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Quantum Ascension #3
Quantum Angels: A Galaxy-wide Epic of Alien Nanotech and Genocidal AI
Ben never wanted to be a hero. He’s tired of getting shot at, blown up or fried while battling evil alien AIs who want to transplant his brain into one of their hybrid monstrosities. And he feels stifled after spending his whole life stuck in metal boxes; whether it’s a Citadel on Earth or a giant rotating Habitat on Ceres.
All he really wants is to get back to nature, with a blue sky above, green trees all around, firm ground beneath his feet and a stream running somewhere nearby.
So now he’s about to leave Ceres, to set up the first farming community in the virgin wilderness on Earth, now the land is once more safe from the warmech threat. Unfortunately for him, the rest of the galaxy has other plans, and Ben is about to learn the truth of the ‘beware of what you wish for’.
All he really wants is to get back to nature, with a blue sky above, green trees all around, firm ground beneath his feet and a stream running somewhere nearby.
So now he’s about to leave Ceres, to set up the first farming community in the virgin wilderness on Earth, now the land is once more safe from the warmech threat. Unfortunately for him, the rest of the galaxy has other plans, and Ben is about to learn the truth of the ‘beware of what you wish for’.
390 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 21, 2022
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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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November 11, 2022
Book 3 was a diversion of what I expected the next book in the series to be. All three of the books have kept me with a difficult decision of when to stop reading. The 2nd book kept me up until 5 am to get it finished. My problem is I had to wait to get the 3rd in the series and, surprised as I was to travel to an entirely different solar system after being prompted by a Progenitor, a very un-Progenitor type of behavior. Now I'm left with the unenviable position of having to wait for the 4th book in the series. Normally I wait until all of the books in a series are available before buying them, but I was fooled, thinking this was a 2-book series, and now am in a position of having to wait for each new book, not knowing how many books to expect. I find myself now frustrated, in a good way, from having to anticipate when I'll have the pleasure of reading the next book in this series.
June 14, 2023
WOW!!
It took me two days to read these 3 books. I enjoyed all three of them. Looking forward to reading more Quantum Angels. I like the way you twist quantum physics and religion together. Along with the history of mankind and it’s really long ago past!
Keep writing Mr. Brandt and I’ll keep reading.
It took me two days to read these 3 books. I enjoyed all three of them. Looking forward to reading more Quantum Angels. I like the way you twist quantum physics and religion together. Along with the history of mankind and it’s really long ago past!
Keep writing Mr. Brandt and I’ll keep reading.
October 6, 2023
enjoyable
The story was an enjoyable blend of sci-fi and fantasy. While I would have never started a series whose first book featured a medieval-esque setting, in this case it was a fitting tale.
The story was an enjoyable blend of sci-fi and fantasy. While I would have never started a series whose first book featured a medieval-esque setting, in this case it was a fitting tale.
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