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Remote
by Lisa Acerbo
Genre: YA Sci-fi
Release Date: December 2018
Summary:
When technology fulfills every dream, reality is a nightmare.
Below the streets of New State, the Grounders fight to remain free of the technological control of the world above. When dusk falls, Wren risks her life by entering the capital city as a raider to secure resources for the rebellion. Each step further inside puts her life in jeopardy from New State’s deadliest weapons – Phantoms. More machine than human, tortured until devoid of emotion and caring, Phantoms have only one objective. Kill. And they do it with exacting precision.
Wren is good at her job as a raider and committed to the cause until she meets Codex, a New State citizen who doesn’t quite fit her preconceived expectations. After a couple of awkward encounters, he shows her the meaning of hooking up—a computer simulation that allows people to live out their fantasies—without the complication of emotional entanglements or physical reality. But what Wren feels for Codex is very real. And it’s punishable by death.
As she and Codex grow closer, Wren convinces him to leave New State for the underground. But unrest between New State and the Grounders escalates, and Phantoms move in to destroy her world. Nothing goes as Wren planned. Families are arrested, loyalties are strained, and Wren’s forced to choose between her people and her feelings. The wrong choice could mean the end of her people, and reality could slip away—forever…
★★★★★ Science Fiction, Romance, and Lots of Action – Remote is one of those books that just hooks you from the first page… – Voracious Reader
★★★★★ Enjoyable & Innovative Novel – Enjoyable Sci-Fi Romance that I highly recommend….5 stars. Overall, novel was well-paced, characters are well-developed, and story is detailed but not too verbose. Although the relationship that emerges between [Codey] and [Wren] is predictable, it did not feel forced or rushed. – Janine
★★★★★ Remote is quite the page turner! – A unique and intriguing blend of science fiction and adventure that really engages the reader and makes one think long after the last page. This book is in the YA genre but will appeal to readers of all ages – there’s honestly someting for everyone. It also is poised for further installments and here’s hoping we can delve into this thrilling world soon again. – Frank T
Remote is about a world divided by technology. Those who live in New State are controlled by it and those who live underground rebel against it.
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Excerpt
The streets, perishing in wintery darkness, ignored the
girl slipping inside the hospital’s side door. A solitary nurse monitored the
mostly empty floor. Wren had a gun strapped to her side and a knife in her hand
but didn’t think she’d need it. Research on the facility showed that surgeries
occurred during the daytime, and it wasn’t like people died of natural causes.
Everyone, even Grounders like her, knew life expired at 100 in New State, and
crematoriums existed elsewhere for death and disposal.
girl slipping inside the hospital’s side door. A solitary nurse monitored the
mostly empty floor. Wren had a gun strapped to her side and a knife in her hand
but didn’t think she’d need it. Research on the facility showed that surgeries
occurred during the daytime, and it wasn’t like people died of natural causes.
Everyone, even Grounders like her, knew life expired at 100 in New State, and
crematoriums existed elsewhere for death and disposal.
The need for medication in her underground home brought
her here.
her here.
Bright lights stained white walls. A bedridden woman
didn’t appear human behind wires attached to her brain and the machinery
monitoring her vitals. She experienced a blissful labor thanks to drugs pumped
into her system. Technology thrummed in the background, monitoring changes to
the patient’s status. Computers altered levels of medications for peak
efficiency.
didn’t appear human behind wires attached to her brain and the machinery
monitoring her vitals. She experienced a blissful labor thanks to drugs pumped
into her system. Technology thrummed in the background, monitoring changes to
the patient’s status. Computers altered levels of medications for peak
efficiency.
New Stater believed all errors were human errors. Wren’s
father had told her otherwise, and as the leader of the rebel Grounders, he
knew the truth.
father had told her otherwise, and as the leader of the rebel Grounders, he
knew the truth.
The girl observed the efficient woman wearing a silver and white New State
uniform clean,
weigh, and conduct tests on the newborn. She checked his temperature, measured
the circumference of his head, pricked his heel and tested for thyroid
problems, enzyme deficiencies, and genetic disorders. After a computer
mainframe declared the infant healthy, the nurse brought out the Computerized
Holographic Implant Program or CHIP, a small silver ring half the size of a
thumbnail.
uniform clean,
weigh, and conduct tests on the newborn. She checked his temperature, measured
the circumference of his head, pricked his heel and tested for thyroid
problems, enzyme deficiencies, and genetic disorders. After a computer
mainframe declared the infant healthy, the nurse brought out the Computerized
Holographic Implant Program or CHIP, a small silver ring half the size of a
thumbnail.
The owl-eyed nurse hooked the infant
up to a crib-shaped operation station that pumped the tiny baby full of
sedatives. After strapping his head in place and pressing a button, robotic
arms conducted surgery. Lifeless, metallic fingers lasered an incision and
implanted the CHIP into the baby’s brain. Another slice of the laser by his ear
would allow the diamond-shaped port to form that would allow him to plug in and
hook up when older.
up to a crib-shaped operation station that pumped the tiny baby full of
sedatives. After strapping his head in place and pressing a button, robotic
arms conducted surgery. Lifeless, metallic fingers lasered an incision and
implanted the CHIP into the baby’s brain. Another slice of the laser by his ear
would allow the diamond-shaped port to form that would allow him to plug in and
hook up when older.
Returning after surgery, the nurse
activated the infant so he could earn his spot as a cherished citizen. Wren
watched her unhook the baby and hold him aloft for his mother to admire, but the
medications left the bedridden woman in a happy haze. Pupils large, the new
mother’s reality had nothing to do with the baby.
activated the infant so he could earn his spot as a cherished citizen. Wren
watched her unhook the baby and hold him aloft for his mother to admire, but the
medications left the bedridden woman in a happy haze. Pupils large, the new
mother’s reality had nothing to do with the baby.
The caregiver shrugged her
shoulders, unconcerned. “Time to go,” the nurse informed to the pink bundle in
her arms, moving down the sterile hallway. “You need to condition well. Your
parents are important citizens in New State. It’s a shame your mother wanted to
go retro and do natural birth. So antiquated.” The whitewashed woman strode out
of the birthing room, the squeak of her soft-sole shoes brisk on the floor.
shoulders, unconcerned. “Time to go,” the nurse informed to the pink bundle in
her arms, moving down the sterile hallway. “You need to condition well. Your
parents are important citizens in New State. It’s a shame your mother wanted to
go retro and do natural birth. So antiquated.” The whitewashed woman strode out
of the birthing room, the squeak of her soft-sole shoes brisk on the floor.
The empty hallway beckoned. Wren
moved quietly looking for medications. Any medications, but especially
antibiotics.
moved quietly looking for medications. Any medications, but especially
antibiotics.
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2 Comments
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I like the cover.
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Sounds like a fantastic book, and I can’t wait to read it.
