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Black Heart #3
Origin
The mind-blowing third book in the Black Heart series.
Hard-nosed blogger Carmine Cleary lives in a frigid and snow-bound Los Angeles in the mid twenty-first century. It’s been more than ten years since the news broke that the earth was spiraling far out of its orbit, dragged by a celestial force known as Dark Matter. The ongoing catastrophe has been nicknamed the ‘Big Chill’.
Scientists understand what’s happening, but are powerless to stop it. In less than a year, every living thing on the surface, billions of humans and trillions of other life forms, will freeze to death. The news has sparked a desperate rush of humanity to the warmer equatorial regions.
Like everyone else, Carmine has come to accept that he will die of the cold or starvation. But while investigating the death of a billionaire philanthropist, he stumbles on an incredible secret known only to a select few — that a mysterious secret society has been constructing a massive installation deep underground, not far from the city of San Francisco.
A tiny fraction of humanity are planning to survive the Big Chill.
Hard-nosed blogger Carmine Cleary lives in a frigid and snow-bound Los Angeles in the mid twenty-first century. It’s been more than ten years since the news broke that the earth was spiraling far out of its orbit, dragged by a celestial force known as Dark Matter. The ongoing catastrophe has been nicknamed the ‘Big Chill’.
Scientists understand what’s happening, but are powerless to stop it. In less than a year, every living thing on the surface, billions of humans and trillions of other life forms, will freeze to death. The news has sparked a desperate rush of humanity to the warmer equatorial regions.
Like everyone else, Carmine has come to accept that he will die of the cold or starvation. But while investigating the death of a billionaire philanthropist, he stumbles on an incredible secret known only to a select few — that a mysterious secret society has been constructing a massive installation deep underground, not far from the city of San Francisco.
A tiny fraction of humanity are planning to survive the Big Chill.
350 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 20, 2020
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About the author
Jay Allan Storey
13 books112 followersJay Allan Storey has traveled the world, passing through many places in the news today, including Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, and the Swat valley in Pakistan. He has worked at an amazing variety of jobs, from cab driver to land surveyor to accordion salesman to software developer.
Jay is the author of eight novels, two novellas, a number of short stories, and several screenplays. A new novel is set to be released in 2025. His stories always skirt close to the edge of believability (but hopefully never cross over). He is attracted to characters who are able to break out of their stereotypes and transform themselves.
He loves both reading and writing, both listening to and playing music, and working with animals. He's crazy for any activity relating to the water, including swimming, surfing, wind-surfing, sailing, snorkeling, and scuba diving.
Jay is married and lives in Vancouver, BC.
Jay is the author of eight novels, two novellas, a number of short stories, and several screenplays. A new novel is set to be released in 2025. His stories always skirt close to the edge of believability (but hopefully never cross over). He is attracted to characters who are able to break out of their stereotypes and transform themselves.
He loves both reading and writing, both listening to and playing music, and working with animals. He's crazy for any activity relating to the water, including swimming, surfing, wind-surfing, sailing, snorkeling, and scuba diving.
Jay is married and lives in Vancouver, BC.
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March 21, 2020
Carmine Cleary is a news blogger in snow-bound Los Angeles, one of few Angelenos remaining the city since an environmental disaster called the Big Chill has turned most of the earth into a frigid wasteland. While investigating the mysterious death of a wealthy philanthropist, Carmine stumbles onto a secret plan to save part of humanity from its icy doom.
Carmine finds himself caught between two opposing forces determined to use an underground compound called Ark II to save humanity—a secret society of the wealthy elite and a religious cult that wants to establish a theocracy ruled by the word of God. As the two forces collide, Carmine discovers only he can bring the two together and save the human race from itself.
Black Heart: Origin is Jay Allan Storey’s final installment in his Black Heart sci-fi trilogy and a prequel to The Black Heart of the Station and Black Heart: Arrival. Together they comprise an amazing saga of mankind’s struggle to stay alive against the odds and across a span of thousands of years. Like its predecessors, Origin offers strongly drawn characters, thrilling action, high tension, and intriguing questions about faith, hope, and love. Storey paints a chilling portrait of a world on the brink of extinction, but also offers hope that love and faith can conquer the worst instincts of mankind.
Carmine finds himself caught between two opposing forces determined to use an underground compound called Ark II to save humanity—a secret society of the wealthy elite and a religious cult that wants to establish a theocracy ruled by the word of God. As the two forces collide, Carmine discovers only he can bring the two together and save the human race from itself.
Black Heart: Origin is Jay Allan Storey’s final installment in his Black Heart sci-fi trilogy and a prequel to The Black Heart of the Station and Black Heart: Arrival. Together they comprise an amazing saga of mankind’s struggle to stay alive against the odds and across a span of thousands of years. Like its predecessors, Origin offers strongly drawn characters, thrilling action, high tension, and intriguing questions about faith, hope, and love. Storey paints a chilling portrait of a world on the brink of extinction, but also offers hope that love and faith can conquer the worst instincts of mankind.
