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Ultimatum
When alien delegate Charlie was sent down to Earth, he never imagined the humans would comply with his demands. He wanted to give humanity a chance to eradicate all the wrong in the world by eliminating discrimination, hate, greed, immorality, and envy. The only way he believed they would comply was to threaten their entire existence by an alien invasion takeover. He would give them 10 years to right all the wrong and to unify with one another. Even the President of the United States expressed extreme displeasure about the demand. However, stricken with fear, even though the humans didn't want to bend to the threat, they knew there was not much of a choice. Ten years pass...
Did the humans come together to force out the aliens or did the aliens return seeing not much had changed since giving the Ultimatum? Will destruction fall upon Earth obliterating human civilization?
Did the humans come together to force out the aliens or did the aliens return seeing not much had changed since giving the Ultimatum? Will destruction fall upon Earth obliterating human civilization?
- GenresScience Fiction
200 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 13, 2021
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September 9, 2021
Ultimatum is the latest sci-fi novel to tackle the issue of what would happen if aliens came to Earth. This time though, they aren’t invading, they want to make the citizens of the planet better people and bring them into the Continuum of the planets.
I like the mysterious man-like alien called Charlie – who is the main alien we deal with throughout the book. I like the idea that there is a ten year plan too, it helped make it seem more realistic.
There’s intrigue, assassination plots, little mysteries and interspersed throughout are little stories about certain people who have been affected by the aliens. Most of the stories prove that what the aliens are doing is for the greater good. There are prison ships holding the warlords, dictators and criminal who don’t want to change and poverty, starvation and disease is eradicated within three years.
Some of the stories involve a little sub-plot that implies that not all is as it seems with the aliens. I think they have selfish reasons, but are they good or bad?
Alongside getting rid of many things that have created Earth to be a destructive planet, the aliens admit things regarding organised religion – Charlie’s predecessors created it thinking it would bring people together – and historical figures are also proven to be aliens playing a part! I’ve begun to question my degree!
Charlie and his relationship with his alien teams and the world leaders including Sylvia Han-Chin, the POTUS and Boris Chevsonenko the Russian premier are well written and thought-provoking. I really like how Andersen uses them as an indication of what the other leaders and therefore the majority of the population would think about the changes. The leaders keep you guessing as well, at points where I thought they’d agree, they actually provided some dissent and it made quite a refreshing change that the POTUS was female.
***One quick note, this book is set in the future – 2049 I seem to recall – but King Charles is mentioned and that his mother, Queen Elizabeth II had recently died. She’d be 123! This may be fiction, but I thought that was slightly far fetched even for a sci-fi novel.
There are problems with a ‘perfect world’, lots of trades and industries are now out of business as there’s no need for accoutants, medical researchers, soldiers to name just three which are mentioned but with everything being free sports are more accesible, as are the arts. People are re-trained into other areas and jobs but is everyone happy? I also thought about what I would re-train as? Probably end up back in shipping!
The ending involving the actual ultimatum did feel a bit rushed, the major decision was over in a matter of seconds during Charlie’s last meeting with the world’s leaders but the whole book was well thought out and written. Oh hang on, there is an epilogue! Hoorah! This does a great job actually of winding up any loose threads and bringing all the little stories together so you can find out what happened to each person. Well, that makes me feel better!
A fantastic idea, laid out in a pretty unique way. It made me think of the implications regarding the reality of this and I ended up feeling a bit sorry for aliens when a unique disease seemed to strike some of them down.
Just a quick note as this does marr my star rating a little – there are a few grammatical/spelling errors that although didn’t impede on the plot, did mean that I had to re-read a few bits to figure out the overall direction that the particular sentence was meant to be going in. I’ll be happy to proofread any future books John!
I like the mysterious man-like alien called Charlie – who is the main alien we deal with throughout the book. I like the idea that there is a ten year plan too, it helped make it seem more realistic.
There’s intrigue, assassination plots, little mysteries and interspersed throughout are little stories about certain people who have been affected by the aliens. Most of the stories prove that what the aliens are doing is for the greater good. There are prison ships holding the warlords, dictators and criminal who don’t want to change and poverty, starvation and disease is eradicated within three years.
Some of the stories involve a little sub-plot that implies that not all is as it seems with the aliens. I think they have selfish reasons, but are they good or bad?
Alongside getting rid of many things that have created Earth to be a destructive planet, the aliens admit things regarding organised religion – Charlie’s predecessors created it thinking it would bring people together – and historical figures are also proven to be aliens playing a part! I’ve begun to question my degree!
Charlie and his relationship with his alien teams and the world leaders including Sylvia Han-Chin, the POTUS and Boris Chevsonenko the Russian premier are well written and thought-provoking. I really like how Andersen uses them as an indication of what the other leaders and therefore the majority of the population would think about the changes. The leaders keep you guessing as well, at points where I thought they’d agree, they actually provided some dissent and it made quite a refreshing change that the POTUS was female.
***One quick note, this book is set in the future – 2049 I seem to recall – but King Charles is mentioned and that his mother, Queen Elizabeth II had recently died. She’d be 123! This may be fiction, but I thought that was slightly far fetched even for a sci-fi novel.
