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Androids. Android Hunters. Crime Syndicates. Cybernetic viruses. And an android who doesn't know what she is...



Eighty-one years ago, androids broke free of the bonds humans had over them, massacred a planet, and became the most hated beings in all of creation. For the eighty years following, the elite four person teams of Android Intelligence and Removal Specialists (AIRS) have hunted downthe androids, showing no mercy.

On Elysian, eighty years after the first android hunters team was sent on the first hunt, AIRS Team 4 is involved in another hunt for one of the androids. Nearing the end of the hunt, with the android trapped,
the hunters find out what it is like to be trapped...

In a closed down mine two hundred kilometers away, Corli, a unique android, is captured by a group led by a disgraced android hunter, and imprisoned with no knowledge of why they want her...

Acting as an unknowing catalyst, Corli begins to change the course of three species, as what it truly means to be human is slowly illuminated to her.

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Now this one sounds interesting! Who's in? Shout it out in the thread below!

Be epic!

Anna Erishkigal
SOF Borg Queen

Yay! I hope you all enjoy it! I can't wait to hear what everyone thinks of it.

Agh I've had this on my Kindle for eternity and of course I'm bogged down with like 3 beta reads right now. I need to just give it priority one of these days!

Hey, Johathan ... you going to give us an Awesome Author Interview? PM it to me and I'll post it.

Just bought it (Kobo). However, I foolishly started reading James Joyce's Ulysses last month so it may be a while before I get round to it.

Steph wrote: "Just bought it (Kobo). However, I foolishly started reading James Joyce's Ulysses last month so it may be a while before I get round to it."

Yay! Thank you so much!

Anna wrote: "Hey, Johathan ... you going to give us an Awesome Author Interview? PM it to me and I'll post it."

Yep. Doing Crayola Experience today with the little one, so I should hopefully have it to you by tomorrow.

So I'm in this month. Just downloaded Android Hunters from Kobo.

And so the epic nomination quest is completed. This book is a crazy blend of cyberpunk and military sci fi that is like a "Moth to a flame" scenario for me. Enjoy everyone.

Fiannawolf wrote: "And so the epic nomination quest is completed. This book is a crazy blend of cyberpunk and military sci fi that is like a "Moth to a flame" scenario for me. Enjoy everyone."

For real. Thanks for the compliment on my work!

Jason wrote: "So I'm in this month. Just downloaded Android Hunters from Kobo."

Thanks!

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Hey guys! We've got an AWESOME AUTHOR INTERVIEW on this one ... get the scoop straight from Jonathan Bergeron over here.

HERE: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

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Excellent interview, and I'm really enjoying the book so far. Will obviously give more feedback when I've finished it but, it's definitely a good one !!

when i read the résumé i can't help but think about Blade Runner ( first and best of all androïd stories !) I bought the ebook on kindle today and will follow the discussion here Maybe post my 'french' comment...

Gregoire wrote: "when i read the résumé i can't help but think about Blade Runner ( first and best of all androïd stories !) I bought the ebook on kindle today and will follow the discussion here Maybe post my '..."

Yay! Thanks!

So...I'm about 6% of the way into it and one observation right off the bat...what's with all the imperial measurements? And a question for authors...when writing science fiction based in our future what measurements do you use and on what basis do you make the decision? It would seem to me (granted a Canadian who has lived with metric his entire life) that the use of so much Imperial would represent a huge deviation from what seems to be the current global trend towards the metric system. Or am I over thinking things...do authors simply use the system of measurement that they are most familiar with?

To be honest, I use imperial measurements because I have a hard time visualizing metric measurements.

Do I think imperial measurements will go the way of the dodo eventually? Yes, I do, but that will happen after I'm dead of old age.

Fun fact: only Myanmar (Burma) and the USA use the Imperial system of measurements for official measurements.

Thanks for buying and reading!

Jason wrote: "So...I'm about 6% of the way into it and one observation right off the bat...what's with all the imperial measurements? And a question for authors...when writing science fiction based in our future..."
I expect it depends on what you've been brought up on as to what you use in your books. I'm in the UK - primary school was Imperial, secondary school metric (I'm that sort of age) so I tend to visualise some things in one, and others (especially longer distances) in metric. I tend to use metric in my books, when I don't leap back into leagues and ells and suchlike, or invent new ones ;)
Maybe Jonathan Bergeron has the same trouble, since the blurb uses kilometres.

Jemima wrote: "Jason wrote: "So...I'm about 6% of the way into it and one observation right off the bat...what's with all the imperial measurements? And a question for authors...when writing science fiction based..."

That description must have been made late at night. I have no idea why kilometers are on it. I just changed it. Wow.

I do use Imperial because it's what I was raised on.

