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Published: March 02, 2011
Words: 82,290 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781458144911
Short description
Harry is in a mental ward suffering from amnesia. He begins to see a dark, shadowy presence form around certain staff and patients which is soon followed by the realization that he possesses special abilities: the power to release energy from his fingertips, control technology, and tap into the nervous systems of people to control them like puppets. Who is he, and what has been done to him?Extended description
Set in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Project Utopia begins when a patient suffering from severe amnesia shows up at a psychiatric hospital--the only clue to his identity being a foreboding message scrawled on a piece of paper in his pocket. He begins seeing a shadowy presence form around certain select individuals, i.e. staff and patients alike, and while the sight is unnerving and scary, he discovers that he also has abilities that control both technology and the neural circuits in the people he touches. He is both awed and frightened by these newfound abilities, and he learns to utilize them as he tries to determine what has happened to him and who or what is behind it all.Tags
amnesia, nanotechnology, powers, pittsburgh, puppet, nanorobot, neuralAvailable ebook reading formats
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Review by:
Tyler Jones
on April 08, 2013 :
Great novel, Ryan. Are you writing a sequel? The cliffhanging at the end is so great it'd be a shame not to write one. Scary that all this stuff could really happen. I'll check out that Michael Criton book too!
(reviewed long after purchase)
Review by:
Russell Adams
on June 23, 2012 :
Read it this evening, great book! Well done, high quality with a good pace.
(reviewed long after purchase)
Review by:
Chuck Showalter
on April 26, 2012 :
Project Utopia, by Ryan Strohman, was a great book. I read it on my iPad, and I think it’s about the only thing I’ve done on it since I downloaded his novel. I think I might have liked Ryan’s other book, Paradox, just a little better, but this one had many of the same elements that made Paradox such a great book.
I think you get the sense right from the beginning that Harry Werner’s character has a tremendous amount of backstory. It’s a little cliché that he’s in a psychiatric hospital with amnesia, and I thought a little of Robert Ludlum’s Bourne series, but Harry is definitely not a Jason Bourne, and the amnesia ties directly into the story. I love how the author uncovers bits and pieces of Harry’s past and character as it progresses. The overall plot of the novel, a Utopian society created through the use of nanotechnology, is a concept I’ve never read or heard of before, and I love how the author led the reader into this neat and terrifying concept.
The use of nanotechnology seems a bit overused nowadays in my opinion, but the author delivered it with an impact. While the nanotechnology is pivotal to the story-line, the characters and action are what make this novel great. I love how Harry’s character transforms from a child-like patient to something more, and while I don’t want to give the plot away, it’s great that the author focuses on his intentions and ethics and morals rather than just his physical attributes. I think too many authors get stuck on describing the physical, and while that’s important, I feel it’s the abstract, the emotions and thoughts and feelings, that really create a great story.
I also love how the book wraps up with a message of redemption and bettering oneself. You think the novel is so tightly wound in technology and action and thrilling suspense, but the author delivers at the end with meaningful wisdom that really makes you think about your own life.
I love indie authors and reading works that haven’t gone through the big publishers, but if Ryan Strohman continues to write these types of stories, I think he may end up on hundreds of thousands of bookshelves before too long. Kudos to a great author!
(reviewed within a week of purchase)
Review by:
Chris Wilkes
on April 18, 2012 :
Solid read. I really like the way the author builds up the characters. You get a sense that there is so much more to Harry's character, and then the author delivers. The ending wasn't quite what I had expected, but it was still very surprising and satisfying. Great book.
(reviewed within a week of purchase)
Review by:
Chris Wilkes
on April 18, 2012 :
Solid read. I love how this author builds up the action and the plot twists. You get an early sense that there is so much more to Harry's character, and the author delivers well. The ending was great, not quite what I had expected but surprising and smart nonetheless.
(reviewed within a week of purchase)
Review by:
Luiz Allessandretti
on May 31, 2011 :
Good read. I liked the characters because they all seemed believable. Worth the price!
(reviewed within a month of purchase)
Review by:
Jerry Crowder
on April 05, 2011 :
Very good book and a nice ending! Will there be another?
(reviewed within a week of purchase)
Review by:
Bob Nearling
on April 04, 2011 :
great book! fun and exciting!
(reviewed within a week of purchase)
Review by:
Rob Matthas
on April 04, 2011 :
Loved it! Not too techie...written in the perspective of people who wouldn't know a thing about nanotechnology. I liked the twists throughout the book too!
(reviewed within a week of purchase)
Review by:
Brock Wansell
on March 25, 2011 :
Decent story. Fairly quick read. It definitely gets better as it goes on. I especially liked the ending. Very entertaining. Looking for more from this author.
(reviewed the day of purchase)
Review by:
Rodney Anderson
on March 24, 2011 :
I really liked this book. It's starts out a little slow but really picks up pace and doesn't stop. The nanorobots idea seemed believable and even scary. It's definitely more plot-driven than character-driven, but the plot and story are very exciting. I'd like the author to write a sequel, because the story could be continued fairly easily.
(reviewed the day of purchase)