Genre: Science
Fiction/Dystopian
Description:
“The year is 2043, and simple pleasures are hard to come by.
America struggles to recover following the Rare Earth Wars and decades
of political turmoil.
A new invention out of Silicon Valley promises to bring safe and
affordable pleasure to the masses. Days before the device enters manufacturing,
a dangerous bug escapes that could bring the nation to its knees.”
Author:
“When Mark Coker’s not traveling, hiking, gardening, working his day
job, or caring for his pet chickens and pure-bred homing pigeons, he enjoys
writing short stories that shine light on modern day dystopias.”
“Mark is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and patent-holding inventor
best known as the founder of Smashwords, the pioneering publishing company he
founded in 2007 that helped catalyze the self-publishing revolution. Smashwords
merged with Draft2Digital in 2022 where Mark now serves as Chief Strategy
Officer and board member.”
Appraisal:
An interesting read. Sure, it takes place almost 20 years in the
future, but in many ways it feels like the US. It and much of the world has
gone down a slippery slope that our current leader and the billionaire class
seem to want to happen. In fact, we’ve got at least one businessman who plays a
big role who seems to take the same approach to things as a current leader in
the US. The end result for his followers, well, it feels good for a while, but
you’ll have to check out this quick read to find out what happens in the end.
Ultimately a humorous, but thought-provoking read, for those who are capable of
thought, of course.
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FYI:
Some adult language and while not very explicit, adult subjects do
come up in the story.
Format/Typo
Issues:
No significant issues.
Rating: *****
Five stars
Reviewed
by: BigAl
Approximate word count: 18-19,000 words
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