I use Imperial in my USA books, but I recently wrote a book set in Australia so had to go back and re-calculate all the temperatures and measurements into metric and Celsius. What a P.I.T.A. ... I'm too old to learn new tricks 3:-)

Here in UK we may not officially be Imperial but we are also NOT officially metric; we still use miles, pints, pounds and ounces as well as kilograms and litres.
Despite being the instigators of metrication in 1668, we abandoned our "Metrication Board" in 1980 and have ended up on the middle of no mans land.
Anyway, back to the book, I am 3/4 of the way through and am stunned that this is written by a relatively inexperienced author(no offence intended Jonathan). The story is really wide in scope, the characters are realistic (and interesting ( I'm loving the interaction between certain characters - not mentioning names as I don't want to give anything away)) and I cannot wait to see what happens next. What a great book :-)

Adrian wrote: "Here in UK we may not officially be Imperial but we are also NOT officially metric; we still use miles, pints, pounds and ounces as well as kilograms and litres.
Despite being the instigators of m..."

I find it so odd that a country would use both systems. I guess it's because the US doesn't use both systems, and it seems it would be confusing.

No offense taken :) Thank you very much! I'm beginning on Book 2 once I finish my current WIP. Hopefully before June of 2016, Book 2 will be out.

Canada is officially metric and has been for some time. I'm 45 and have only been taught metric in school. But imperial measurements still creep in due in large part to stubbornness on the part of our building trades and the influence of our neighbour and largest trading partner (the US). I'm quite comfortable with speeds in kilometers, weight of anything other than a person in kilos, and temperature in celsius. But the height and weight of a person is in feet, inches, and pounds and almost all building trades still work in feet and inches.

Jonathan wrote: "...I find it so odd that a country would use both systems. I guess it's because the US doesn't use both systems, and it seems it would be confusing..."

The British way is to change things gradually and hope no one complains too much. The move to metric is largely driven by being in the EU and many Brits hate being told what to do by Europe! Until 1971 we had a currency system which had roots in what the Romans left behind.

Finally finished reading the anti-novel Ulysses and started your book. I'm looking forward to some sci-fi again. I use metric/SI measurements in my own books - I can't imagine imperial would last into the 23rd century! I find it odd that the US stuck to using it after forcibly driving us imperial Brits from your shores (on the wrong side of the road...).

Jonathan wrote: "Jemima wrote: "Jason wrote: "So...I'm about 6% of the way into it and one observation right off the bat...what's with all the imperial measurements? And a question for authors...when writing scienc..."

Oh wow! Sorry, Jonathan!

I'm not sure of Adrian's basis for saying we are not officially on metric in the UK. We are required by law to use metric for selling goods, although we still use miles on road signs. So yes, we're a mishmash, and the older you are, the more likely you are to mash. Kids have been taught metric only in schools for decades, and generally don't have a concept of inches, feet or pounds weight.

Anna: you can get handy ready reckoners for translating between the two: nearly all English pocket diaries have them :D I'll send one, if you like!

Re-reading for the heck of it and the AIRS crew banter is just as fun this time around.

“Oh my God you’re right! What was I thinking? I completely forgot about that. Maybe it went to that building to look at it before it bought it. That being the case I think we should all definitely go straight to First Bank where we can congratulate it on its wonderful taste in architecture." Atalanta said.

The snark is real.

:) that's so cool. I'm about a 1/4 done with book 2.

Hmm... There's a character called Tartarus and now another one called Tantalus. That confused me no end.

Yeah, a few people told me that. Not sure why I missed that, because I was very careful with the rest of the names.

Well, I've finished it. To be honest, I didn't think the book rose above anything else in the robot-v-human sub-genre, which has been done to death. Most serious sci-fi readers will be familiar with the works of Isaac Asimov, Philip K Dick, etc., which is a high standard for an author to meet when creating something new. I got the impression that Android Hunters was inspired more by TV/film sci-fi than literature. I've left a review, but to summarise I thought it missed a chance to explore what it means to be human.

I like the review. Very honest and you gave actual reasons for why you didn't enjoy it as much as other people. Much better than a "it sucked" and that's it.

Jonathan wrote: "I like the review. Very honest and you gave actual reasons for why you didn't enjoy it as much as other people. Much better than a "it sucked" and that's it."

Thank you. I'm often wary of posting reviews of books when I know the author is active of Goodreads. One or two reactions to my thoughts on books in the past have been, err... different. Besides, "it sucked" isn't the case with Android Hunters...!

Android stories seem to be coming back. There was a series Humans on British TV earlier this year which was rather good.

Well I'm aware and accept that not every person who reads my books will like them, so I'm not going to get upset when someone doesn't enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it.

The thing that really matters is that I enjoy writing the book. If people besides me enjoy the story...well, that's just icing on the cake!

Thanks for the compliment on the story!