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FutureScape #2
Terraforming Earth - Phase 2: "Humanoids in Sealed Habitats"
When steering human evolution with designer plagues proves too dangerous out in the open, people are herded into domed cities. There experiments can begin on them in earnest. Sing-Sing is tasked with containing the Singularity effect, making sure that the explosive release of creative energy continues to serve only the top one percent instead of creating an Age of Abundance. Nano Metro is tasked with preparing humanoids to migrate to the genesis ships in low orbit, where their guided evolution will continue to ensure they will one day be fit to occupy every environmental niche in the cosmos. With the Earth quickly headed in the direction of its former pristine Garden of Eden state, and plans for conquering the cosmos virtually overnight well in hand thanks to a well-managed Singularity effect, Garrett Rawlings, Simone Bolivar, and the rest of the FutureScape corporate and military-industrial complex super-alliance ought to be able to relax. But they quickly realize that playing masters of the universe games pits them against alien civilizations with far more experience in this area. If they can't hide the fact that Earth has entered Singularity state until they're ready to fight a war for dominion of the cosmos, they'll be blown off the map before the game has even started. It's the first time that the all-powerful Garrett Rawlings and his lover, Simone, whose mind entered singularity state long ago, have ever played the roles of the underdogs. Garrett and Simone face ever-increasing problems on the home front as well. The resistance, led by Rake Cunningham and Doc Holiday, is coming on strong. If Garrett and Simone aren't careful, the Age of Abundance they've worked so hard to forestall could come around sooner than anyone imagined. And that would mean a total loss of control--the one thing Garrett and Simone will not tolerate.
426 pages, Paperback
First published October 12, 2015
About the author
Dean C. Moore
46 books642 followersWhile action-packed sci-fi/techno-thrillers set in the near future are my forte, I also stray into other genres from time to time, such as space operas, paranormal fantasy, and detective stories. All my novels can be described as action-thrillers, no matter the sub-genre.
You can sample my writing with a free sci-fi e-book set in the near future by visiting my website https://deancmoore.com and signing up for my email list.
I live in the country where I breed bluebirds, which are endangered in these parts, as my small contribution to restoring nature's balance. When I'm not writing, or researching my next book, I may also be found socializing with friends, or working in the garden.
If you'd like to know what compels me to write, it's simple. I write as a force for peace. Fiction has a way of engaging our whole minds, not just our intellects, but various layers of our conscious, superconscious, and unconscious. Novels also encourage our left and right cerebral hemispheres to get in sync and, with just enough magic and wizardry, can help to transform people into more enlightened souls (the writer included) better than a hundred years of therapy or rational arguments to the same ends.
I've remained a lifelong student of philosophy, spirituality, psychology, science, and the arts.
Mark Freeman Enterprises (MFE) is my company. I sometimes publish under that label or simply under Amazon Digital Services.
You can sample my writing with a free sci-fi e-book set in the near future by visiting my website https://deancmoore.com and signing up for my email list.
I live in the country where I breed bluebirds, which are endangered in these parts, as my small contribution to restoring nature's balance. When I'm not writing, or researching my next book, I may also be found socializing with friends, or working in the garden.
If you'd like to know what compels me to write, it's simple. I write as a force for peace. Fiction has a way of engaging our whole minds, not just our intellects, but various layers of our conscious, superconscious, and unconscious. Novels also encourage our left and right cerebral hemispheres to get in sync and, with just enough magic and wizardry, can help to transform people into more enlightened souls (the writer included) better than a hundred years of therapy or rational arguments to the same ends.
I've remained a lifelong student of philosophy, spirituality, psychology, science, and the arts.
Mark Freeman Enterprises (MFE) is my company. I sometimes publish under that label or simply under Amazon Digital Services.
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November 13, 2015
Dean C. Moore is an author who paints a canvas so vast and deals with existential themes so colossal that it truly boggled one’s mind. The fact he always manages to create believable characters among all this, characters we can root for, is an impressive accomplishment.
