Elysium. Part One.

by Kelvin James Roper

A Post Apocalyptic Tale of Community and Corruption. 2140 CE For a century the world has been savaged by the S18K4 virus. The Great Pathogen swept across the globe like a planetary cancer. Populations dwindled, societies fell, economies plummeted, and ideologies crumbled. It is now the age of reclamation. Governments strive to take back land and yet, in the south-west of England, their efforts are obstructed. A coastal village has thrived in the intervening years and, secluded from the rest of the world, have grown fearful of what might befall them were they exposed. None have discovered them for a century, yet when two castaways appear a week after the mysterious death of Richard Kelly, the prospect of the village seems ill-fated to all. Watch the trailer for this book

Genres: Science Fiction

99 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 16, 2012

About the author

Kelvin James Roper is a freelance writer, author, artist, editor of The Locked Book Magazine, and co-host of the iBits podcast. He is also completeing a BSc Hons Degree in Psychology.

Winner of the BT Millennium Man competition, he writes for many online publications, specialising in consumer electronics and short fiction. His ebook, Elysium, is a three part novel that will conclude at the end of 2014, and is published by Tigermoth Books.

His latest project is an dark and epic fantasy to be published soon.

Reviews

[Tammy K. · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars
From what I understand, this is the first segment of a 3 part work. As such, a large portion of this segment was spent introducing the characters and building up a mystery about the 'actual' events that led to the apocalypse.
The characters are well developed by the time the segment is finished.
The plot however is still unclear. We can tell by the characters conversations that things are not as they seem, but the author is holding the mystery back from us.
The ending of this segment is mid-scene which does not work well for me.
Yet I feel that readers of episodic post apocalyptic stories may find this to be an enjoyable read.

Please note that at the time of my review: Part 1 (this one) and part 2 are free at Smashwords.

[watson387 · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book started off slightly slow, but the characters are very likable and the story gets good. Part one is pretty short and seems to be more of an introduction than a stand-alone work but it's understandable. I just found out that Part 2 was released recently and this book has me more than a little interested in Roper's dystopian world so I'll definitely be reading that one. Overall a good, short read.

[Jo · Rating 3 out of 5]

I am not sure where this story is leading and had intended on reading book two but have decided against it until book three is published because if they read as slow as this book I will need to read them back to back otherwise I don't think I will finish the story

[Kristi · Rating 2 out of 5]

I believe that if it hadn't taken me a month to get a third of the way through, the rest would have been promising--but the beginning just wasn't enough to keep my interest!

[Mike · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is part one of a longer work and almost nothing happens in this part. I have heard that things pick up in the next part. I don't know if I will be venturing into the next book or not.

[Shari Williams · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this story. Just downloaded part 2

[Eleanor · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thoroughly enjoyed this and also part 2, looking forward to part 3! :)