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Quantum Ascension #2
Quantum Secrets: A Galaxy-wide Epic of Alien Nanotech and Genocidal AI
Returning to Earth to rescue his abducted sister, Ben discovers horrors far worse than any warmech. At least the warmechs only want to kill him. These new monsters, the Transcendents, and their human allies, want to extract his brain to serve their evil purposes in a human/AI hybrid.And everywhere he turns, someone — or something — is trying to nuke him, freeze him or fry him, with the bad guys always one jump ahead.Millions die when the Transcendents make their final move. Now he must find their hiding place in time to save the surviving population on Earth. And when he does, he will discover something far worse than any Transcendent.Human necromancers have made a dark pact with deadly aliens in exchange for absolute power. But now their alien nanotech has consumed them. They are trapped and enslaved, unable to turn away from a compulsion to consume all life, absorb every sentient being.
524 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 21, 2021
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Alex M. Brandt
5 books7 followersAlex M Brandt is the author of the Quantum Ascension series, a Galaxy-spanning saga of humanity’s struggle to survive against the threat of psychotic warmechs - both terrestrial and alien - run out of control.
His stories are also about advanced AI (good & bad), exotic future technology, the nature of the universe, the Fermi Paradox, dangerous nanotech and the future of humanity. We also have aliens, Jim, but not as we know them. They’re millions of years ahead of us - and in hiding. Plus a hint of Fantasy from alien 'magic'. To quote Arther C. Clarke, "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.”
Alex lives with his wife and three cats halfway up a mountainside close to the rocky shores of the Mediterranean Sea. When he’s not writing, he’s walking in the hills discovering old cities or sailing along the coast in the wake of Odysseus in search of new fish restaurants. He’s a big fan of hard SciFi with a dash of humor.
His stories are also about advanced AI (good & bad), exotic future technology, the nature of the universe, the Fermi Paradox, dangerous nanotech and the future of humanity. We also have aliens, Jim, but not as we know them. They’re millions of years ahead of us - and in hiding. Plus a hint of Fantasy from alien 'magic'. To quote Arther C. Clarke, "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.”
Alex lives with his wife and three cats halfway up a mountainside close to the rocky shores of the Mediterranean Sea. When he’s not writing, he’s walking in the hills discovering old cities or sailing along the coast in the wake of Odysseus in search of new fish restaurants. He’s a big fan of hard SciFi with a dash of humor.
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October 11, 2023
another interesting episode with these characters.
Excellent pacing but an overly complex, chaotic ending....too many hive minds and AI's to make sense to me.
I'm definitely up for the next one in the series.
Excellent pacing but an overly complex, chaotic ending....too many hive minds and AI's to make sense to me.
I'm definitely up for the next one in the series.
March 11, 2025
another super hero done ok
Another super hero done fairly well. A bit tedious in spots and too many “surprises “. At least the main characters were well developed.
Another super hero done fairly well. A bit tedious in spots and too many “surprises “. At least the main characters were well developed.
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