, grammar has not, the overall translation is jumpy, and some paragraphs are just not smooth, and made it very difficult to enjoy the reading.
Nevertheless, if you enjoy the genre and can cope with the incomplete sentences and grammatical errors, the story is unique.
May 29, 2020
Continuation of a great near future story!
This book is a very interesting continuation to the series. The story continues in the near future and involves a few of the same story lines as well as a few additional ones. The different stories come together towards the end. I was surprised by a few of the things that happen in this book.
I thought the book was well done. I recommend this book if you are into science fiction and like it in the near future.
My only issue was that at times the sentences don’t quite make sense to me until I flip a word or two around in the sentence. This caused a few stops for me until I reread the sentence to figure it out.
I received a copy of this book from the author.
This book is a very interesting continuation to the series. The story continues in the near future and involves a few of the same story lines as well as a few additional ones. The different stories come together towards the end. I was surprised by a few of the things that happen in this book.
I thought the book was well done. I recommend this book if you are into science fiction and like it in the near future.
My only issue was that at times the sentences don’t quite make sense to me until I flip a word or two around in the sentence. This caused a few stops for me until I reread the sentence to figure it out.
I received a copy of this book from the author.
August 15, 2019
I loved the first book Tabula Rising and this book is really good as well. It can be read as a stand-alone but I enjoy stories more when I read them in order so I am happy I was able to read the first book as well. Great action and well-written, I love this series.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
March 15, 2020
Clever
I loved this fast paced story. Those who want the best for the whole world are once again at odds with those who are guided by their greed and ambition. I loved the way the author jumps back and forth through the story lines which was quite exciting. If you like futuristic mysteries you should try this series.
I loved this fast paced story. Those who want the best for the whole world are once again at odds with those who are guided by their greed and ambition. I loved the way the author jumps back and forth through the story lines which was quite exciting. If you like futuristic mysteries you should try this series.
September 4, 2019
very interesting and thought provoking as was its predicessor. Earth is still trying to get enough Information to understand the Aliens and various forces on Earth are all working against each other to try and gain the upper hannd. well worth reading.
January 2, 2020
A great combination of sci-fi and the not so distant future. Can be read by itself but better when you read the series from beginning to end. I am thankful to have had the Jonathan Jarl series to read and review. Hope to read more from Filip Forsberg. Available on Amazon
March 13, 2021
Great Story, Why are Eggs so important?
Johnathan Jarl takes the reader through multiple scenarios of danger to find and uncover the secrets of three Farbege Eggs and the earthquakes impacting planets in the Galaxy.
Johnathan Jarl takes the reader through multiple scenarios of danger to find and uncover the secrets of three Farbege Eggs and the earthquakes impacting planets in the Galaxy.
May 14, 2019
Great sequel. I loved the first book and this one takes of running. I am an ancient aliens fan and I get a kick out of all the intrigue.
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August 1, 2019I did not care too much for book #1. I don't think I will be reading this book.
December 30, 2019
I enjoy how this series incorporates so many locations and cultures. This particular story was quite interesting with lots of characters at play, and some questions about the visitors get answered too, although that thread is still left dangling in the end. Again I feel a need to remove one star just for the translation issues - odd wordings and the occasional outright mistake ruined the flow of an otherwise wonderful tale.
January 22, 2020
This is another great read, although it is a different story, not a follow on from Tabula Rasa,it does refer back now and again. The main theme are the globes around earth and solar system.
Filip has come up trumps again,as I said in book one, a modern Jules Verne. The story refers to the climate, acid rain and unusual weather, but it is happening now.
This book again gets 10/10. A very refreshing story. Happy reading to all.
Michael. Coffey
Filip has come up trumps again,as I said in book one, a modern Jules Verne. The story refers to the climate, acid rain and unusual weather, but it is happening now.
This book again gets 10/10. A very refreshing story. Happy reading to all.
Michael. Coffey
June 22, 2020
Genesis Review
Very good book just like the first novel would highly recommend and will definitely be getting next in the trilogy.
Very good book just like the first novel would highly recommend and will definitely be getting next in the trilogy.
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