There are problems with a ‘perfect world’, lots of trades and industries are now out of business as there’s no need for accoutants, medical researchers, soldiers to name just three which are mentioned but with everything being free sports are more accesible, as are the arts. People are re-trained into other areas and jobs but is everyone happy? I also thought about what I would re-train as? Probably end up back in shipping!
The ending involving the actual ultimatum did feel a bit rushed, the major decision was over in a matter of seconds during Charlie’s last meeting with the world’s leaders but the whole book was well thought out and written. Oh hang on, there is an epilogue! Hoorah! This does a great job actually of winding up any loose threads and bringing all the little stories together so you can find out what happened to each person. Well, that makes me feel better!
A fantastic idea, laid out in a pretty unique way. It made me think of the implications regarding the reality of this and I ended up feeling a bit sorry for aliens when a unique disease seemed to strike some of them down.
Just a quick note as this does marr my star rating a little – there are a few grammatical/spelling errors that although didn’t impede on the plot, did mean that I had to re-read a few bits to figure out the overall direction that the particular sentence was meant to be going in. I’ll be happy to proofread any future books John!
December 19, 2021
🄱🄾🄾🄺 🅃🄾🅄🅁 🅁🄴🅅🄸🄴🅆
𝗨𝗟𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗠
John Anderson
⭐⭐⭐⭐
My thanks to @Lovebookstours and @cayellepublishing for my spot on the book tour, and for the advance copy of the book in exchange for my honest review.
𝗠𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄
It’s the year 2047, and the world is on the precipice of cataclysmic disaster. The problem is that nobody knows. The rich are getting richer, while the poor get poorer, and the environment is almost at an unstoppable tipping point.
Things change when Charlie, a visitor from another world, Ikentrar, tells the people of Earth that they have been watching humanity for tens of thousands of years. He also tells them that his people, the Brethren, created all of the world’s religions. He gives humanity the Ultimatum to eradicate all hatred, greed, and destruction within ten years or face annihilation to prevent earth contaminating the Continuum.
I loved the premise and execution of the story. It felt like an examination of how far humanity can go before it’s too late, and the difficult decisions that must be made to drag us back from the edge of extinction.
As the story progresses, Charlie returns each year to see what has happened, introducing more characters, many of whom were likeable where appropriate, and most definitely unlikeable at other times. I would have liked to see a little more character development for them, but didn’t feel the story was missing too much as it was.
Overall, I enjoyed the read, and the fact that it evoked a certain measure of introspection about how I might go about resolving Charlie’s demands. Would I recommend this book? In a heartbeat! Everyone should be reading this. I gave Ultimatum, by John Anderson four stars.
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𝗨𝗟𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗠
John Anderson
⭐⭐⭐⭐
My thanks to @Lovebookstours and @cayellepublishing for my spot on the book tour, and for the advance copy of the book in exchange for my honest review.
𝗠𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄
It’s the year 2047, and the world is on the precipice of cataclysmic disaster. The problem is that nobody knows. The rich are getting richer, while the poor get poorer, and the environment is almost at an unstoppable tipping point.
Things change when Charlie, a visitor from another world, Ikentrar, tells the people of Earth that they have been watching humanity for tens of thousands of years. He also tells them that his people, the Brethren, created all of the world’s religions. He gives humanity the Ultimatum to eradicate all hatred, greed, and destruction within ten years or face annihilation to prevent earth contaminating the Continuum.
I loved the premise and execution of the story. It felt like an examination of how far humanity can go before it’s too late, and the difficult decisions that must be made to drag us back from the edge of extinction.
As the story progresses, Charlie returns each year to see what has happened, introducing more characters, many of whom were likeable where appropriate, and most definitely unlikeable at other times. I would have liked to see a little more character development for them, but didn’t feel the story was missing too much as it was.
Overall, I enjoyed the read, and the fact that it evoked a certain measure of introspection about how I might go about resolving Charlie’s demands. Would I recommend this book? In a heartbeat! Everyone should be reading this. I gave Ultimatum, by John Anderson four stars.
#ad #gifted #ultimatum #johnanderson #cayellepublishing #lovebookstours #propheticsciencefiction #speculativesciencefiction #sciencefiction #booklover #bookstagrammers #johnsbookshelf #bookstabloggers #bookreader #blogtour #bookstagram #bibliophile #bookshelf #bookaddict #igreads #bookblog #readabook #johnsbookshelfblogs #bookaholic #fortheloveofbooks #goodreadschallenge2021 #bookpost #blogpost #johnsbookshelfreviews
November 30, 2021
A quick and enjoyable read highlighting the stubbornness of the human race.
I found this quite entertaining as there are several smaller plots occurring alongside the main one. I love the fact that the aliens have been coming to earth for millions of years and the part that has played a part in our history...
I did guess a twist well before it happened, but that didn't detract from the story. Considering the build up, I found the ending quite rushed - but enjoyed the epilogue. I would have liked it to be a bit longer to go into more detail and backstory.
Overall, a good sci-fi that portrays the world leaders and their attitudes well. The question is would you trust aliens if they came to improve our planet?