The second installment, or rather Phase 2, of Terraforming Earth, is no exception. I believe I’ve pointed out previously that Moore sometimes reminds me of Frank Herbert, yet the opening of Phase 2 is like a supercharged version of Fleming’s You Only Live Twice as Bond makes his way across Blowfeld’s beautiful yet lethal Island, where the most beautiful of Flora is also the most deadly. In this case the island is substituted for a man made mountain, semi- sentient mountain.
As with Moore’s equally impressive novel Sentience, there’s an appropriate irony in Terraforming Earth, where a species’s striving towards ultimate evolution awakens the less than beneficent attention of an older and in many ways superior race.
It’s no surprise that Moore’s books are getting longer. The epic, gargantuan nature of his works necessitate the extra page length yet the quality always remains superlative.
Read him for yourself to find out just how good he is.
The second installment, or rather Phase 2, of Terraforming Earth, is no exception. I believe I’ve pointed out previously that Moore sometimes reminds me of Frank Herbert, yet the opening of Phase 2 is like a supercharged version of Fleming’s You Only Live Twice as Bond makes his way across Blowfeld’s beautiful yet lethal Island, where the most beautiful of Flora is also the most deadly. In this case the island is substituted for a man made mountain, semi- sentient mountain.
As with Moore’s equally impressive novel Sentience, there’s an appropriate irony in Terraforming Earth, where a species’s striving towards ultimate evolution awakens the less than beneficent attention of an older and in many ways superior race.
It’s no surprise that Moore’s books are getting longer. The epic, gargantuan nature of his works necessitate the extra page length yet the quality always remains superlative.
Read him for yourself to find out just how good he is.
November 16, 2015
An excellent follow up to a thrilling—and sometimes chilling—opening installment.
The war of the Age of Abundance vs. the Age of Scarcity rages on. And the world has become an even more dangerous place for it. Scientists of the resistance against the evil elite trying to Terraform Earth into their twisted version of the Garden of Eden are falling like flies. But the members of FutureScape don’t have it easier, as they have to elude assassination attempts at nearly every turn.
Humankind’s inventiveness has reached the point where we have become able to genetically modify practically everything. The opening chapter clearly shows us this, as the beautiful Kishi, a member of the lethal assassins known as the Geisha Girls has to dodge every kind of flora and fauna programmed to kill just to reach her goal.
We are reunited with some old friends from Terraforming Earth Phase One. Seasoned cop Rake Cunningham and beautiful Doc Holiday are still trying to stop their relentless enemies from reaching their goal. Alas, given the wealth and the power that their foes wield, this task may prove harder than ever before. Beautiful Simone Bolivar is also back, as striking and lethal as ever. And so is her boss and lover Garrett, who may have just become even colder and more ruthless this time around.
Action, intrigue and suspense are there right from the start, as was the case with Terraforming Earth Phase One. But some characters are even shadier this time around; their intentions not as clear as one might think. And also humans might not be the only menace to themselves, as Terraforming Earth Phase Two is quick to remind us that we may not be alone in the universe…not even on Earth itself.
In book one, author Dean C. Moore was able to create a credible world full of depth. It only made sense that he would lead the reader on a deeper exploration into his futuristic vision this time around. And he does this without missing a beat. Not only are we reminded of the many things that Moore introduced us to in book One, but we’re also introduced to new concepts and ideas that feel like the natural progression you would expect to see in this world.
There are new chip enhancements and nanobites, gadgets that characters know how to use as the perfect ace up their sleeve at the right time. Moore also manages to keep the reader guessing, as many characters are morally ambiguous; their intentions not clear from the first. This makes up for a thrilling read that keeps you wondering about the many twists and turns that you might get at the turn of each page.
There are few things I could honestly say that I didn’t like about this book. The first couple of chapters could benefit from being broken in two, but the action and the suspense is so good in both instances that it’s really hard to call this a flaw.
Dialogues felt a like confusing at times, as I had a little trouble following which character was saying what. This might have been a minor sacrifice on the author’s part to serve the action in the book (and there’s lots of it, believe me), but I’d be lying if I didn’t say that it did take away a bit from my enjoyment. Then again, this minor detail could be easily solved in a revised edition.
