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Phil Bailey Author Of Kelvoo's Testimonial

From Phil's 3 favorite reads in 2024.

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Phil Bailey Why Phil loves this book

When it comes to realistic, interesting science fiction, Peter Cawdron has delivered again with The Simulacrum. I have read several of the author's First Contact novels, and I would say that he has outdone himself yet again.

One of the most fascinating aspects of The Simulacrum is how it handles the benefits and challenges of artificial intelligence in a way I never would have thought of.

As with other books in Peter Cawdron's First Contact series, an extensive afterword provides all manner of details explaining the scientific and historical bases of the story - Perfect for readers who are itellectually curious.

By Peter Cawdron ,

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2 authors picked The Simulacrum as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

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Someone is altering old astronomical images. In one small patch of the sky, the digital versions don't match the original prints and photographic plates taken by observatories from around the world over the past century.

Dawn McAllister is a PhD student tasked with figuring out why Przybylski’s Star is attracting unwanted attention from a malicious hacker... Her high-achieving brother, Ryan, is an astronaut on the backup crew for NASA's Ample mission to the asteroid Psyche in orbit between Mars and Jupiter... At the same time, NSA analyst Gabriel Rodrigez stumbles upon a collaboration between Russia and China to interfere with…


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The High House by James Stoddard,

The Victorian mansion, Evenmere, is the mechanism that runs the universe.

The lamps must be lit, or the stars die. The clocks must be wound, or Time ceases. The Balance between Order and Chaos must be preserved, or Existence crumbles.

Appointed the Steward of Evenmere, Carter Anderson must learn the…

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Phil Bailey Author Of Kelvoo's Testimonial

From Phil's 3 favorite reads in 2024.

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Phil's 3 favorite reads in 2024

Phil Bailey Why Phil loves this book

I've read several of Peter Cawdron's First Contact (sci-fi) novels over the last couple of years and I eagerly await each new release. Like his preceding novel, The Artifact, The Anatomy of Courage takes place entirely on Earth and is more focused on human nature. The result is a gripping story that drew me in from the very beginning.

The Anatomy of Courage is thought-provoking, poignant, and all too relevant to the present-day conflicts, power struggles, and ignorance that threaten the future of our species and our planet. From my personal perspective, bringing these matters to light is the hallmark of great science fiction.

By Peter Cawdron ,

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1 author picked The Anatomy of Courage as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

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Dr. Christopher Walters has been assigned to a medical evac team serving on the front line of the war against the alien invaders known as the Novo. As part of the Dog Food Squad, his role is to provide battlefield triage to wounded soldiers in no man’s land. Life expectancy at the Front is so low no one uses their real names, and he teams up with Hawk, Mouse, Leech, Lavender and William Sunday to save those he can from the brutal reality of war. The Novos, though, are not what they seem. Inconsistencies leave Doc questioning the war and…


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