Kirjahaku

Rebirth, book Two in The Judas Syndrome Trilogy. A year into a Post-Apocalyptic existence, where friendships are tested and new enemies emerge; talk of destiny fulfilled through a child offers salvation.Could you believe?Rebirth is a continuation of the popular post-apocalyptic tale, The Judas Syndrome, that one reviewer called "a stark and uncompromising vision of the future of our world."Narrated by Joel's girlfriend Sara, Rebirth is a story of survival, betrayal, and hope. After giving birth to their son, whose evident purpose is to fulfill the destiny that Joel had forsaken, Sara realizes that her home is no longer a haven. Menaced by a power-obsessed Earl and frightened by the deterioration of a once-tight group of comrades, she flees north- into a nihilistic world inhabited by dangerous nomads, new friends, and old enemies.

Will Tess's past lives contain the key to her salvation? Or her doom? Unable to cope with a deteriorating existence, Tess checks herself into a mental health facility. Inside, she meets Tebor, another patient who claims to know her from a previous life. Wondering if she can heal her present by making peace with her forgotten past, Tess becomes receptive to the idea of past-life regression. She is assisted in her journey by Madhiva, a nurse skilled in hypnosis and past-life regression, and her psychiatrist, Dr. Samuelson, who uncovers a family secret that may send Tess to a dark place where no healing force can reach her.

"Find the key emotion; this may be all you need know to find your short story."- F. Scott Fitzgerald"A short story is the ultimate close-up magic trick - a couple of thousand words to take you around the universe or break your heart." - Neil GaimanLife is a Metaphor. A metaphor is a symbol. A symbol is a sign. Watch for the signs. Like all stories, they can be watered-down to act as metaphor or parables; but unlike parables, metaphors can be interpreted differently, depending on the subject. A waning metaphor therefore, only sustains resolve if a person decides to recognize it. The literary short plays an important role for the reader.What could be more rewarding than a quick read? Instant gratification through story-telling? This anthology features multiple genres and zero commitment.

Utopia has fallen, and from the ashes: Allfather.The general's war robbed United Earth of a Utopian paradise. Now, a year later, with Allfather bearing down on an ill-prepared United Earth, a meddling ghost in the walls at UE Headquarters, a religious renaissance infiltrating the hearts and minds of earth's populace and a rogue sect leader stirring up controversy, Chancellor Raymond Bellows finds himself - once again - at a crossroads. The impending threat of each faction builds to a crescendo when Raymond works to align United Earth to fight their common foe or risk losing everything they've rebuilt to a callous and cruel alien bent on annihilation. Will United Earth be ready?

New policies encourage discovery, but will history repeat itself?United Earth casts a long shadow of memory across its residents, and those memories are renewed through every enlightened AI Host who carries them. This haunts some, encourages fear in others, and confirms devotion in many. United Earth, as an idea, gave life to freedoms previously unknown to humanity, but when the General's war devastated that trust and an alien bent on destruction came to annihilate their civilization, the populace began to question their place in this fallen utopia. Now, six months removed from the most recent conflict which overwhelmed the people; recognizing they are not alone in the universe, they seek purpose in their existence more than ever. The lottery would afford them that, offering hope, one of the most essential requirements in an individual's arsenal for survival. But when that hope turns to dread, what is left to accomplish but survival?

When revolution sparks sentience in Artificial intelligence, can Utopia endure? The year is 2162. Tobias has a bone to pick with the peaceful utopian establishment. After reviewing a new folder via an avatar embedded in the Shadow net calling itself Allfather, he realizes he's stumbled upon the means to bring United Earth to their knees. SENTA is an A.I. Host whose designation is to nanny three siblings. When she discovers a loophole in her coding, she awakens to the world around her and claims sentience.Raymond Bellows is the Chancellor of United Earth. When confronted by thirty A.I. Hosts of varying classes, he is asked to accept their claims of sentience, or suffer losing everything he believes in. When General August realizes what is happening, she willfully authorizes the destruction of 'sentient' A.I. Hosts, inciting the war she always knew would materialize, ridding the world of A.I. forever. In what seems an impossible three-sided war, enemies become uneasy allies. Each faction of humanity and humanity's creation fight to claim their own place in an ever-evolving solar system.