Survive

Lumera Expedition #1

by Jona Sheffield

Wird die Menschheit überleben?

Absoluter Klimakollaps, todbringende Regierungsverschwörungen und der Aufbruch zu einem weit entfernten Planeten. Eine faszinierende Dystopie über den verzweifelten Kampf ums Überleben und den Fortbestand der Menschheit.

Wassermassen überschwemmen die Küsten. Ganze Länder werden von der Landkarte getilgt. Weltweit fliehen die Menschen ins Innere der Kontinente. Im Jahr 2042 gibt es nur noch eine Jahreszeit: den Sommer. Die Nahrung wird immer knapper, Krankheiten breiten sich aus, immer mehr Menschen sterben.

Ausgerechnet jetzt will die Regierung allen Bürgern Brainbots injizieren. Die winzigen Roboter sollen vor Krankheiten schützen. Julia Jennings, Milliardenerbin und Freiheitskämpferin, ahnt, dass mehr dahintersteckt. Ihr Vater, Peter Jennings, erlebt die Folgen des Eingriffs selbst auf dramatische Weise. Auch FBI-Agent John Stanhope ist sich nicht sicher, ob der Staat die Klima-Apokalypse abwenden kann.

Die letzte Hoffnung der Menschheit könnten gigantische Raumschiffe sein, die Kurs auf ein anderes Sonnensystem nehmen. Ankunftsziel ist der Planet Lumera. Ankunftszeit: das 24. Jahrhundert. Kann sich die Menschheit retten und den Fortbestand sichern? Oder ist sie sich selbst ihr größter Feind?

Genres: Science Fiction

426 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 9, 2019

About the author

Sheffield, born in 1978, studied International Maritime Economics because foreign destinations have always fascinated her. As managing director of a Düsseldorf media company, she headed an editorial department and published numerous texts of her own.
She then combined her passions for great (literary) adventures and outer space with her commitment to climate change by creating the Lumera universe.
She is the founder of the #SciFiForFuture movement, which aims to raise awareness about the pressing issues of our time through fictional stories grounded in real-life issues and events.
Sheffield lives with her husband and three children in Dormagen on the Rhine, between the cities of Cologne and Düsseldorf.

Reviews

[Kevin Halter · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lumera Expedition: Survive by Jona Seffield is the first book in a series and is full of engaging characters and concepts ,it does at times, feel like a part of a larger story that the reader will need more to return for --

It will be interesting to see how the series progresses and what the final resolution of the broader concepts will involve.

[Delphia Von Heeder · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lumera Expedition: Survive us Book 1 of the Science Fiction Thriller Series by Jona Sheffield. Because there is a space of 367 years between the past and the future, I thought Jona Sheffield was clever in how she built the foundation for the book. The main characters are given a background and placed in the story perfectly. I felt this SiFi book was so outstanding and interesting. I thought that the book had an exciting and surprising ending that left me wanting Book 2 written quickly. I received an arc for free and am leaving my review voluntarily.

[Adrian Roman · Rating 2 out of 5]

The subject of the book is intriguing and in line with today's themes. Human kind is on the verge of destruction due to overpopulation and lack of resources. They create some spaceships and send them to worlds that seem capable of sustaining human life. On that background we have some heroes that are trying to save lifes, a detective caught between his duty and the moraly corect choice, a man that died and came back to life and a couple of other ingredients in this big salad.

That being said, to me, the story is weak, the characters' interaction is boring, I've tried for weeks to finish this book and barely succeeded. The first book ended in a somewhat cliffhanger, and now i sit and think if I should try again with a book from this series. I think I could have used my time in a better way.

[Lester · Rating 1 out of 5]

Eigentlich ist die Idee des Storys toll, und ich wollte mehr lesen. Aber leider gibt es viel zu viel 'Beschreibungen' statt Aktion. Vieles passiert durch trockene Erklärungen. Leider habe ich hier den Eindruck erhalten, in eine Lektüre sitzen zu müssen, statt einen Buch zu lesen. Die ökologisch Botschaften von Fr. Sheffield wäre besser durch die Charaktere erzählt.

[Melissa Costa · Rating 2 out of 5]

Irritatingly political and shallow

I don't like preachy writers....especially those who have shallow plots, two dimensional stupid characters and poor science. I will not continue this series. Very disappointing. I don't understand the good reviews at all.

[Michelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was given an English translated copy of this book which may explain some of the nuances that I mentioned below that didn't make sense to me.

