Future Discovered: Host Saga Book 1 (Volume 1)
Registered by BookLovinMama of Arnold, Missouri USA on 6/16/2018
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
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Won via a Goodreads giveaway. Signed by the author.
Thanks and Best Wishes
Mike Farlow
Thanks and Best Wishes
Mike Farlow
Van Childs is hiking in an area north of Flagstaff when he comes across an area that would be perfect for his retirement cabin. As he inspects the site closer, it looks as if the foundation was just laid. This is odd as he wasn’t expecting any sites. He comes across a metal bar, which opens an entrance to a cave.
As Van explores the cave, he is introduced into an artificial intelligence who was placed on Earth around 200 years ago. The Galactic Hosts were an intelligent yet peaceful race. They eventually found themselves in defending themselves against the Arkons. When the Hosts left Earth, they left the site so that someone on Earth could potentially learn from their knowledge. Van happens to meet this profile.
Van agrees to go along with the AI’s plan for learning about this technology in exchange for being able to introduce it to the world in a way that he sees fit, which will benefit the entire Earth, not just one nation. One of the major reasons he agrees to this, he has ALS and the AI has promised to “cure” him after the one year trial period.
Van and Harry (his name for the AI) begin to introduce a medical scanner to the world. Upon doing so, there is one individual who wants to get his hand on this technology…and so the rest of the story begins.
It was clear that the author’s history in the navy is integrated throughout the book, almost too much. I must say that the more detailed he got in the strategy and attack sections, the more I skimmed the book. While I like the thought of advanced technology from another race being introduced to us, to help the betterment of the world, I struggled with the book. The story itself was ok. I also thought it had too many references to modern day sci-fi stories already written (e.g., Star Trek).
Unfortunately, I do not plan to read the additional books in this series.
As Van explores the cave, he is introduced into an artificial intelligence who was placed on Earth around 200 years ago. The Galactic Hosts were an intelligent yet peaceful race. They eventually found themselves in defending themselves against the Arkons. When the Hosts left Earth, they left the site so that someone on Earth could potentially learn from their knowledge. Van happens to meet this profile.
Van agrees to go along with the AI’s plan for learning about this technology in exchange for being able to introduce it to the world in a way that he sees fit, which will benefit the entire Earth, not just one nation. One of the major reasons he agrees to this, he has ALS and the AI has promised to “cure” him after the one year trial period.
Van and Harry (his name for the AI) begin to introduce a medical scanner to the world. Upon doing so, there is one individual who wants to get his hand on this technology…and so the rest of the story begins.
It was clear that the author’s history in the navy is integrated throughout the book, almost too much. I must say that the more detailed he got in the strategy and attack sections, the more I skimmed the book. While I like the thought of advanced technology from another race being introduced to us, to help the betterment of the world, I struggled with the book. The story itself was ok. I also thought it had too many references to modern day sci-fi stories already written (e.g., Star Trek).
Unfortunately, I do not plan to read the additional books in this series.
Journal Entry 3 by BookLovinMama at Caleres Refresh Break Room in Clayton, Missouri USA on Thursday, December 6, 2018
Released 5 yrs ago (12/6/2018 UTC) at Caleres Refresh Break Room in Clayton, Missouri USA
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
We are overrun by hundreds of books...they are like socks and LEGOs...they just appear to multiply when no one is looking. As much as we wanted to read this book, with the volume on our TBR shelves we decided to pass them along to other BookCrossers. Enjoy! Hopefully we'll be able to read it another time around.
