Chasing Stars

by J.M. Robison

The Intella-heart will cure all illnesses and extend life significantly. Jessica believes this to be a remarkable gift to humanity. But with population control being a growing concern, why would Intellecta create this heart to make someone live longer? Bryant knows, and it takes shutting off the city lights to show Jessica the truth. That is, if she lives to tell the world about it.

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Published December 15, 2018

About the author

Hello book worms! Unless you prefer book dragon? I am J.M. Robison. I write fantasy books where heroes don't follow the rules. I joined the U.S. Army at 17 which has brought me rich experience in different cultures, religions, and ethnicities to add variety to my world-building and characters (to date I have visited Italy, Germany, Romania, Bulgaria, Afghanistan, Qatar, U.A.E., and Kuwait.)

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Reviews

[K.C. Nicola · Rating 4 out of 5]

In a corrupted world, would you embrace the norm to avoid conflict, or would you fight for the truth even if it kills you?

Jessica works for Intellecta, a corporation whose newest invention - a cybernetic heart - has the power to greatly increase longevity and end disease as humanity knows it. However, the world already is struggling with population control; why would they want to make people live longer? She'll soon find out...but it'll take a career sabotage, several shocking revelations, and the near-impossible act of shutting down her city to do so.

I really enjoyed reading this! While Jessica felt like a generic dystopian protagonist at first, she really did grow; Bryant and his crew were especially fun; the world was vivid and gritty; and I actually didn't expect the twist toward the ending at all. If anything, however, there were a handful of grammatical and spelling errors I wish the author or a proofreader had caught.