So, this book was really intriguing to me based on the subject matter and the dystopian themes. However, I feel like the book could have been made into two books. It seemed a little rushed in parts, and I was not a fan of how the book went back and forth through multiple timelines through almost the whole book until the last quarter. Additionally I wasn't sure why there were chapters thrown in there detailing the animals on Lumera, from the animal's point of view. I didn't feel like those were necessary, and it almost felt like it would have been a bigger glow up to not have any preconceived ideas of the fauna and animal life on Lumera. I really liked all of the characters in the book, and I thought it was really interesting how Peter was revived and how he had all of the memories and ideas and experience from all of the passengers on the ship that he was on. However, all of the characters had the same speech patterns and use the same sort of cadence in their expressions. And so sometimes it was hard to really get to know the characters and discern which one each was. Also I feel like the IT expert was basically forgotten after he stopped the mass suicide order, he really didn't add anything to the story after that point, except for looking at the wall or his facial expressions. With all of that being said, I really did enjoy the plot and the story and I'm really looking forward to book two. It was almost a let down that the book picked up so much at the end and they found the alien species just for it to end on such a huge cliffhanger. I'm really hoping that I get picked for the arc for book two, because I really am interested in following along with the story of the outcasts, and to see how or why the second book is titled War. Does that mean that the aliens go to war with the humans? Or is it the prehistoric creatures that they have found so far. It's a really interesting concept and I really really enjoyed reading and getting to know all of the cast and characters, and I'm looking forward to see how their story continues.

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

[Harmen de Jong]

Het hoofdstuk daarop begint met ene Peter die zich ooit als ongeneeslijk zieke heeft laten invriezen. Een paar honderd jaar later wordt hij ontdooit en genezen (en van een implantaat voorzien).

Daarna wordt de wereld situatie uitgelegd. Het milieu is volledig van slag in de 21e eeuw. De zeespiegel is enorm gestegen, steden zijn ondergelopen. Er wordt gebouwd aan arkschepen die kolonisten naar andere planeten moeten vervoeren. Overal zijn milieuvluchtelingen. De overheid probeert maximale controle uit te oefenen. Julia en haar vrienden (allemaal rijk) willen daar iets aan doen. En hier begint het verhaal. Dat speelt gedeeltelijk in de 21e eeuw en 200 jaren later, op een arkschip dat de planeet Lumera nadert. Aan boord de vader van Julia (Peter) en haar broer. De FBI agent John. Julia heeft kans gezien een plaats te krijgen op het tweede Arkschip. Ze gaat in cryoslaap. Als ze wakker wordt, een paar honderd jaar later, wordt ze gearresteerd wgs terreurdaden en samen met haar vrienden berecht. Omdat ze vrijgesproken wordt van moord krijgt ze niet de doodstraf, maar moet ze samen met haar vrienden en familie zien te overleven op Lumera.

Het is een klassiek SF verhaal, alles zit erin. Dat is niet erg je kunt daar spannende verhalen mee maken. Dat is de schrijver goed gelukt. Het leest vlot weg. De karakters hebben iets oppervlakkigs, zijn weinig complex. Ik vraag me ook af hoe een wereld die volledig aan het instorten is, zulke hoogtechnologische schepen, robots etc kan bouwen met zo ongehoord veel grondstoffen. Verder valt op dat alles gebeurt in de USA en een beetje in Canada. Alle schepen lijken daar ontwikkeld te worden, alleen daar is ook de ruimtelift.

[Zoë Routh · Rating 4 out of 5]

What an ambitious book! The author explores the ramifications of climate change on humanity’s ability to feed itself, government manipulation of citizens through brain embedded technology with an ‘altruistic’ motivation, cyber terrorism with the same altruistic motives and unforeseen negative impacts, cryopreservation and reanimation of the recently dead, and colonization of far away galaxies.

I love sci-fi like this that does thought experiments with current emerging tech and asks, ‘what will be the impact on the individual and society as a whole’? Jona Sheffield does a pretty good job of working these concepts through.

It’s also a relatively fast-paced thriller that kept me asking ‘what’s next?’

I’m curious to see what happens in the series. An enjoyable read for both plot and premise.

[Denise Weiershaus · Rating 3 out of 5]

The world is dying. Droughts, floods and food scarcity are battering an overpopulated earth. The government wants to inject the people with nanobots that are supposed to protect them from diseases. It all sounds too good to be true. Thats what Julia thinks , a freedom fighter who worries that the government is planning something way more sinister and that the gigantic spaceships that are ready to take off to a new solar system might be the last hope for humanity to survive.

I really enjoyed the storyline of this book and the three stars are not about that but about the style of the book that often sounded a bit too young for my liking. My version of the book also had a lot of grammatical errors and formatting issues..

[Robin Ginther-Venneri · Rating 5 out of 5]

Robin's Review: This was a well-written multiple-genre story that could be called a space opera, science fiction, dystopia, or even a thriller. It is put together without a lot of fluff, and the ending leaves you wanting more. It was an enjoyable and entertaining story. I am looking forward to reading more from this author.

It was my pleasure to receive a free copy of this book, but that does not in any way affect my opinions in this review of this entertaining story.

[Skyhard · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well written. Really enjoyed it.

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[Georgia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book! Although it takes some time to familiarize oneself with all the characters and the new world(s) - it’s totally worth it!
Looking forward to read the next one!