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Alternate Reality #3
Transcend
It was supposed to be over. After the Nirvana battle, Eric and Lea swore off further action against online murderers to start exploring virtual reality. Upon doing so, the Crypt Keepers shifted from their minds, but one Crypt Keeper wasn’t finished with them.
Chad Vale hadn’t forgotten about either. And though incarcerated, he planned to escape, just not physically. He started assembling immersion sets which would let his consciousness scale the prison walls. And he planned his escape for a reason—to meet Eric Ryan.
Chad sought to visit Eric in L.A. Confidential, where for some unknown reason, Eric had stayed. Eric surely figured that with Chad exiled, the world was free of danger. That only increased Chad’s eagerness to reappear. And with his immersion sets almost operable, it wouldn’t be long before the wolf returned.
Chad Vale hadn’t forgotten about either. And though incarcerated, he planned to escape, just not physically. He started assembling immersion sets which would let his consciousness scale the prison walls. And he planned his escape for a reason—to meet Eric Ryan.
Chad sought to visit Eric in L.A. Confidential, where for some unknown reason, Eric had stayed. Eric surely figured that with Chad exiled, the world was free of danger. That only increased Chad’s eagerness to reappear. And with his immersion sets almost operable, it wouldn’t be long before the wolf returned.
269 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 25, 2020
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Mark Anthony
5 books43 followersMark Anthony is the pen name for an independent author from Los Angeles, California. The author operates under the additional pen names of Ana Valen and Kevin Corbin. Ana Valen writes contemporary mystery/thriller novels, and Kevin Corbin writes historical action/adventure novels. For more information regarding these titles, please visit noeticquest.com. Thank you.
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August 3, 2020
Having now finished the Alternate Reality series, as well as Mark's novella I have been left feeling slightly mixed on it all.
Displaced, the first book in the series was pretty good making an interesting crime drama around future tech and the very real possibility of us humans being displaced by robots and AI. It was a bit rough around the edges but I totally could see it becoming a TV show that people would love.
Reprisal, the second book in the series did not live up to Displaced for me as it felt more like a romantic comedy instead of the same crime drama vibe the first book gave off.
Transcend fell somewhere between the first two for me with an excessive girl-power tone that was also found in the second book of the series. While that's not a problem for me, I don't care for it when it comes along with male characters who come off as pathetic.
The dialog is weak at times with these awkward AHA dialog moments where a character is explaining something oddly to someone who should already know what they're saying. The male characters are kind of pathetic in this one which was somewhat an issue in book 2 but more so in this one.
For me, this series is better ended after the first book Displaced despite my desire to know more at the time about characters from that book that get fully explained in the 2nd and 3rd. Mark has great ideas, and Transcend impressed me more than Reprisal but it wasn't the story follow up I wanted after book 1.
I look forward to reading Mark's future books because I fully expect his stories to get better and better!
Displaced, the first book in the series was pretty good making an interesting crime drama around future tech and the very real possibility of us humans being displaced by robots and AI. It was a bit rough around the edges but I totally could see it becoming a TV show that people would love.
Reprisal, the second book in the series did not live up to Displaced for me as it felt more like a romantic comedy instead of the same crime drama vibe the first book gave off.
Transcend fell somewhere between the first two for me with an excessive girl-power tone that was also found in the second book of the series. While that's not a problem for me, I don't care for it when it comes along with male characters who come off as pathetic.
The dialog is weak at times with these awkward AHA dialog moments where a character is explaining something oddly to someone who should already know what they're saying. The male characters are kind of pathetic in this one which was somewhat an issue in book 2 but more so in this one.
For me, this series is better ended after the first book Displaced despite my desire to know more at the time about characters from that book that get fully explained in the 2nd and 3rd. Mark has great ideas, and Transcend impressed me more than Reprisal but it wasn't the story follow up I wanted after book 1.
I look forward to reading Mark's future books because I fully expect his stories to get better and better!
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October 21, 2020
Excellent Read. Great premise.
The premise is good, lots of action. Read the first book and then got the other two in the series and binge read them...1st book a little choppy in moving between scenes, but got smoother and better with the rest of the series.
The premise is good, lots of action. Read the first book and then got the other two in the series and binge read them...1st book a little choppy in moving between scenes, but got smoother and better with the rest of the series.
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