Cyberevolution Aftermath II: Hercules HC600

Cyberevolution Aftermath #2

by Kaitlyn O'Connor

Captain Amanda Lee isn’t certain of whether she’s been rescued or captured by the trio of massive woodsmen who come upon her after she crashes.

Unfortunately, although Amanda holds the ship until everyone can jump to safety, she doesn't manage to make it to the ground entirely intact herself. Injured, lost in the wilderness of an alien world, her chances of survival aren't good, but she isn't convinced the handsome strangers that help her can be trusted either. Especially when she discovers they aren't men at all. They're cyborgs--dangerous rogues.
When Caleb suggests that they should try to convince the woman they've rescued to accept them as mates, Kameron and Trinity think he's a fool, but once the suggestion has been made they can't dismiss it--despite the fact that Amanda seems more alarmed than thrilled by their efforts to woo her.

Genres: Science Fiction

155 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 14, 2022

About the author

Stats:
■Kaitlyn has written and completed nearly 140 intellectual properties under several pen names in different genres.
■She has written over 8,000,000 (yes, more than 8 million!) words in published works.
■She has nearly 50 partials in various genres in various stages of completion. :0
■In 2004 she wrote 27 different stories which, together, amounted to nearly a million ‘printed’ words.
■However her most productive year was 2009 when she completed 17 projects totaling well over a million words.
■Second runner up was 2007 when she completed 14 projects at just over a million.
■The year 2008 was a close tie to 2004 in number of words written.
■Her least productive year was 2011. Sorry!
■At 500 to 750 words per hour, the 8+ million written words constitute 10,666 to 16,000 hours, or 20 to 34 hours per week, devoted to Kaitlyn fans over the past 9 years!
■One title had over half a million copies pirated. She decided not to count anymore.

Kaitlyn O’Connor’s Bibliography

Liar’s Poker—romantic suspense; 1993; 93k

Lord of Chaos—historical suspense; 1993; pen name Goldie McBride; 98k

Moonlight Surrender—historical; 1993; 100k

Bond Unbroken—romantic suspense; 1993; 98k

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Bride of Atlantis—paranormal; published NCP March 2003; pen name Marie Morin; 47k (overall light/humorous)

Sexphiles: Haunting Melody—paranormal/erotica; published NCP Jan-Mar 2003; pen name Kimberly Zant; novella (overall light/humorous)

Four Play—erotica; published NCP Apr-June 2003;pen name Kimberly Zant; 9k

The Lion’s Woman—science fiction; published NCP Apr-June 2003; pen name Kaitlyn O’Connor; 58k (drama)

Thief of Hearts— erotica; published NCP April 2003;pen name Kimberly Zant; 6k

Thief of Hearts: The Return— erotica; published NCP May 2003;pen name Kimberly Zant; 6k

The Claiming—science fiction; published NCP Apr-June 2003; pen name Kaitlyn O’Connor; (drama)

The Assassin’s Blade—science fiction; published NCP July-Sept 2003;pen name Lyssa Hart (drama)

Blood Moon—paranormal/fantasy; published NCP July-Sept 2003;pen name Sylvia Kincaid; 59k(drama)

Doctor, Lawyer … Police Chief—erotica; published NCP July-Sept 2003; pen name Kimberly Zant; 9k

Neptune’s Daughter—paranormal; published NCP July-Sept 2003; pen name Marie Morin; 35k (overall light/humorous)

SexPhiles: The Howling—paranormal/erotica; published NCP July-Sept 2003; pen name (overall light/some humor)

Yar & the Orgasmizer9000—Science Fiction; published NCP July-Sept 2003; pen name Marie Morin; 23k (overall light/humorous)

Below—science fiction; published NCP Oct-Dec 2003; pen name Kaitlyn O’Connor; novel(drama)50k

fantasy; published NCP Oct-Dec 2003; co-authored ; (overall light/humorous)

The Prey—erotic suspense; published NCP Oct-Dec 2003; pen name Kimberly Zant; 33k(dark)

science fiction; published NCP Oct-Dec 2003; co-authored 41k (overall light/humorous)

