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Creations Paperback – August 29, 2014

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Earth in 2040 is on the brink of environmental disaster. International controls affect everything from who can travel by air to who can start a family. Meanwhile the rift between science and religion is growing as some turn to technology for answers, while others blame it for the catastrophe. And for biological engineer Max Lowrie, whose efforts to see evolution taught in schools have led to him receiving death threats, the fact his wife’s staunchly religious family also see him as the enemy only adds to the strain. So when Max gets the job offer of a lifetime it’s hard to say no. He’ll be halfway around the world, safe from any danger, and he and Gillian will be able to get the treatments they need to start a family. The only problem is the project. It’s supposed to pave the way for humanity’s future: self-replicating machines that can mine materials from the harshest environments at no cost, opening up as yet unheard of resources in the sea, on land, and ultimately on the Moon. Everyone seems confident that the machines will be easy to control, but Max isn’t so sure… WILLIAM MITCHELL works as an aeronautical engineer. He writes horror and science fiction, and has published several short stories. He lives in East Sussex with his wife and two children.

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Hailing from London, Will Mitchell is an aeronautical engineer. He writes horror and science fiction, and has published several short stories. He lives in East Sussex with his wife and two children.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Cosmic Egg Books (August 29, 2014)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 345 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1782791868
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1782791867
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.59 x 0.77 x 8.47 inches

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I've been writing Science Fiction & Horror for a few years now, with a number of publications in various anthologies and short fiction magazines. Then, in 2012, I was a winner in the prestigious "Writers of the Future" contest, with my winning story "Contact Authority" appearing in volume 28. My first SF novel "Creations" was published a couple of years later, and the sequel "Eradications" came not long after that. Since then I've gone back and forth between Science Fiction and Horror - I like reading them equally so it makes sense I'd want to write them both too. You'll find plenty of examples of both listed here.

Away from writing, I live in the south of England and work in aerospace research doing things like writing the software for flight simulators, future concept design for air & space vehicles, and development of A.I. autopilots. So if you like your SF to be plausible and realistic, and written by someone who knows how all the tech stuff really works, that's what I'm into too.

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Gerald Warfield

When does self-replication become life?

Reviewed in the United States on November 1, 2014

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Max, an evolutionary biologist, is the only “soft” scientist among a team that sets out to create self-replicating robots for mineral extraction in the ocean. Their initial goal is to create little floating factories with sails, but there are hidden agendas, and bigger game is afoot on the moon.

In William Mitchell’s near-future world the conflicts between religious fundamentalism and scientific method have not gone away. Creation myths and creation science meet head-on. Both the protagonist and the reader wonder when self-replication, at increasing levels of sophistication, becomes life. And can its evolution be controlled?

As Max debates the ethical and the practical with his colleagues he faces some self-replicating problems of his own. Drawn into the secret project by the promise that he and his wife, Gillian, will be exempt from the harsh reproductive policies of the government they try and try again to create their own offspring. One sees in their relationship a suggestion as to how science and religion might cohabitate.

“Creations” is a book of great ideas. Ethics, religion, and science are hotly debated, which is both a strength and weakness of the book. Sometimes the talking heads do go on, but the science is sound and “Creations” opened up for me ideas as to how the exploitation of space might be managed—and mismanaged.

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Athos710

Intriguing near future challenges and the dangers in their solutions

Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2016

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I won't recap much of the plot, as the other reviews already do that. I greatly enjoyed this science fiction setting in the not so distant future. I finished this is 2 weekends of interrupted reading, so it was a fairly quick read. The premise is both believable and just advanced enough to make for good science fiction. It's clear Mitchell has a solid understanding of the hard sciences covered in the book and he does a good job of relating them, without the explanation dragging down the plot.

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jefairba

A good, fast read with great action and perfect ending.

Reviewed in the United States on October 3, 2014

I thoroughly enjoyed Creations, and would highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys science fiction. Broadly, the book is set in the near future and explores the role religion and technology play in a world that has faced some serious environmental issues. The ending of the book is a fantastic "That was set up all along and I should have seen it coming", and leaves you intrigued about where a sequel could go. The plot is clean, the characters fairly well developed and relatable, and importantly in a near-future sci-fi, the world is believable. I dislike sci-fi books that throw out wild technologies that violate basic engineering principles or physics, and it is clear the author understands technology well enough that he doesn't make any leaps that seem totally impossible. The author does a thorough job explaining the technologies, making the book accessible to everyone.

The book is an easy and fast read, I finished it in three short evenings of reading. I will admit the end of part 1 (there are 2 parts) starts to drag, but part 2 absolutely flies. As I suggested above the author does a good job explaining many of the advanced technologies he introduces, most of it coming in the first part of the book. I think one of the reasons I felt it dragged a bit in part 1 is that I'm an engineer and avid sci-fi fan, so I was already familiar with much of the future tech Mitchell is trying to explain. However, part 2 more than redeems the book because we now have the technology and character development set, and Mitchell does a really good job writing a fun, gripping, action-filled ending to the book.

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Anon

Sci-fi action capped with a brilliant ending

Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2014

Mitchell creates a plausible near-term future world filled with plenty of sci-fi tech goodness but also one that extrapolates the impact today's issues like the environment, fundamentalist anti-intellectualism, and dwindling resources will have in 2040. It is the last of these issues that drives the plot of a corporate scheme to produce self-replicating robots to mine the seas and other worlds of their riches.

Max, the main protagonist, is an evolutionary biologist and brought onto the replicator project at a remote Pacific island along with his wife, Gillian on the promise of circumventing the government's harsh fertility regulations. From the beginning of his involvement, Max has reservations that the replicators lack needed fail-safes to prevent them from evolving beyond their originally intended purpose. But Max has to limit himself or else risk his relationship's future with Gillian, and soon the replicators take shape for the initial sea trials. Of course, things don't go to plan. The replicators evolve unexpectedly, and thousands escape from the containment area. After some heroic efforts from Max and the team, all the replicators are recovered. But Max's fears are realized, he removes himself from the project and seeks the truth behind the corporate scheme and beyond...

I enjoyed Creations and recommend it for readers that might otherwise be reluctant to the sci-fi genre. The plot is action-driven and explores the plausible technologies available a quarter-century from now and their implications for humanity. And not to spoil the ending, but Mitchell definitely saves the best for last.

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