*I received a complimentary copy of the book from LoveBooksTours and am voluntarily leaving an honest review.
I found this quite entertaining as there are several smaller plots occurring alongside the main one. I love the fact that the aliens have been coming to earth for millions of years and the part that has played a part in our history...
I did guess a twist well before it happened, but that didn't detract from the story. Considering the build up, I found the ending quite rushed - but enjoyed the epilogue. I would have liked it to be a bit longer to go into more detail and backstory.
Overall, a good sci-fi that portrays the world leaders and their attitudes well. The question is would you trust aliens if they came to improve our planet?
*I received a complimentary copy of the book from LoveBooksTours and am voluntarily leaving an honest review.
December 3, 2021
Charlie has been sent down to earth with the mission of saving our planet. He has brought a plan to the United Nations with an ultimatum, better your planet or face destruction.
Charlie aims to work with our leaders over a 10 year period to eradicate all of the discrimination, hate, greed, envy and immorality in the world. Relieving us humans of the burden of healthcare, long hard days and stress of every form we start to see a better world, but old habits die hard and there is still resistance amongst us.
The book is written in years so we can see the progress year on year. I really enjoyed this, it worked really well. I really enjoyed the plot too, the book really showcased the pure stubbornness of the human race. I loved how simple this book was, some times sci-fi can be over technical but this one was perfect.
Charlie aims to work with our leaders over a 10 year period to eradicate all of the discrimination, hate, greed, envy and immorality in the world. Relieving us humans of the burden of healthcare, long hard days and stress of every form we start to see a better world, but old habits die hard and there is still resistance amongst us.
The book is written in years so we can see the progress year on year. I really enjoyed this, it worked really well. I really enjoyed the plot too, the book really showcased the pure stubbornness of the human race. I loved how simple this book was, some times sci-fi can be over technical but this one was perfect.
November 29, 2021
I really love fiction about aliens coming to Earth. As a true believer that there is life somewhere in the universe, I'm always interested to read about it.
While I loved this new approach of alien invasion, meaning a peaceful one, I did expect more of this book, in terms of character development and action, for example.
I loved the way the author talked about the issues that are slowly killing our planet, such as war, pollution, money, etc. and how some of these problems could be solved, starting with people finally learning to live together peacefully.
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While I loved this new approach of alien invasion, meaning a peaceful one, I did expect more of this book, in terms of character development and action, for example.
I loved the way the author talked about the issues that are slowly killing our planet, such as war, pollution, money, etc. and how some of these problems could be solved, starting with people finally learning to live together peacefully.
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July 25, 2022
It’s my pleasure to review this book as a part of Love Books Tours!
Wow. Wow. Wow. Where to even begin with this book?
This book took me on a roller coaster of emotions, for real. To the point that while I was reading it, I could hardly tell what I thought of it. The whole time, I debated rating it anywhere from one to four stars. THAT kind of emotional roller coaster.
I’m a very engaged reader. This book had me yelling at it most of the time, gasping out loud on occasion, and even talking about it to my parents when I was visiting them.
I will say that this book will interest you if you are into the speculative side of science fiction—about what could possibly be and imagining what life would be like with more advanced technology. That isn’t my thing, but that is a large part of the book, so I thought I’d throw that out there.
There are about a thousand things I want to say about this book, things I don’t have the time or energy or will to spoil the book to write here. It was such a frustrating read. But while the emotional experience it gave me wasn’t a pleasant one, it did give me an emotional experience. This book was intriguing. So three stars is the conclusion I’ve come to.
MAJOR CONTENT WARNING for women, though: The tone of a good portion of the book is quite sexist in so many ways that I again don’t have time to write here. The book comes with quite an icky and objectifying feeling in that regard; with that said, proceed with caution.
(PG-13 rating)
Pov: you’re me and you come back months later to change your rating from three to two stars because you just keep thinking about how awful and plotless and male gaze dependent this book was.
Wow. Wow. Wow. Where to even begin with this book?
This book took me on a roller coaster of emotions, for real. To the point that while I was reading it, I could hardly tell what I thought of it. The whole time, I debated rating it anywhere from one to four stars. THAT kind of emotional roller coaster.
I’m a very engaged reader. This book had me yelling at it most of the time, gasping out loud on occasion, and even talking about it to my parents when I was visiting them.
I will say that this book will interest you if you are into the speculative side of science fiction—about what could possibly be and imagining what life would be like with more advanced technology. That isn’t my thing, but that is a large part of the book, so I thought I’d throw that out there.
There are about a thousand things I want to say about this book, things I don’t have the time or energy or will to spoil the book to write here. It was such a frustrating read. But while the emotional experience it gave me wasn’t a pleasant one, it did give me an emotional experience. This book was intriguing. So three stars is the conclusion I’ve come to.
MAJOR CONTENT WARNING for women, though: The tone of a good portion of the book is quite sexist in so many ways that I again don’t have time to write here. The book comes with quite an icky and objectifying feeling in that regard; with that said, proceed with caution.
(PG-13 rating)
Pov: you’re me and you come back months later to change your rating from three to two stars because you just keep thinking about how awful and plotless and male gaze dependent this book was.
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