Unprofitables are banished to work camps to pay off their credit. Other tie-men and women look on apathetically. Fair is fair. Everyone knows you shouldn t use more credit than you are worth to the Company. They turn their attention to the next repackaged but highly coveted N-Corp product on the market, creatively advertised on the imager screens that adorn virtually every available flat surface. All the while, their mandatory crossimplants and wrist-worn ICs keep them focused on the endless cycle of work and consumption to which they are enslaved. May Fields the CEO s daughter would like to believe she is above all that. Head of N-Corp s marketing team, the young woman who has almost everything anyone could want spends her days dreaming up ingenious ways to make workers buy more of what they already have and don t need. Even before May discovers that the Company is headed for its first loss in thirty years, she is feeling the stirrings of dissatisfaction with the system that has given her everything she s ever wanted . . . except the freedom to be herself. When she is kidnapped by a member of the Protectorate a secret order dating back to the American Revolution May is suddenly faced with the frightening truth of what the Company s greed has done to our most basic human rights. Will she embrace who she is and join the battle to restore America s democratic freedom, or put her blinders back on and return to her safe and passionless life?
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An Intense and Captivating Dystopian Novel!
29 Oct 2012
By Stephanie Ward
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Format:Paperback
4.5 Stars
Lately I've been really into science fiction novels - especially dystopians, so this book sounded right up my alley. Needless to say, I wasn't disappointed. The chapters were short, which keeps the reader actively engaged in the story. The narrative is very well-written and the characters are complex and deep; it was really easy to get sucked into the creepy futuristic world that Gates created. The novel is very fast-paced; so even though it was a bit long, it didn't take very long to read. I couldn't put it down. The plot had so many twists and interesting ideas that it truly keeps the reader on their toes and trying to figure out what is going on - right up to the very last chapter. The back story, history, and descriptions of the world the novel is set in was vivid and completely intriguing. The level of detail is captivating and I was totally immersed in the entire scope of the book. I highly recommend this book to anyone who likes science fiction novels, especially dystopians, and futuristic thrillers.
Disclosure: I received a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.
Lately I've been really into science fiction novels - especially dystopians, so this book sounded right up my alley. Needless to say, I wasn't disappointed. The chapters were short, which keeps the reader actively engaged in the story. The narrative is very well-written and the characters are complex and deep; it was really easy to get sucked into the creepy futuristic world that Gates created. The novel is very fast-paced; so even though it was a bit long, it didn't take very long to read. I couldn't put it down. The plot had so many twists and interesting ideas that it truly keeps the reader on their toes and trying to figure out what is going on - right up to the very last chapter. The back story, history, and descriptions of the world the novel is set in was vivid and completely intriguing. The level of detail is captivating and I was totally immersed in the entire scope of the book. I highly recommend this book to anyone who likes science fiction novels, especially dystopians, and futuristic thrillers.
Disclosure: I received a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.
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Amazing
16 April 2013
By Johanna K. Pitcairn
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Blood Zero Sky. An intriguing title for an amazing novel. I found this gem completely by accident. The first chapter was enough to convince me my purchase wasn't a mistake.
Gates's style is clean, his prose impeccable, the plot remarkable. He gives no embellishment, no happy ending. Just a glimpse of realistic hope we can all grab onto, until we realize we hold the power to change everything, or let the world die because of greed. Some readers who reviewed the book thought the whole concept of the book - which is an hyperbol of how screwed capitalism can lead us to if pushed to an extreme - was too serious, too heavy, just too much. I loved it. I'm a capitalist at heart, and I strongly believe in capitalism. But like anything else, extremes are dangerous. Greed, profit, the loss of self for material and superficial gain will cause the destruction of every ideal the founders of this country fought for.
Gates's characters are definitely on point. Their evolution is smooth, realistic, simply beautiful to witness. I loved this book and wished at every page it were my own.
Blood Zero Sky is the type of story you are delighted to find, because every word hits a homerun.
Gates's style is clean, his prose impeccable, the plot remarkable. He gives no embellishment, no happy ending. Just a glimpse of realistic hope we can all grab onto, until we realize we hold the power to change everything, or let the world die because of greed. Some readers who reviewed the book thought the whole concept of the book - which is an hyperbol of how screwed capitalism can lead us to if pushed to an extreme - was too serious, too heavy, just too much. I loved it. I'm a capitalist at heart, and I strongly believe in capitalism. But like anything else, extremes are dangerous. Greed, profit, the loss of self for material and superficial gain will cause the destruction of every ideal the founders of this country fought for.
Gates's characters are definitely on point. Their evolution is smooth, realistic, simply beautiful to witness. I loved this book and wished at every page it were my own.
Blood Zero Sky is the type of story you are delighted to find, because every word hits a homerun.
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Engrossing
15 Dec 2012
By J. Mitchell
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Format:Kindle Edition
Blood Zero Sky describes a scarily plausible future where two corporations run the world, coopting the functions of government, economy, religion, and every other cultural construct. May Fields, as the daughter of the N-Corps CEO, seems to have a bright and prosperous future with the company, but May has secrets. One of these is her dissatisfaction with her life, as she must hide her differences from the rest of society. May is a wonderful, complex character and Gates does a wonderful job of dramatic tension as he develops her from doubt and dissatisfaction, to rebellion and renouncement, but still troubled by uncertainties. The climax of the book is especially well done, riveting and emotional. It is a difficult ending to read, but not without hope. An immensely fine read.
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