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Harmemoric Asylum
In a world encased in ice, Captain Rina is stuck.
As a snowsub captain trying to keep her company afloat, she must agree to take billionaire Dickie Conrad on a recreational trip beneath the glacier, despite the increase of ghostly apparitions still haunting the frozen skyscrapers. When Conrad commandeers their mission to investigate the appearance of an unprecedented spectre, Rina must choose between revealing the origin of their world’s ice-encasement, or collecting a paycheck that pays for her silence, her company’s compliance, and her life.
As a snowsub captain trying to keep her company afloat, she must agree to take billionaire Dickie Conrad on a recreational trip beneath the glacier, despite the increase of ghostly apparitions still haunting the frozen skyscrapers. When Conrad commandeers their mission to investigate the appearance of an unprecedented spectre, Rina must choose between revealing the origin of their world’s ice-encasement, or collecting a paycheck that pays for her silence, her company’s compliance, and her life.
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Published January 1, 2019
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Dixon Reuel
17 books169 followersDixon Reuel is the author of the Blood Brute Series, a complete six-book queer dark fantasy set in the ruins of a world ended by zombie plague — where vampires survive, covens fracture, and love turns out to be the most dangerous thing of all.
Writing from Dublin, Ireland, Dixon's work has been recognised by the Wishing List Indie Book Awards and the Page Turner Awards, and has received editorial reviews from NetGalley and Kirkus. A background in Early Irish language, mythology, and poetry — including a runner-up place in a national Irish poetry award and a writing residency at the Tyrone Guthrie Centre, supported by the Arts Council of Ireland — brings a particular attention to language and landscape to the Blood Brute world.
The Blood Brute Series is complete and available now. All six books, both volumes, and the full omnibus edition are ready to read.
Writing from Dublin, Ireland, Dixon's work has been recognised by the Wishing List Indie Book Awards and the Page Turner Awards, and has received editorial reviews from NetGalley and Kirkus. A background in Early Irish language, mythology, and poetry — including a runner-up place in a national Irish poetry award and a writing residency at the Tyrone Guthrie Centre, supported by the Arts Council of Ireland — brings a particular attention to language and landscape to the Blood Brute world.
The Blood Brute Series is complete and available now. All six books, both volumes, and the full omnibus edition are ready to read.
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September 10, 2019
Resonance
Dixon Reuel has written a thought-provoking short story that manages to create a cold dystopian world and a tale with a deeper meaning. I imagined the images from ‘The Day After Tomorrow’ and ‘2012’ and wondered how implausible another ice age is. It is perversely entertaining to consider how that would play out.
In a land where snow and ice have changed the landscape to an extent where whole countries are buried under skyscraper-sized snowdrifts, Captain Rina has been contracted by Dickie Conrad to retrieve a hard drive from a computer within the old headquarters of Conrad Enterprises, now buried deep in a glacier.
When they descend through the ice in Rina’s snowsub and arrive at the office of Dickie Conrad, there is one goal – retrieve the hard disk and get out, and one rule – do not touch anything unnecessarily, especially the keyboard with unprotected hands. The reason is that the spectre of a person can reside in these old buildings and better not to encounter them. Conrad has other thoughts and perhaps his spectre knows something about him.
In our world where so much time is spent on computers how much of a person’s essence is tied (or trapped) in the computers they use. If part of the human spirit, or harmemoric resonance, resides in equipment that is used on a daily basis, would it wish to be reunited if an individual was an evil or dishonest person? Given a choice would it request asylum if the recombination could be forced? Could it have its own soul?
Harmemoric Asylum is read in about 20 – 30 minutes yet sent my mind racing at a number of levels over the next few hours. The story is well written and flows at a great pace throughout. I would recommend reading this book and I'd like to thank Dixon Reuel for providing me with a copy of her book in return for an honest review.
Dixon Reuel has written a thought-provoking short story that manages to create a cold dystopian world and a tale with a deeper meaning. I imagined the images from ‘The Day After Tomorrow’ and ‘2012’ and wondered how implausible another ice age is. It is perversely entertaining to consider how that would play out.
In a land where snow and ice have changed the landscape to an extent where whole countries are buried under skyscraper-sized snowdrifts, Captain Rina has been contracted by Dickie Conrad to retrieve a hard drive from a computer within the old headquarters of Conrad Enterprises, now buried deep in a glacier.
When they descend through the ice in Rina’s snowsub and arrive at the office of Dickie Conrad, there is one goal – retrieve the hard disk and get out, and one rule – do not touch anything unnecessarily, especially the keyboard with unprotected hands. The reason is that the spectre of a person can reside in these old buildings and better not to encounter them. Conrad has other thoughts and perhaps his spectre knows something about him.
In our world where so much time is spent on computers how much of a person’s essence is tied (or trapped) in the computers they use. If part of the human spirit, or harmemoric resonance, resides in equipment that is used on a daily basis, would it wish to be reunited if an individual was an evil or dishonest person? Given a choice would it request asylum if the recombination could be forced? Could it have its own soul?
Harmemoric Asylum is read in about 20 – 30 minutes yet sent my mind racing at a number of levels over the next few hours. The story is well written and flows at a great pace throughout. I would recommend reading this book and I'd like to thank Dixon Reuel for providing me with a copy of her book in return for an honest review.
January 6, 2020
This short was a great read - really gives you an idea of how great a writer Dixon Reuel is!
Things I loved:
Creative! The idea of what Harmemoric is, as it's revealed in this story, is really creative. It's worth the read just to come upon the idea, in my opinion.
The premise of the current ice encased world is also interesting - I would love to know more, to see the next piece of the story.
The descriptions of the encased skyscraper - I felt like I could really picture the inside of this building, and the layout of the desk/computer.
Things I loved:
Creative! The idea of what Harmemoric is, as it's revealed in this story, is really creative. It's worth the read just to come upon the idea, in my opinion.
The premise of the current ice encased world is also interesting - I would love to know more, to see the next piece of the story.
The descriptions of the encased skyscraper - I felt like I could really picture the inside of this building, and the layout of the desk/computer.
January 7, 2020
Most of Earth has been encased in snow & ice. A specialized glacer cutting sub marine/ice cutter with Captain Rina is taking former owner, Dickie Conrad on a recreational dive to attempt to retrieve an important computer from his office. It is very damaging, criminal information. The dive is a success, but Conrad's back up sub cutter creates an impossible situation.
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