Astronaut
Dr. Liz Anderson is returning to Earth from Mars to debrief Congress
on what went wrong. Instead of being treated to a hero's welcome, she
is surrounded by hostility as America is in turmoil. While fighting for
her life in Mars, she knew who the enemy was. Back home, she is unsure
who she can trust and how she can escape the deadly aftermath of the
war. Upon her return, Liz also brings the remnants of the artificial
intelligence that contains traces of her dead partner, Jianyu. Liz is
torn between believing he is alive or if she is being manipulated by the
AI. While Liz is still working through her grief, she is caught in the
middle of a guerrilla war. While Liz is struggling to survive she has to
decide can she trust the AI with her life?
When
I first picked up this novel, I was aware that this was a sequel to the
first novel. However, I felt while reading this novel that this book
should have been included in the first novel. The first half of the
novel, Liz and her fellow astronaut was dealing with the fallout of the
AI takeover on Mars. I felt like the novel was dragging and not much was
happening. I felt I would have enjoyed this book more if it had a bit
more going on instead of Liz spending most of her time running away.
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Print Length: 304 pages
Publisher: John Joseph Adams/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (June 11, 2019)
Publication Date: June 11, 2019
Sold by: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Language: English
ASIN: B07FKD6GH9
Praise for REENTRY
"It's good to consider the AI possibilities ahead. Peter Cawdron's REENTRY is a marvelous read but also an intriguing scenario for what might go on within the superintelligences." ―Vernor Vinge, Hugo Award-winning author of A Fire Upon the Deep and A Deepness in the Sky
After almost dying on Mars, astronaut Liz Anderson returns to Earth, but not to a hero’s welcome. America is in turmoil. The war is over, but the insurgency has just begun. So while life on Mars may have been deadly, at least up there she knew who the enemy was. Along with her, Liz has brought the remnants of the artificial intelligence that waged war on two planets. Buried somewhere deep within the cold electronic circuits lies the last vestiges of her dead partner Jianyu. Liz is torn, unsure whether he’s somehow still alive in electronic form or just a ploy by an adversary that will go to any length to win. Heartbroken and treated with suspicion, she finds herself caught up in the guerrilla war being waged on Earth, wondering if the AI threat is truly gone, or if it has only just begun.
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Peter Cawdron is an Australian science fiction author, making hard scifi easy to understand.
His debut novel Anomaly has gone on to sell over 75,000 copies around the world, while his zombie story What We Left Behind was selected by Kindle Scout for publication with Kindle Press.
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