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The R.E.M. Effect #3
The R.E.M. Precept
ASTERIA IS FINISHED.
THE CIA IS ON THE DEFENSE.
AND THE OUTLIERS ARE DETERMINED TO END THE OCULA CONSPIRACY ONCE AND FOR ALL.
After the crushing blow Paul Freeman and company just dealt to Asteria Pharmaceuticals, the ragtag crew of clinical trial outliers thought the Ocula threat was over. But one phone call from an unlikely contact has flipped their entire world upside down once more.
Now, they'll have to work together while forging new alliances to expose the misdeeds of the most sophisticated intelligence agency in the world—without falling victim to the horrific side effects of the most powerful psychological weapon known to mankind.
The third and final installment of the Ocula saga, The R.E.M. Precept answers old questions, posits new ones, and concludes the trilogy to bring a story readers have called "one brilliant science-fiction thriller" to an insomnia-inducing, mind-bending close.
THE CIA IS ON THE DEFENSE.
AND THE OUTLIERS ARE DETERMINED TO END THE OCULA CONSPIRACY ONCE AND FOR ALL.
After the crushing blow Paul Freeman and company just dealt to Asteria Pharmaceuticals, the ragtag crew of clinical trial outliers thought the Ocula threat was over. But one phone call from an unlikely contact has flipped their entire world upside down once more.
Now, they'll have to work together while forging new alliances to expose the misdeeds of the most sophisticated intelligence agency in the world—without falling victim to the horrific side effects of the most powerful psychological weapon known to mankind.
The third and final installment of the Ocula saga, The R.E.M. Precept answers old questions, posits new ones, and concludes the trilogy to bring a story readers have called "one brilliant science-fiction thriller" to an insomnia-inducing, mind-bending close.
346 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 13, 2019
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About the author
J.M. Lanham
5 books18 followersLanham has been a professional copywriter and small business owner for over a decade. He made his literary debut as an indie author with the 2016 release of The R.E.M. Effect before going on to complete The R.E.M. Series in 2019 (The sci-fi thriller trilogy is available on Amazon). Now, he's taking his first leap into YA in the humorous sci-fi police procedural, AI: Artificial Incompetence.
He currently lives in northeast Florida with his wife and two sons, and is an avid supporter of promoting literacy in local communities, self-published authors, indie writers, independent bookstores and the small businesses that make living in northeast Florida so special.
Head over to jmlanham.com to keep up with new books releases, book signings, promotions, events and more.
He currently lives in northeast Florida with his wife and two sons, and is an avid supporter of promoting literacy in local communities, self-published authors, indie writers, independent bookstores and the small businesses that make living in northeast Florida so special.
Head over to jmlanham.com to keep up with new books releases, book signings, promotions, events and more.
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August 27, 2020
This was a high octane, jaw dropping, insane roller coaster thrill ride to the finish! Lanham got me hooked on his incredibly-addicting brand of literary adrenaline in book one and kept me craving the rush and chasing the word dragon all the way through to the last page of this immensely-enthralling trilogy!
I am SO excited to see what he will write next!
I am SO excited to see what he will write next!
November 13, 2020
Wowwwwww...... A fitting end to an AWESOME series
I will admit it took a long time to finish this third and final book in this series, but it wasn't for lack of quality .... I am glad I picked this up again! This book is masterfully written, and the end had me like WHAT?????? VERY CREATIVE WRITING. LOVED THIS BOOK 100000%
I will admit it took a long time to finish this third and final book in this series, but it wasn't for lack of quality .... I am glad I picked this up again! This book is masterfully written, and the end had me like WHAT?????? VERY CREATIVE WRITING. LOVED THIS BOOK 100000%
October 25, 2023
Excellent series
This was an excellent series. The ending of the 3rd book had the reader wondering, what was real to the characters and what was imagined. It was such a well written ending, I cannot answer that question.
This was an excellent series. The ending of the 3rd book had the reader wondering, what was real to the characters and what was imagined. It was such a well written ending, I cannot answer that question.
May 27, 2020
The series was a fun read. However, the end ruined it for me... without giving anything away, I’ll call it unsatisfying.
September 24, 2019
Simply Brilliant. I’ve really enjoyed all 3 books in this series. J.M. Lanham has definitely hit the mark with this very clever and well written story. There were certainly parts of the book where I found myself reading faster and faster, as I just wanted to find out what was going to happen next. I like the characters, especially Paul Freeman and what he’s put through. Most of all I like that the plot gets you thinking, could this really happen. Excellent!!
Paul Freeman’s nightmare just doesn’t seem to be ending. Him and his friends really thought that once they exposed the pharmaceutical Company Asteria’s cover up on their so-called wonder drug Ocula, their nightmare would finally be over and hopefully they could stop running. However, with the US Government involved and being very interested in the side effects that Ocula had on certain people in the population, they weren’t about to let this go so easily. Paul isn’t going to find it so easy to outrun the CIA, and of course the CIA weren’t about to play fair when they decided to take his wife Michelle and son Aaron into custody. You couldn’t blame the Government for taking an interest though, as the side effects that Ocula had on the Outliers were amazing, and there were all sorts of things this mind-altering drug could be used for. Paul is going to need to do everything he can to stay out of jail and not let the CIA take his life away from him and his family, however being accused of murder wasn’t an easy thing to escape. I really did enjoy this book from the first page, right through to the last page. A very entertaining and captivating read. 5/5 Star Rating.
Paul Freeman’s nightmare just doesn’t seem to be ending. Him and his friends really thought that once they exposed the pharmaceutical Company Asteria’s cover up on their so-called wonder drug Ocula, their nightmare would finally be over and hopefully they could stop running. However, with the US Government involved and being very interested in the side effects that Ocula had on certain people in the population, they weren’t about to let this go so easily. Paul isn’t going to find it so easy to outrun the CIA, and of course the CIA weren’t about to play fair when they decided to take his wife Michelle and son Aaron into custody. You couldn’t blame the Government for taking an interest though, as the side effects that Ocula had on the Outliers were amazing, and there were all sorts of things this mind-altering drug could be used for. Paul is going to need to do everything he can to stay out of jail and not let the CIA take his life away from him and his family, however being accused of murder wasn’t an easy thing to escape. I really did enjoy this book from the first page, right through to the last page. A very entertaining and captivating read. 5/5 Star Rating.
September 21, 2019
This is the third and final book in the Ocula saga that has kept me gripped since it started. It covers what happened after they think Asteria is finally gone, Ocula is history and the CIA are firmly on the defence with just the outliers trying to bring this to some kind of an acceptable ending. Can they work together to expose the CIA while avoiding the worst of this very dangerous drug? Both old and new questions will be answered as you read this.
This is an incredibly clever book that you absolutely have to have read the previous two first to get the full enjoyment out of this the last one. The final ending is a little surprising and almost feels like a cop-out but I'm also not sure exactly how else it could have ended. Well written and easy to understand and empathise with the characters.
This is an incredibly clever book that you absolutely have to have read the previous two first to get the full enjoyment out of this the last one. The final ending is a little surprising and almost feels like a cop-out but I'm also not sure exactly how else it could have ended. Well written and easy to understand and empathise with the characters.
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