Erik A. Otto

 Follows the events of DETONATION and PROLIFERATION

The Essentialist—Spoke war continues in the east, while in the northwest an escalation of arms can only lead to more conflict. The fate of the continent depends on the endeavors of Pyke, a cursed advocate for foreign dignitaries in game show-governed Aspen, and Cecile, a long-time Spoke supporter from Quebec City who has been living with a dark secret. Their journeys weave through the lives of Owen, Warrick, Lexie and Tarnation. New nation-states in the midwest become embroiled in the struggle. And they will face new technological perils, including a hidden machine intelligence that could tilt the balance of power against humanity.

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On colonial Venus, people who are susceptible to lies have been denigrated and barred from the citizenry. Ancient dirigibles dock at the top of colossal towers to shunt people to and from underground cities. Armies of enclosed, beetle-shaped biocrawlers creep around the planet providing a coveted, yet deficient, natural environment. Colonists strive for an outdoor ecology to call their own, but terraforming is faltering.

There is growing unrest, and at the heart of this rift is Hix, a member of the Venusian underclass. He has risen from the tenements to become a renowned film star, until he is accused of murder. Neeva is destined to be Keeper, an esteemed protector of First Colony Heritage. She is also an inspector assigned to Hix’s case... and the victim happens to be her sister.

Hix and Neeva must find passage through the winds of change, or their people will be swept away forever.

Population centers have been leveled and society has regressed to a pre-industrialized state. The advanced city of Haplopol rises from the ashes, enabling the rebirth of more such cities, each one subtly different, the result of an experiment in finding the best machine-governed utopia. Sovereign forces mobilize to exploit their power, and others, to contain them. At the heart of this is an unlikely pair; a dejected anthropologist whose life’s work has finally become useful, and a snarky pirate forced to serve a monastic cult. To survive, they must not only navigate escalating conflict, but also understand the implications of the rising machine cities for all of humanity.

Proliferation is a stand-alone novel taking place in the same world as Detonation (Named to Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2018). If you have questions about which book you might want to read first, check out this FAQ.

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*** NAMED TO KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST BOOKS OF 2018 ***

Fire, splitting the atom, synthetic biology. There's a dark side to every invention, one which we have been fortunate to contain for most of history. But are we hurtling forward too fast?

Detonation is an epic dystopian tale that is a cautionary reflection on our own innovation-obsessed culture. It follows two societies that are connected, but centuries apart, and their struggle against a superintelligent machine. Amid ideological clashes and political plotting, a diverse cast discovers this insidious threat, one which few can fathom, and fewer can challenge.

Detonation also received an Honorable Mention for the Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award for Science Fiction

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A WORLD RIFE WITH RELIGIOUS PREJUDICE…

Where cryptic prophesies of gravity-defying events and stories of mythical beasts are regular undercurrents to daily life. 

POLITICAL TENSIONS ARE MOUNTINg

The omens are clear, troops are mobilizing, and war has sprung.

AND NOW, INFIDELS ARE EMERGING

Sinners and traitors are being cast out. These are despicable liars. They are twisted, half-wit heathens. They are deceitful scum…

…and they’re the only ones that could save millions of lives.

Reviews

See what reviewers are saying about the Tale of Infidels series. Book 2 (The Day’s Wake) and book 3 (The Third Internecion) have both received starred reviews from BlueInk Review (assigned to books deemed to be exceptional, in the top 5-10% of reviewed books)

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* NEWLY REVISED IN 2020 *

AN ACTION-PACKED SCI-FI YA NOVEL SET IN A SOCIALLY FRAGMENTED FUTURE SAN FRANCISCO

The world has descended into a morass of radioactivity and harsh climate shifts. The wealthy have escaped to rule from the protected Inworld; enormous, impenetrable domes that dominate urban skylines. Outworlders must live a life of serfdom catering to the Inworld, unless salvation can be won through prowess in Ket—a game of dangerous anti-gravity maneuvers and debilitating energy pulses.

This is the story of three lost Outworlders youths. Tristan is unmatched in his dedication to the games, Luisa is plagued by the memories of her family, and Michaelis has been cast aside by a corrupt system. Together, they need to find a way in, and Ket may hold the key.

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