The Bloodlight Chronicles: Reconciliation
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“Revitalizes the cyber-fiction genre with its vivid prose and believable characters . . . [This] should appeal to fans of Bruce Sterling and William Gibson.” — Library Journal
“Finding innovative science fiction is getting harder and harder . . . Then comes along The Bloodlight Chronicles and hope for originality in the genre is revived.” — Amazing Stories
Zakariah and Mia Davis have been infected with an alien virus that prolongs life — and as a result, their blood is a valuable black-market staple due to its rejuvenating effects. But the “eternal virus” has not affected their son Rix, and Zakariah is consumed with the search for an active sample to inoculate the teenager against mortality.
To succeed, Zakariah surgically wires his brain for the global computer network, a virtual cyber-economy controlled by avatars. Busted for transporting grain without a permit, and on the run from the government and the Eternal Research Institute, Zakariah must travel off-planet through a commercial wormhole, alongside a woman who is seeking the source of immortality for her own purposes.
Now, in the Cromeus colonies on the other side of time and space, Zakariah will risk everything to give his son eternal life . . .
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Steve Stanton’s short fiction has been published in twelve countries, including translations into Hebrew, Greek, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Czech, and Romanian. His writing regularly appears in Rampike, On Spec, Neo-opsis, Tesseracts, Zymergy, Divine Realms, The Standing Stone, Prairie Journal of Canadian Literature, Poet’s Gallery, BrightRedLife, ChristianWeek, Green’s Magazine, Adventure Magazine, Canadian Writer’s Journal, Mindflights, Pandora, Gateway SF, The Sword Review, Churchyard, Searching Souls, The Obligatory Sin, Christian Communicator, Dragons, Knights and Angels, and Chaos Theory. He currently serves as the vice-president of SF Canada, the bilingual organization of science fiction, fantasy, and horror writers. Stanton lives in Washago, Ontario.
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Published: September 2010
ISBN: 9781550229547
Dimensions: 5.5 x 8.5 in.
Pages: 264
Reviews
“Finding innovative science fiction is getting harder and harder … Then comes along a series of books from ECW Press called The Bloodlight Chronicles by Steve Stanton and hope for originality in the genre is revived.” — Amazing Stories
“Stylistically streamlined, this vibrant series opener should appeal to fans of Bruce Sterling and William Gibson.” — Library Journal
“This tale should appeal to science fiction readers, especially those who enjoy the virtual worlds and considering where computers and the internet may eventually lead us. Well-written, this volume resolves enough of its plot issues to satisfy, while leaving the door wide open to continue the adventure. Recommended.” — Canadian Review of Materials
“The book is a taut thriller, veering as it does between the real and the virtual, propelled by a central mystery … that bears some similarity to both C.S. Lewis’s sci-fi apologetic Out of the Silent Planet and Tad Williams’s Otherland series. Stanton gets a lot of things right with this book. It’s spiritually thoughtful without being pedantic. It moves along very well. He has a great ear for dialogue.” — Faith Today
“Well written, engaging, and provides us with a fascinating blend of cyberpunk and spiritual themes. This is a book that will stay with the reader; it offers us much to think about.” — On Spec Magazine
“Excellent writing, interesting characters and a believable vision of the future.” — Kasma SF