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Dancing with Eternity Kindle Edition
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John Patrick Lowrie
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Publication date18 Aug. 2011
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File size1310 KB
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"In the far flung future, the human experience is a much different one indeed. "Dancing with Eternity" is a science fiction novel set in the fortieth century and following the misadventures and failures of Mohandas in an otherwise more perfect universe. Humorous and thoughtful, "Dancing with Eternity "may prove a fun read for science fiction fans with a strong interest in deep space travel and other elements of the far flung future." --Midwest Book Review/Small Press Bookwatch "Every once in a while, a new novel comes along that is both epic in scope and, at the same time, focused on a very personal, human drama. John Patrick Lowrie's characters do indeed dance with eternity in a universe where humankind thinks it has mastered immortality. They believe technology has solved all problems . . .This dense story is far richer than a capsule summary can suggest. In the best tradition of the best science fiction, the galactic setting is painted with vivid, believable detail."-- D
"As an ex-NASA tether specialist and consultant on the Shuttle tether missions, I found this a refreshingly accurate narrative of what it might be like to experience such life and related activities that (are) outside our normal realms." --Dave Lang
."..the first mind-blowing 2011 novel...shows why science fiction is still the most interesting genre today."
--Liviu Suciu, Fantasy Book Critic
""Dancing With Eternity" by John Patrick Lowrie is not only a terrific E-ticket ride of speculative fiction, it is also a very thought-provoking novel of ideas. I got swept away by the scope of the story, and spent many hours contemplating the moral, ethical and social challenges of 'rebooting.' Anyone who enjoys reading either Kim Stanley Robinson or Neal Stephenson will get a big kick out of this book!" --Hugh Hastings, Actor
"An utterly believable depiction of other worlds and races, imagination drips from every page. John Patrick Lowrie has more talent than any human being has a right to possess. A triumph of science fiction. I only wish I'd written it!" M J Elliott, Editor of "The Whisperer in Darkness", "The Horror in the Museum", "The Right Hand of Doom", "The Haunter of the Ring"
"As I was enjoying this book, stepping through a delightful minefield of lifeless sacred cows, I found the advanced computer concepts presented within assembling themselves in actual experiments in the real world without!" --Chuck Pliske, former NASA Computer Engineer. "At a time in which we are increasingly uncertain about our future, Lowrie creates a plausible scenario in which there is no death as we now experience it, and explores how such a world would play out. In the process he challenges our traditional beliefs about love, sex and spirituality." --Janet Pliske, D.D.
"Dancing with Eternity" is a fascinating sci-fi thriller that depicts the world as it might be in the future .... It is a fairly quick read because the flow of the storyline keeps you fascinated and intrigued. This is one book that sci-fi enthusiasts should put on their "must-read" list."- Tracey Rock for "Reader Views"
"In "Dancing With Eternity "John has constructed the idyllic science fiction novel with all the elements that real fans crave: adventure, mystery, space travel, alien worlds, hard science projections, and a wonderful cast of characters from a future society. But, more important, the book dances with timeless philosophical questions which may require hard-thinking, real-life answers much sooner than we realize."--Frank Simcoe, author, "Ridiculous Destiny"
"In the far flung future, the human experience is a much different one indeed. "Dancing with Eternity" is a science fiction novel set in the fortieth century and following the misadventures and failures of Mohandas in an otherwise more perfect universe. Humorous and thoughtful, "Dancing with Eternity "may prove a fun read for science fiction fans with a strong interest in deep space travel and other elements of the far flung future." --Midwest Book Review/Small Press Bookwatch
"Two thousand years from now, people don't die; they just reboot, choosing what to remember, what to forget. The results are not always what they--or we--expect. In "Dancing with Eternity", John Lowrie has imagined a richly detailed world of space travel among colonized planets by characters whose minds and bodies alike are malleable, the specs stored on the 'net' and retrievable when necessary. The storytelling in this novel is lush and highly imaginative, and backed by the author's encyclopedic knowledge of our world and his deep understanding of what makes us human." --Jerry Stubblefield, author of "Homunculus" (Black Heron Press)
--This text refers to the paperback edition.