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The Djinn—paranormal; published NCP Jan-Mar 2004; pen name Marie Morin; 29k(overall light/humorous)

The Fairy Ring—fantasy; published NCP Mar 2004; pen name Catherine Paige; 42k (overall light/humorous)

urban fantasy; published NCP Jan-Mar 2004; co-authored ; 29k(drama)

Goldilocks—erotica; published NCP Jan-Mar 2004; pen name Kimberly Zant; 8k (overall light/humorous)

Guardian of the Storm—science fiction; published NCP Jan 2004; pen name Kaitlyn O’Connor; 61k (overall light/humorous)

The Invitation—erotic romance; published NCP Jan-Mar 2004; pen name Kimberly Zant; 9k(drama)

Maiden of Atlantis—paranormal; published NCP Jan-Mar 2004; pen name Marie Morin; 40k(drama)

Noccio—science fiction; published NCP Feb 2004; pen name Veronica Chase; 9k (overall light/humorous)

science fiction; published NCP Jan-Mar 2004; co-authored 51k(drama)

The Shaman—erotic suspense; published NCP Jan-Mar 2004; pen name Kimberly Zant; 32k(drama)

Thief of Hearts: Stolen—erotica; published NCP Jan-Mar 200

Reviews

[Brutally Honest · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a nice addition to the cyborg series!

This story features the captain of the colony ship from the first book in the Cyberevolution Aftermath series: Hercules 500. She crashes in the jungle, and gets rescued by a trio of cyborgs-in-hiding. They're, as usual, diverse: one is a soldier type, one is a pleasure type, and one is a medic. They're all adorably innocent and clueless. The heroine doesn't realise at first she's in the company of cyborgs, as this takes place way after total recall and most people believe they've all been dealt with.

What comes after is a big struggle of survival, peppered with noble actions and miscommunications, with some nice enjoyable angst as a result. Characters from the previous book have a cameo too, which afaik is pretty rare for KoC. I won't lie and say this book doesn't suffer from the exclamation point problem, or the "heroine becomes progressively more stupid over the course of the book" problem. However, it doesn't end abruptly, all heroes get adequate exposure (heh pun intended), and there are no bitchy OW. Thumbs up!

[Mari · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 ***

Typical Kaitlyn O'Connor read. I love the cyborg stories!

[Cindy Senn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not her best work.

I have been reading Kaitlyn O'Connor's Cyborg books for years and loved them all until the "Herc" addition to the series. The Cyborg looks like " Total Recall" or "Cyborg Nation" which is, in turn, hilarious and sad. Men, who were once thought of as machines, now have reached autonomy and are clueless about socially acceptable behavior Meeting a woman sets off a rollicking time of misconceptions, misunderstandings, and mistakes between the men and the woman they want to claim. These Herc books are missing the delightful humor that Ms. O'Connor was known for. Such a disappointment and a letdown. The author releases many, many books in a relatively short time. Is she overdoing it and is she not putting enough effort into each book? I would say yes because, in the last couple of years, a lot of her offerings have not been
what her fans have come to expect from her.

[Cara · Rating 1 out of 5]

Amanda is not the character I expected to read about. She's the captain of a massive ship so I assumed she was smart, capable and strong. All we get is whiny Amanda. She is entirely dependent on the cyborgs - yes she is hurt from the crash but why is she so passive, so meak ? She only thinks about one thing, sex, and it's not even thought out: oh he kissed me after misunderstanding my signals therefore I must have sex with him.

[Christine · Rating 3 out of 5]

Okay a bit better but I wonder if the author knows any men's names other than Caleb, Kameron, etc. She uses the same names in almost all her books.

There are websites now that offer baby names if she can't find a book at her local library or used bookstore. Maybe she does this so she can copy and paste love scenes from older books to new ones.

At least this time they weren't saying "Gods damn it" all the time.

[ValerieC · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lots of drama and action. These aren't the funny cyborgs tripping along their way, but the are sweet and lovable.