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Parthenon
A massive plague during the latter part of the 21st century decimates humanity while bringing about the rise of the AI. Follow John Nova, Duke Cressida, and MSgt Seamus "Sarge" Clarey as they find out who created the Ellie plague and why while battling angry women, mutant men, and aliens from another world.
285 pages, Paperback
Published June 23, 2019
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Frank Carey
111 books50 followersWriter of science fiction in the process of transitioning to music. The only constant in life is change
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July 1, 2021
Mr Carey is fast becoming one of my favourite authors of contemporary science fiction. This is in some ways ironic as his style is reminiscent of the golden age of science fiction between the 1930s and 1950s. It's this approach is that attracts me as I grew up on this style of sci-fi.
He is a good storyteller with characters that pull you in and empathise with them, proper heroes in the traditional sense. Not that are free of issues or problems but they know what's right and are prepared to do it whatever the consequence to themselves.
This is the first book in his series set in the "Parthenon" universe and introduces to a post-apocalypse Earth. This world is recovering from a techno-virus that has killed 90% of the population and reduced the remainder to sterility and mutation. Along the way we meet, human/animal hybrids, sentient machines, amazons, mutants, and the occasional extraterrestrial. This is all done at a rocking pace that does not hold back.
This is not classic literature, but I find it very enjoyable. The only negatives I would put forward is that the book is very episodic and jumps about between groups of characters and in some cases, the author forgets things he's set up previously. They are however minor issues.
As is typical of a lot of current popular writing the book ends fairly open obviously to attract you into buying the next volume. Which I admit I did and the three volumes after that. Yes Mr Carey you've got me hooked again.
He is a good storyteller with characters that pull you in and empathise with them, proper heroes in the traditional sense. Not that are free of issues or problems but they know what's right and are prepared to do it whatever the consequence to themselves.
This is the first book in his series set in the "Parthenon" universe and introduces to a post-apocalypse Earth. This world is recovering from a techno-virus that has killed 90% of the population and reduced the remainder to sterility and mutation. Along the way we meet, human/animal hybrids, sentient machines, amazons, mutants, and the occasional extraterrestrial. This is all done at a rocking pace that does not hold back.
This is not classic literature, but I find it very enjoyable. The only negatives I would put forward is that the book is very episodic and jumps about between groups of characters and in some cases, the author forgets things he's set up previously. They are however minor issues.
As is typical of a lot of current popular writing the book ends fairly open obviously to attract you into buying the next volume. Which I admit I did and the three volumes after that. Yes Mr Carey you've got me hooked again.
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