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Creations Kindle Edition
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherCosmic Egg Books
- Publication dateAugust 29, 2014
- File size2548 KB
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- ASIN : B00LWFKT2G
- Publisher : Cosmic Egg Books (August 29, 2014)
- Publication date : August 29, 2014
- Language : English
- File size : 2548 KB
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Not Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Sticky notes : On Kindle Scribe
- Print length : 346 pages
- Best Sellers Rank: #2,843,475 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #5,703 in Hard Science Fiction (Kindle Store)
- #12,658 in Hard Science Fiction (Books)
- #28,054 in Science Fiction Adventure
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About the author
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.
For more info, go to www.wmfiction.com
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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.
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.
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.