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About The Book:
Author: I.S. Lee
Pub. Date: January 25, 2022
Publisher: I.S. Lee
Formats: Paperback, eBook
Pages: 757
Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, Kindle
Nordic noir meets hard science fiction in debut author I.S. Lee's deep, twisting Aur Child.
Prepare to
be lured into a multi-faceted, uncertain futurescape where the boundaries
between right and wrong, good and evil, and heroes and villains are blurred by
the complexities of that reality.
When a
fisherman unwittingly discovers clues about other people wielding great
technologies, fear and uncertainty of exposure throws both societies into
conflict, and
forces a clutch of artificial intelligence stewards to confront their own
shortcomings. As real and virtual worlds collide, so too do the worldviews that
have caused this centuries-long stand-off.
Portrayed
through the eyes of its cast of flawed characters, Aur Child challenges the
contemporary conventions of shallow, whiz-bang entertainment and the status quo
reliance on sex and violence for uninspired storytelling. It delivers a slow-burn
epic adventure that eschews the worn-out tropes of the post-apocalyptic genre
and sends you on a journey through time and contemplation like nothing you've
ever read before.
"Meddle
not with what we do not understand." Future-primitive Tellurians have
enjoyed a peaceful coexistence with nature for centuries after the moment of
technological collapse, described in ancient texts as Cloudburst. Only the
studied elders are aware of a diaspora virtual civilization who secretly covets
their energy ...and their bodies.
Will you meddle?
“Journeys”, an excerpt from the original first person sketches written to
develop the characters (Alai-Tiul in this case) and their world:
i've
wanted to journey for some time now. i love the village. i love my friends and
family. i love the forests, the bay, the beach. but the sea always calls me
when i float out in the bay and gaze around. the bay is about as far as i get
into the sea most of the year. we take day sails onto the sea, a few miles out.
occasionally i have a need to journey to the capital, but this can almost
always be avoided by asking favor of a friend already traveling. the village
provides all that we need. all except the adventure that lies far beyond.
when
i was younger, i journeyed for many years. as with most youth, it was part of
my education to, as they say, get lost. search for a stranger world, explore
the glimmering cities, listen to the strangest tongues, meet endearing men and
women, taste the myriad flavors of the earth, and learn about people like no
course training can teach. once you're beyond the primary education, they offer
to send you out there, and only the most bonded to the home take the
opportunity to escape. the brain whirls, the course impossible to settle, and
the future open beyond imagination.
i
started out with a group of friends, as do most others. that comradery helps us
to be brave. weeks in and the struggle of incessant consensus gives way to a
fractioning of the original group. keep with your closest friends and move one.
sometimes, kids just disappear one night and leave a message that they will
catch up later.
a
solo jaunt can become lonely, or it can make one free to think for days without
the interruption of another's voice. i often chose these, although, i often
found ways to rendezvous with various friends along the way. i liked the
detachment from any other person when meeting new faces. as a duo, or larger
group, it's not always easy to befriend, and i liked the random conversations,
the unexpected connections, and the unplanned course.
my
journeys were always chopped up by long jaunts at sea. my home, hill village,
is on the sea, so everything i know is centered around the power of the deep blue
ocean. there is also a longing after months on land that only a voyage can
satisfy. the sea, to some extent, can help rid the ache of a home-cooked meal,
or the familiarity of the forest trails. but those needs did not outweigh the
hunger of exploration that thundered inside me for five years. i wandered from
village to town, town to city, and from one port to another. i kept in touch
with my family and friends, but i never committed to coming home until my
grandmother was revealing her age too clearly in our brief conversations. she
had cheered my departure with a hope that i could encounter at least a bit of
the magic that she recalled from those many years ago. she was my strongest
proponent for the journey, my parents had suggested it may not even be
necessary since i had traveled so much with my father as a boy; he was a
captain by the time i was four and took me along on most voyages that did not
interrupt my scheduled courses. but those were always continental voyages, from
one port to another in just a few days. i knew right away that i had to find my
way around the world. five years and four months after i left, i returned to
hill village with nostalgia and respect for my little corner. i never felt the
desire to leave again until just recently.
a journey takes money and preparations for both the needs while away, as well as the life that goes on while you're gone. a family, friendships, arrangements with friends and partners, all need to be sorted out. i'm not terribly interested in putting my life here on hold for years, but a month or two, or three, can be an acceptable amount of time if the the right conditions are found. it will take some discussions to find a window, and then there's the choices about who comes along and who stays. but the pang for sights unseen has been growing for some time now, and there's always something new to be found, no one can deny you that.
About I.S. Lee:
I.S. Lee has
been writing as a hobby all his life, but only published his first fiction
novel, Aur Child, after his fourth decade on Earth. He is a lover of nature and
a practitioner of civil engineering. Born in the United States, he now lives
with his wife and sons in Finland.
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Giveaway Details:
3 winners will receive an eBook of AUR CHILD, International.
a Rafflecopter giveawayTour Schedule:
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