March 10, 2020
Prequel to a great series
I don’t normally write review as it seems like there are always already a ton of reviews with far more details than I would think to include. However as there are no reviews yet for this book I felt the need to let people know that is absolutely worth the read, especially if you are into futuristic post apocalyptic books. If you like the Wool series by Hugh Howey you will definitely enjoy this series.
If you have not read the first 2 books in the series you actually could read this one first without missing anything, in fact some people might prefer reading this first as it fills in many of the questions about how everything got started. However reading it last works just as well.
I was surprised at how well written this series was and impressed with the lack of spelling and grammar errors that many new self published books tend to have these days. I had not heard of this author and somehow randomly came across the 1st book in the series while browsing Kindle Unlimited. I LOVE that each of the books in the series can be read without a cliffhanger that forces you to read more of the series simply to find out what happens!
I also really like that the human elements of the story are believable. I have no problem with far out there science fiction ideas, but I get extremely irritated when authors get the basics of human nature wrong (for example I read a book recently about aliens coming to earth where the leaders of all the countries decided to come together and throw a huge welcoming celebration with absolutely no security....riiiiiiight). Anyways the human nature parts of this book were quite believable and I was grateful for that.
Overall this was great prequel to a great series and I will definitely be following this author in the hope that more of his books will be available for Kindle Unlimited. While my review is 4 stars for me that is a VERY high score. In my whole life have only given about 5 to 10 books 5 star reviews, this book is a 4.5 stars for me, one of the highest review ratings I have given in quite some time. In fact I think I like the series even more than the Wool series!
I don’t normally write review as it seems like there are always already a ton of reviews with far more details than I would think to include. However as there are no reviews yet for this book I felt the need to let people know that is absolutely worth the read, especially if you are into futuristic post apocalyptic books. If you like the Wool series by Hugh Howey you will definitely enjoy this series.
If you have not read the first 2 books in the series you actually could read this one first without missing anything, in fact some people might prefer reading this first as it fills in many of the questions about how everything got started. However reading it last works just as well.
I was surprised at how well written this series was and impressed with the lack of spelling and grammar errors that many new self published books tend to have these days. I had not heard of this author and somehow randomly came across the 1st book in the series while browsing Kindle Unlimited. I LOVE that each of the books in the series can be read without a cliffhanger that forces you to read more of the series simply to find out what happens!
I also really like that the human elements of the story are believable. I have no problem with far out there science fiction ideas, but I get extremely irritated when authors get the basics of human nature wrong (for example I read a book recently about aliens coming to earth where the leaders of all the countries decided to come together and throw a huge welcoming celebration with absolutely no security....riiiiiiight). Anyways the human nature parts of this book were quite believable and I was grateful for that.
Overall this was great prequel to a great series and I will definitely be following this author in the hope that more of his books will be available for Kindle Unlimited. While my review is 4 stars for me that is a VERY high score. In my whole life have only given about 5 to 10 books 5 star reviews, this book is a 4.5 stars for me, one of the highest review ratings I have given in quite some time. In fact I think I like the series even more than the Wool series!
October 14, 2025
It was interesting to see the time just before Earth became unliveable. It was also fun to see the beginnings of the Solis church - assume that FLIK became Solis. And Carmine was a reporter, wonder what he would have made of how his journals became Solis scripture? How 1600 years can change everything. Though most of the misinterpretation and misrepresentation occurred because of a few madmen after the Cataclysm choosing to try and wipe history entirely. Anyway, a good conclusion to the series, kind of a prequel but it would have given away far too much of book one’s plot if read first.
March 29, 2024
Excellent conclusion to the series. I think one of my favorite things about this series is the order in which the story is told. It’s absolutely perfect.
As for this book it kept me turning pages and the last few chapters had my heart pounding. Great story, well written and thought provoking.
Highly recommend to both dystopian and science fiction fans!
As for this book it kept me turning pages and the last few chapters had my heart pounding. Great story, well written and thought provoking.
Highly recommend to both dystopian and science fiction fans!
March 26, 2020
Brilliant prequel
Get this book! Loved finding out the story behind Ark 2 and the Carminites. Wonder if there'll be any other books in this series relating to some of the history mentioned in books 1 n 2?
Get this book! Loved finding out the story behind Ark 2 and the Carminites. Wonder if there'll be any other books in this series relating to some of the history mentioned in books 1 n 2?
November 19, 2023
The end of the beginning?
Book 3 of the Black Heart Series by Jay Allan Storey seems to be the end of the beginning of the story. Or is it the beginning of the end? Either way, it was a good and welcome addition to the series.
Book 3 of the Black Heart Series by Jay Allan Storey seems to be the end of the beginning of the story. Or is it the beginning of the end? Either way, it was a good and welcome addition to the series.
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March 19, 2021Great read!
I really enjoyed all three books of this captivating tale. Started with book one and couldn't put it down until I read all three!
I really enjoyed all three books of this captivating tale. Started with book one and couldn't put it down until I read all three!
May 5, 2023
Just as good as the first two! Gave me everything I hoped for!
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