About the Author
John Patrick Lowrie was born in Honolulu and raised in Boulder. At 16 he left home to make his way as a singer/guitarist/flautist/ trombonist in a rock n roll band, sleeping in parks and communes. After surviving the draft, he graduated with highest distinction from the Indiana University School of Music and for a few years managed to make a living as a composer and guitarist in his acoustic fusion duo, The Kiethe Lowrie Duet, garnering critical acclaim. He then decided to become an actor because the pay was better and the work was steadier (truly!). He and his wife, Ellen McLain, now reside in Seattle where they divide their professional time between acting in live theater and voice-acting for computer games and radio dramas.
Product details
- ASIN : B005I63H8S
- Publisher : Camel Press (18 Aug. 2011)
- Language : English
- File size : 1310 KB
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Print length : 418 pages
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About the author

John Patrick Lowrie was born in 1952 in Honolulu, Hawaii and raised in Boulder, Colorado. At 16 he left home to make his way as a singer/guitarist/flautist/trombonist in a rock ‘n’ roll band, sleeping in parks and communes and getting to know several hippies. Surviving the draft, he graduated with highest distinction from the Indiana University School of Music and for a few years managed to make a living as a composer and guitarist in his acoustic fusion duo The Kiethe Lowrie Duet, garnering critical acclaim and opening for people who were much more famous than he was. He then decided to become an actor because the pay was better and the work was steadier. To this day he remains the only person he knows of who has done this. He met Ellen McLain, his wife of twenty-four years, in Arnhem, Holland on a European tour of a Broadway show and started his acting career in Palermo, Italy telling jokes to an opera house full of Sicilians who didn’t speak English. Success continues to dog his heels like an angry Pekinese.
He and his wife now reside in Seattle where they divide their professional time between acting in live theater and voice-acting for computer games and radio dramas.
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I don't want to spoil a future reader's enjoyment of discovery, so - for science fiction fans - I'll mention PD James (Children of Men) Robert Heinlein, Isaac Asimov and Robert Silverberg.
I could go on - because this novel meets so many of the most important criteria of excellence in science fiction: a world that is satisfyingly realised; sufficient information for the reader to 'get' it, fed into the narrative without any clunky explanations; characters who are fully formed, with motivations and flaws that don't beggar belief and that lead naturally to their behaviours and actions; a well-rounded story with (mostly) appropriate peripatetic excursions into different communities and ways of living in the fictional world; 'science' that is convincing (along with jargon that originates from familiar terms of today) and a vein of quiet humour that just takes the edge off a building sense of peril.
I find it astonishing that this is his debut novel, because the writing is of a quality that one would expect from a much-published author. I hope John Patrick Lowrie writes more novels - so far this is his first and only. I will certainly be watching for more.
Not all bad as there are some redeeming features, but alas no alien battles or swashbuckling hero's.
One thing I did not understand was the aging of people on a planet called Eden?
It seems that if you leave Eden' and travel 78 Light years to another planet, then return some time latter, all Eden citizens have aged from say 20 years when you left, but when you return these people are 90 years old, but you are only a few weeks or a couple of years older?.
I hate giving bad reviews but you do need something to keep you coming back for more, as someone else stated it starts well but that is as exciting as it gets.
I found this book weighty but an immensely enjoyable read. It's an sci-fi adventure book with a number of thriller style twists & turns that draw you further into the world and result in you struggling to put it down.
Finally I'd like to say the story contains elements that are thought provoking and I found myself mulling over experiences from the novel and how they would be perceived in today's culture.
I look forward to more from the author and hopefully more story set in this well thought-out universe.
I sincerely hope the writer can produced other stories in this universe.
Reading the second half was absolute torture, it was like wading through waist high mud.
I like detail in a story but this was way to much. Thank god it was a free down load as
i would have felt completely ripped off.