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Indlæser... Time Heist (Firstborn Saga) (Volume 1)af Anthony Vicino
   Ingen Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog.  KriisGaia | Nov 27, 2017 |   This review was written for LibraryThing Member Giveaways. Well plotted and fast paced, with excellent imagery enabling the reader to acclimate to futuristic environment. The characters draw you in, and the cops/suspense aspects are very easily adapted to this setting. The plot twists are sharp and work very well. Looking to get more by this author as audios become available.The narrator was a good fit for this book, and it was easy to sense that he was fully engaged in the project. It was helpful that his voice and pacing, as well as character interpretation were very good. This audiobook was provided by the author, narrator, or publisher at no cost in exchange for an unbiased review courtesy of LibraryThing. (  )1  jetangen4571 | Mar 24, 2016 | Time Heist by Anthony Vicino is the first in a series called the Firstborn Saga. Unity was created after the world was destroyed through weaponry hundreds of years ago. In an attempt to control the population so that the human race can continue to survive on its limited resources, the life tracker was invented. Displayed on a person’s arm, the life tracker counts down to the end everyone’s designated life time. Life time can be squandered through the use of drugs, won in wagers, or stolen from the stream. Tom Handel used to work for Time Vice, the law enforcement agency in charge of catching criminals who steal others life time. After the death of his wife and the imprisonment of her murderer, Tom becomes a drug addict and loses his position. Nine years later, as his remaining time is coming to an end, he becomes wrapped up in the politics of time and the control of peoples’ lives once again as he attempts to find the escaped Malcom. This is a cyber-science fiction novel that is filled to the brim with action. It jumps from one thrilling life threatening scene to another quickly. While the life tracker concept is easy to pick up, the rest of the stream concept isn’t intuitive and is a bit confusing. Also, I found that the character development was primarily action driven and thus a little flat. The dialogue and actions of the main characters were somewhat predictable. The story is told in first person through the main character of Tom Handel. He is every bit the cynical washed up cop character who still wants to the right thing. He is highly reminiscent of a character from a detective noir novel. This vibe throughout the novel and the intense action are aspects the reader must like to enjoy this novel. The plot itself takes a few turns that were not predictable at all, which for me is what made this novel really interesting. These twists in the plot tie the action together with the political backdrop, which increases in importance as more and more information is revealed. The story comes to a clear end at the end of the novel, but the epilogue opens the door for the next novels in an extremely interesting way. The narration by Adam Verner is good. He voices the characters well and the obviously evil characters are clearly distinguishable through their voicing. The production quality of the novel was good as well. I would recommend this novel to anyone who likes cyber-science fiction novels with a lot of action. Audiobook was provided for review by the author. ( )1 audiobibliophile | Feb 24, 2016 | This review was written for LibraryThing Member Giveaways. Set hundreds of years in the future, the book is set in a very different world. With the ability to live forever, life is capped at 80 years, although you can trade your years up or down. There are nanites everywhere.Nanites that you can inject or breathe in to give you a high, or to improve your abilities. The main character needs to find out what a mysterious key is for, and who he is. There are enough characters to hold your interest, without becoming overwhelming. This is a very well written book for an indie writer, and I will certainly be looking to read other books by Anthony Vicino. (  )1 daleala | Nov 26, 2015 | This review was written for LibraryThing Member Giveaways. Quite a different type of read. I do not usually go for these type of mystery cop thrillers but this one takes it a bit further than any I have read before. If you need a change of pace this is a fast moving read but be wary that you pay close attention to the details like other reviewers have stated the story jobs back on it self and you have to go back to make sure where you are in the story. It reminded me of listening to an old veteran retelling his story for the millionth time but just realized hes telling it to a new listener. As long as you can tell where you are at in the story it stays strong and keeps you intrigued. Just received information that the next book in this series Mind Breach is due out in December 2015, well winter of 2015 and seeing how that is the last month it could be we will go with that!!! ( )1 lcsdr60 | Oct 28, 2015 | ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
Find his wife's killer. Stop a war. Save the world... Again."A fast paced technothriller with enough action to power a Hollywood blockbuster."- Ted Cross (Author of The Immortality Game)The heist that finally broke Time Vice Detective Tom Mandel ended with one million people, his wife included, dead. Crushed beneath the weight of all those lost souls he fled to the Lowers to run out the remaining time on his Life Tracker in one long drug blurred haze.He's ready to die, but the world won't let him off so easy. Not when mass-murderer Malcolm Wolfe mysteriously wakes from a chemically induced coma and somehow escapes prison. There's a fine line between justice and vengeance, one Tom's prepared to cross. But what will he do when he discovers the real reason a million people died...and why it has to happen again. Time Heist is the first book in The Firstborn Saga, featuring fast-paced action, thrilling suspense, and complex characters. If you like Jim Butcher, William Gibson, and Chuck Wendig, then you'll love this captivating post-apocalyptic adventure. Interview with the AuthorQ: How would you describe Time Heist and The Firstborn Saga?A: Time Heist is William Gibson's Neuromancer meets Jim Butcher's Dresden Files Lots of fantastical technology mixed with average everyday peole thrown into situations seething with action, mystery, and intrigue. At its core, Time Heist is the story of a broken man just trying to earn a bit of peace of mind before his death.Q: Why cyberpunk?A: I remember reading Neal Stephenson's Snow Crash and thinking, "If only I could write something half as cool as that!" They say cyberpunk is dead, but I disagree. It's never been more relevant. Technology is constantly taking huge leaps forward, advancing at breakneck speeds. One of the strengths of sci-fi has always been its ability to consider how these technologies might influence the future. The possibilities are limitless, which is where The Firstborn Saga really hits its stride. It's a triptych of trilogies which means three stand along trilogies all tied within the same universe. It'll be a galaxy spanning affair when it's all said and done.Q: What does it mean to you when readers pick up your books?A. It's incredibly humbling. For so long I've saved away at the keyboard in obscurity. To have my words out in the world being read by fans across the world is a bit surreal. I don't know if I'll ever be a best seller like Hugh Howey, but so far I've met a slew of wonderful people (both readers and fellow authors alike) which has made the whole publishing adventure unforgettable. Thanks to everybody who's taken the time to pick up one of my stories. I can't tell you how much it means to me. No library descriptions found. |
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This is where we begin Time Heist (Firstborn Saga Volume 1) by Anthony Vicino. Now living in The Lowers, after finally capturing the criminal who murdered millions of Intuit’s, Mandel can’t forgive himself for being too late to save them, or his beloved Diana.
But now, with only 8 hours to live, Mandel discovers that Malcolm Wolfe has escaped from the “impenetrable“ prison in which he had been incarcerated these last 9 years. A visit from his former Time Vice partner drags him back to The Uppers.
Wolfe is a powerful Intuit, he hacks Mandel‘s connection to “The Stream” and gives him 24 hours of time. Malcolm wants revenge, and letting Mandel die would be a mercy. He wants him to live and suffer while he watches everything he cares for be taken away. To make matters worse, the hours he gives him were originally stolen from Diana.
Not Your Typical WhoDunIt
This book is a very different kind of read. It’s not a typical whodunit cop mystery because we know exactly who did it. The only problem is can Mandel stop him, or will he be too late again?
The world created by the author is complicated, but also interesting and compelling. I found myself unable to stop reading. Even when I probably should have. As the first book in the “Firstborn Saga“ series, I’m very much looking forward to Book 2, Mind Breach.
Reviewed for LnkToMi iRead in response to a complimentary copy of the novella provided by the publisher in hopes of an honest review. (