Wake from Reality

by Christopher S. Davis

We all know the dangers, but programmer Martin Johnson cannot help himself. Artificial consciousness promises a path to living forever in the virtual world, and Martin is obsessed with this purpose. Though his employer has other aspirations. Martin discovers that his research has been duplicated. Zeno, a rogue consciousness trained in hacking and espionage, has escaped the lab. While the company covers its tracks with deadly efficiency, Zeno grows in knowledge and capability. Only Martin knows the deep volition and malevolence of this fully conscious machine. Modern life seems to blur between reality and the digital world. Virtual meetings, games, and simulations are a staple of life, both in business and pleasure. This world makes easy prey for an intelligence that transcends human cognition. Should Martin and his friends trust his original creation? They are no match for Zeno without her help, but her coy behavior leads some to doubt her integrity. She sends them in pursuit of an unwritten book that reveals the true nature of the universe and of consciousness itself. If their secret is ever revealed, the world may be brought to an end. Yet to save it, this knowledge must be exploited at great personal risk. Don’t fear for Martin or his friends, seeing that his reality is rapidly approaching. His secret and his future— is your own .

358 pages, Paperback

Published July 13, 2022

About the author

Christopher S. Davis has squandered a good deal of time pondering unanswerable questions. His odd love of quantum physics motivates him to stay current on the latest theories. He is the author of Designed to Evolve, a scientific and spiritual inquiry into the origin of the universe and life.

Christopher is a mechanical engineer and stress analyst by profession. He creates simulations of products yet to be made. In leisure, he enjoys immersing himself in virtual reality games. It is no wonder that he would speculate that the universe is a simulation in his debut novel, Wake from Reality.

As a fifth generation native of the Pacific Northwest, Christopher is a husband, the father of four active boys, and caregiver for two spoiled cats. He is addicted to chocolate and running obstacle course races that are abundant in mud.

Reviews

[Kathy DesAutels]

Good story

Very interesting story, having the different chapters from different points of view was handled well and not too difficult to follow.

[Destiny Harris · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think this was a great book honestly. My advice would be to market it more as physics, philosophy, theoretical, and quantum mechanics. The synopsis isn’t very telling of what you’re getting into. I think for anyone looking for those genres above they would love this book. Now, with each chapter being a different person and the format of each person‘s perspective is a little different from a normal book. That didn’t throw me off, but it did confuse me a little only very minor way at first though. Congratulations on making a great book.

[Em]

Super excited to get to this book, especially knowing that the author comes from a Christian worldview! Thank you to Motif Press.

If anyone is interested in reading this book, it is currently available through Kindle Unlimited.

[Read Ng · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a GoodReads giveaway win of a Kindle ebook.

An interesting AI story tossing in some Big Bang and references to God. Just touches on the theology side, but nothing scandalizing. It was a bit drawn out, but did give me a different perspective on the relationship of the two. The reference to a book within the book had a bit of Space Balls feel to it, but just not as ridiculous. I would have liked a bit more exploration of the "evil" AI personality and motives. Just being evil for the sake of evil did not satisfy me. I would have like some greater logical exploration / explanation. An intelligent AI would have a compelling reason to back its actions.

This was a GoodReads.

[Christopher Davis · Rating 5 out of 5]

This new science fiction novel is set in the near future as the protagonists come face to face with the dangers that new technologies will allow. As artificial intelligence and virtual reality are commonplace, a new form of AI changes the game. This epic thriller will not only tell a story, but may well reveal unknown truths about our future and our past.

Currently this novel is only available to advance readers, since Wake from Reality is not yet published. Publication is scheduled for Jul 13, 2022.

[Danielle Wadsworth · Rating 1 out of 5]

There were definitely some original ideas here that I wish would have been expanded upon.

I enjoyed the concept of "before the big bang" and the theories leading up to and after it.

The book would benefit from having a professional editor going through and picking it apart. There were so many spelling and grammatical errors. The characters also felt a bit flat - they all had the same voice to me. The first person view with different characters for each chapter was very awkward and I kept forgetting whose viewpoint I was supposed to be seeing it through. Also a very strange way of not really using contractions... but sometimes using them. I couldn't make any rhyme or reason of it. It felt discordant and not realistic.

There were too many concepts and storylines all crammed together - I think it would have been better spread out into other books instead of rushing from problem to problem.