Immortality
March 10, 2010 by SiliconValleyNano.com · 5 Comments
Product Description
“Speaking as an evolved Transhuman, I applaud this very entertaining, intelligent, and thought provoking journey to the edges of humanity.”
Danny Rubin, author and screenwriter of Groundhog Day.
“Immortality is a fine, tense, scientific mystery adventure that puts mankind in a challenge of survival with a short time limit. This is the way the world could end.”
Piers Anthony, author of 21 New York Times best-selling novels.
Immortality has been a bestselling techno-thriller on the Amazon Kindle since January 2008!
Sci-Fi Reader – 4Stars – “This book manages to do what all the best sci-fi does – provide a thought-provoking, alternative viewpoint on the business of existence. I recommend you give it a go.” – sfreader.com
Kirkus – There is enough power in the premise to leave readers reeling. A novel that will surprise fans of science-fiction and doomsday scenarios… An eschatological techno-thriller that explores human evolution, technology and the threat of global environmental collapse. An illicit bulldozer operator begins hearing terrible noises from the depths of the Brazilian rainforest. It’s too late for the operator and something terrible is in the air. Birds begin to fall from the sky, and before he find shelter, he slides into a deadly paralysis. Traversing the globe, the narrative picks up ten months later in a Wyoming mountain range. Nobel laureate Mark Freedman is leading an expedition to study bacteria with a group of graduate students. Unaware of the incident in Brazil, or the other “kill zones” manifesting around the world, his knowledge of a particular bacterial strain will become indispensable in the following months as humanity struggles to survive. In Atlanta, Dr. Kathy Morrison humbly prepares for a blind date, but in a few weeks she will be looking for the causes behind another demi-apocalypse – this time on American soil. What follows isn’t simply a rehashed viral saga in a level-four biohazard suit. It’s a story about genetic revelation, environmental destiny and humanity’s ecological responsibility. The science of the novel feels just on the side of authentic, and the expertly rendered sterilization procedures that Morrison must endure are as creepy and cool as anything on film or in print. But the novel’s quasi-metaphysical implications make it more technically fantastic than hardcore science fiction. Bohacz takes great care establishing each character with personal details that serve the narrative well. Additionally, the science and science fiction are fascinating. There is enough power in the premise to leave readers reeling. A novel that will surprise fans of science-fiction and doomsday scenarios. – Kirkus Discoveries
Dust cover: Without warning, something has gone terribly awry. In the remote and unnoticed places of the world, small pockets of death begin occurring. As the initially isolated extinctions spread, the world’s eyes focus on this unimaginable horror and chaos. Out of the ecological imbalance, something new and extraordinary is evolving and surviving to fill the voids left by these extinctions. Evolution is operating in ways no one could have expected and environmental damage may be the catalyst. Once discovered, this knowledge changes everything.
The story begun in Immortality is not over. A sequel is coming soon…
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I read it to the end, but this book almost defeated me. I almost gave up several times as I read through several pointless chapters (and characters) mostly in the first half of the book.
It’s actually not a bad story if you throw away half of the book. Just skip any chapters that take place in New York, New Jersey, or Virginia. It’s simplistic survivor horror stories that feel disconnected. I would give it a 3.5 out of 5, but I was forced to discard half the book, so it’s only 1.75 (ok, 2).
Also don’t understand why the author decided to timestamp every chapter but stopped at the month. If the author wanted to establish a timeline, why not give us more than merely “December” or “January”?
Rating: 2 / 5
The book was relatively readable aside from some really clunky paragraphs and what read a lot like product placements, but pretty dissatisfying. It mostly seemed like a worn out reworking of old memes that have been worked to death before. Not a terrible book, but you can do better.
Rating: 2 / 5
I found this book to be ok. It dragged on at times. And there was a lot of repetition when he was describing what the characters were going through. The underlying story was entertaining.
Rating: 3 / 5
Download a sample before you buy this book. I found the sentence structure and grammer to be so annoying as to make the book difficult to read. the premise, however, was interesting but the ending fizzled out.
Sorry abouy the brief comments, but unlike others I don’t like typing on my kindle.
Rating: 2 / 5
I quit reading this book three separate times. I just could NOT get into the storyline and characters. Finally, after things actually started happening (about 1/3 way through the book), it caught my attention….a little.
However, the ending left something to be desired.
So….skip to the middle 1/3 and read until the last chapter or two. Man, I was disappointed in this book after so many positive reviews.
Rating: 2 / 5