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The Alpha Enigma by W. Michael Gear My rating: 4 of 5 stars The Alpha Enigma. Book one PSI team. A very good hard science fiction book. It contains parallel worlds, time travel, archaeology, a bit of military science fiction, corporate greed and mental illness. Two items that are highlighted in the novel. One item is why intelligent people or close to geniuses may emotionally breakdown and need to be put away in spite of their brilliance but can still be useful. The other item has to do with time travel between parallel universes and branched off timelines using particle quantum entanglement and the second law of thermodynamics. This is what hard science fiction is all about and even though the story centers around archaeology. There is not a trace of fantasy. Ff one does not understand physics, and archaeology it is not recommend for one to read the book. If you are this book will be a pleasure to read. View all my reviews

A.I. Destroyer by Vaughn Heppner My rating: 2 of 5 stars At the beginning it seem it was going to be a good book like Heppner other series (Lost Ship) series. But it didn't make sense for an individual who likes hard science fiction. In short you have an AI that have conquered many civilization and can't beat a marine Sargent? Also Heppner "borrow" about every idea out there from every single sf series out there. all he does is change the name. Example, one character is called a "mentalist". This character is a mix of a Mentat from Dune, a Vulcan from Trek. etc. He does this a lot, which takes away from the story. View all my reviews

The Last Best Hope by Una McCormack My rating: 4 of 5 stars If one is a fan of the Star Trek universe and has already seen the series, Picard. The book "Star Trek, Picard: The best Last Hope." it's a very good book to read. It is a prequel to the TV series and it has a very good explanation of why Picard resigned from Starfleet. Many of you who do read a lot of Star Trek novels are aware that Star Trek normally reflects the social-economical cultures of the current time that we live in. This book is no exception. It deals with the following: Unforeseen natural disasters. Migration due to natural disasters and climate change. Political instability. Novel technologies to aid in rectifying the effects of natural disasters, and their misuse. En Fin, to understand the Picard series TV drama this book is a must to read. View all my reviews

Faith by John Love My rating: 4 of 5 stars A unique story even for science fiction. It is a military science fiction story, but the way the plot goes will definitely play with your head. Many readers enjoy trying to determine in what direction the plot will go. Don't try it, (but you will if you decide). Each character who is a member of the ship "Charles Manson" is...well... insane but they are geniuses. The book promo goes like this: ==Faith. Moby Dick meets Duel in John Love's...== No, not even close. As for the hard science you have: * Realistic aliens, one species are asexual they reproduce by pathogenesis. Another alien species is a herbivore and are the dominant species on a planet of carnivores. * Unique Weapons, as mentioned in other blog summaries every author wants to distinguish themselves. The same goes for FTL drives. Social sciences: * Social deviants due to childhood abuse independent of their background. They are the ultimate weapon. It reminds me ...

Terms of Service: Subject to change without notice by Craig Stanfill My rating: 3 of 5 stars This is a unique story. It is kind of a slow read at the beginning. One may even stop reading it. I know I would have. But I was interested in the computer science of artificial intelligence. So I kept on reading. Once you get involved with the plot and the aspect of how artificial intelligence is used you may find it fascinating. In fact, what you read in the book is very close to how artificial intelligence is used today. I hate to say this, but the book does hit on the "woke" Society of today as well. So I guess it may be said that's social sciences is also part of the book. As for the science, this is what you may find. * Artificial intelligence. * Smart appliances: -House-bots. -Refrigerators microwave combo. The appliance decides for you what are your nutritional needs and feed you even when you don't like the menu. * Virtual reality. Total immersion. The Orwellian...

Hello there... In regards to the Lost starship series. I have already read books three and four. No doubt it gets better, but it gets boring, in the sense that the story is good but the author builds up old subjects. It almost seems the plot becomes predictable. The author and I'm not criticizing him in a negative way probably grabs every science-fiction concept out there and mash them together. Now if you don't know the science and hard science fiction, go on with the series but if you do know the science and hard science fiction you can see the holes in this plot. Here are some of his borrowed concepts" 1) The better chess player Theory. "there will always be a player that is better than you even if you're the top of your class. You haven't found him yet". The author builds on his previous concepts. 2) The unhackable AI. "if somebody wrote the program somebody else can hack it" 3) Imposter androids, "I leave this on for you to f...

Good Morning.. It is 4:15 am I had some difficulties sleeping. But I know why. Last night I was talking to a good friend, who is now a ministerial servant. This brother was at one point in his life was being trained to be a CO, and his wife betrayed him. it happens, He had to struggle for 7 years to get back on his feet. He is still a young brother in comparison to myself. when I served as an Elder I knew his case personally and I was against the way his case was handled in other congregations. I won't go into details, but the Branch stepped in and now things are going better for him. What I've learned, it is not the organization. It is the imperfect individuals in it. Having responsibilities can get to ones head. More so if one does not have any external or secular authority outside of the congregation. I do have and had certain authority outside the congregation as a senior technician today, a manager in my youth, and a supervisor and other lead roles. I tried never to let t...