Published: Aug. 14, 2012
Words: 142,610 (approximate)
Language: English (Irish dialect)
ISBN: 9781476452609

Short description

The Church of the New Elect seeks Renewal. When the cage arrives, Mannix Relland prepares to do whatever it takes to lead his people to greatness. On a station orbiting Earth, Cana dreams of a distant planet where the ground burns beneath his feet. Cassandra Messina has her own god, and she trusts in him, for he knows the fate awaiting the Church. But he is not her god. Not at all. Not even close.

Extended description

The Church of the New Elect is convinced of its genetic superiority and has long sought Renewal. As an alien structure encircles Earth and an ominous countdown begins, Patriarch Mannix Relland mobilises his people, prepared to do whatever it takes to lead them to greatness.

On a station orbiting Earth, Cana’s nightmares begin: a distant planet awaits his arrival and the ground burns beneath his feet. But surely these are just dreams? Young and naïve, he is only too willing to do what the Church asks of him. And they ask much.

Beautiful, ambitious and ruthless, Councillor Cassandra Messina sees the Church quite differently, for she has a more personal god, one who has shown her the truth. When a nanophage targets the Church, Cassandra’s god promises escape. But she has already set in motion a terrible chain of events that will reverberate across the galaxy.

Only one person knows who built the structure which encloses Earth and threatens destruction with each passing day. He kn.. (Read more) The Church of the New Elect is convinced of its genetic superiority and has long sought Renewal. As an alien structure encircles Earth and an ominous countdown begins, Patriarch Mannix Relland mobilises his people, prepared to do whatever it takes to lead them to greatness.

On a station orbiting Earth, Cana’s nightmares begin: a distant planet awaits his arrival and the ground burns beneath his feet. But surely these are just dreams? Young and naïve, he is only too willing to do what the Church asks of him. And they ask much.

Beautiful, ambitious and ruthless, Councillor Cassandra Messina sees the Church quite differently, for she has a more personal god, one who has shown her the truth. When a nanophage targets the Church, Cassandra’s god promises escape. But she has already set in motion a terrible chain of events that will reverberate across the galaxy.

Only one person knows who built the structure which encloses Earth and threatens destruction with each passing day. He knows the truth about the Church of the New Elect and the fate that awaits them. He knows what greatness Relland will know; what Cana will create; and what his promises to Cassandra will mean.

But he is not her god. He is not a god at all.

Not even close.
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Tags

religion, aliens, theology, telekinesis, psychic abilities, politics and faith, travel back in time, intergalactic war, dragons adventure fantasy, virus release, dragons adventure sci fi

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Review by: Moonhawk on Sep. 13, 2012 :
I do not feel adequate to write a review of this book. Simply put, this is the best new book I have found in the Sci Fi/Fantasy/Adventure/etc. genre, published or not. It is truly the whole package so rarely found: it is an amazing story, and the writing is polished and a joy to read. It is a great universe to be in, a great storyline that gets better, not worse, as the pages turn. The characters, even those that have short appearances, are real, life-like, and believable. Even if you don’t understand all of the undercurrents and reasons for their actions, you know that they have them, and you can believe that the character is not just a pin to hold together the cycle of events, but a being making decisions for their interests. Every piece of this book feels polished, and the interweaving of plots and subplots all is masterfully crafted.
My advice: download this now while you can, because pretty soon Geobey will move on to the realms of publishers and we will not have the privilege of reading him for free. That is okay, though, as I plan on reading whatever he writes from now on, regardless of the price.
(review of free book)

Review by: Kevin Murphy on Aug. 21, 2012 :
Free, self-published books that you can only download from the internet have almost no interest me. I am Jo Bloggs who likes to read and who has no particular author or genre. Just a good story, well written, will suffice.

We have all read drivel publishers thought suitable to commit to paper and I had based my unfair assumption that free internet publishing, without the critical eye or input of publishers and agents, is a degree or two below said drivel- 'Wannabes' without official sanction. Since reading this offering from Ronald A. Geobey I have since revised my opinion and realized that if J.K. Rowling had had access to this technology when she began her career, then she might never have received her fourteen odd rejection letters.

This is polished piece of creative storytelling rich in language and dialogue. If you hate sci-fi, and I'm not a big fan, don't let the title or cover dissuade you from at least reading the first chapter. If your not hooked by then, I'll eat my kindle.

This book is a page-turner (or 'scroller' if you are reading it on a computer)and not in the juvenile 'Da Vinci Code'sort of way. The plot and story are huge and complex told from three separate and alien perspectives yet everything is linked and the twists are unguessable. One drawback is that even through the skillful interweaving the book seems almost too short to hold the story together. Better this than 'Star Wars' though.

Cassandra and even Naveen, have the ability to inspire disgust, admiration and even sympathy and their ultimate aims and motivations seem both clear and unclear. The complexities of these characters and others make the book so fascinating even if this subtlety is less evident in the other characters. A little more characterization would be welcome in more Geobey offerings.

The most interesting thing about the novel is the sharpness in style and dialogue. No padded meanderings or protracted images. No word is wasted. Geobey is obviously a dedicant to the 'write, re-write, re-write, re-write.... and then edit' philosophy.

The dialogue was very surprising since it, as much as any other element of the book, drives the story and and the characters with no little wit, even if at times it succumbs to bit of cheese.

Geobey is a Phd student with twenty years of writing behind him. It is clear he has had plenty of time to ingest and digest the myriad of influences that are evident in this novel. Horror, fantasy, sci-fi, drama, Mills and Boon (just kidding:) and a generous dollop of humour. Strange and familiar ingredients are thrown together to create an original recipe.

If you like a good story, well written, check this one out. Geobey isn't a 'wannabe', he's a 'soontobe'.
(review of free book)

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