Conclusion:
I truly feel that Terraforming Phase Two was an improvement over its predecessor, which I thoroughly enjoyed. This series offers an epic, vast scope that it deserves to be enjoyed like a good wine: take your time to savor each chapter so you can soak in every little detail and nuance in the book. It will be worth your while, I promise.
The war of the Age of Abundance vs. the Age of Scarcity rages on. And the world has become an even more dangerous place for it. Scientists of the resistance against the evil elite trying to Terraform Earth into their twisted version of the Garden of Eden are falling like flies. But the members of FutureScape don’t have it easier, as they have to elude assassination attempts at nearly every turn.
Humankind’s inventiveness has reached the point where we have become able to genetically modify practically everything. The opening chapter clearly shows us this, as the beautiful Kishi, a member of the lethal assassins known as the Geisha Girls has to dodge every kind of flora and fauna programmed to kill just to reach her goal.
We are reunited with some old friends from Terraforming Earth Phase One. Seasoned cop Rake Cunningham and beautiful Doc Holiday are still trying to stop their relentless enemies from reaching their goal. Alas, given the wealth and the power that their foes wield, this task may prove harder than ever before. Beautiful Simone Bolivar is also back, as striking and lethal as ever. And so is her boss and lover Garrett, who may have just become even colder and more ruthless this time around.
Action, intrigue and suspense are there right from the start, as was the case with Terraforming Earth Phase One. But some characters are even shadier this time around; their intentions not as clear as one might think. And also humans might not be the only menace to themselves, as Terraforming Earth Phase Two is quick to remind us that we may not be alone in the universe…not even on Earth itself.
In book one, author Dean C. Moore was able to create a credible world full of depth. It only made sense that he would lead the reader on a deeper exploration into his futuristic vision this time around. And he does this without missing a beat. Not only are we reminded of the many things that Moore introduced us to in book One, but we’re also introduced to new concepts and ideas that feel like the natural progression you would expect to see in this world.
There are new chip enhancements and nanobites, gadgets that characters know how to use as the perfect ace up their sleeve at the right time. Moore also manages to keep the reader guessing, as many characters are morally ambiguous; their intentions not clear from the first. This makes up for a thrilling read that keeps you wondering about the many twists and turns that you might get at the turn of each page.
There are few things I could honestly say that I didn’t like about this book. The first couple of chapters could benefit from being broken in two, but the action and the suspense is so good in both instances that it’s really hard to call this a flaw.
Dialogues felt a like confusing at times, as I had a little trouble following which character was saying what. This might have been a minor sacrifice on the author’s part to serve the action in the book (and there’s lots of it, believe me), but I’d be lying if I didn’t say that it did take away a bit from my enjoyment. Then again, this minor detail could be easily solved in a revised edition.
Conclusion:
I truly feel that Terraforming Phase Two was an improvement over its predecessor, which I thoroughly enjoyed. This series offers an epic, vast scope that it deserves to be enjoyed like a good wine: take your time to savor each chapter so you can soak in every little detail and nuance in the book. It will be worth your while, I promise.
August 1, 2016
Highly recommend to clever people! If you enjoy intelligent and hi-tech sci-fi/fantasy this is an author to look out for. (This one is part 2 of a series).
This is a brilliant follow on to Terraforming Earth phase 1 and my favourite book of Moore's to date. Moore's books are truly fantastical and very thought provoking. Possibly the reason I enjoyed this one the most is as a follow on book I already had the main characters and the concepts of the book firmly in my head so I found the story more accessible.
The range of subjects covered is again mind boggling as Futurescape's vision of the future moves a step closer. The resilience of the general population is stretched to its limits as the few powerful organisations that control the world control and seal their fate in more ways than one.
I'm now looking forward to phase 3.
This is a brilliant follow on to Terraforming Earth phase 1 and my favourite book of Moore's to date. Moore's books are truly fantastical and very thought provoking. Possibly the reason I enjoyed this one the most is as a follow on book I already had the main characters and the concepts of the book firmly in my head so I found the story more accessible.
The range of subjects covered is again mind boggling as Futurescape's vision of the future moves a step closer. The resilience of the general population is stretched to its limits as the few powerful organisations that control the world control and seal their fate in more ways than one.
I'm now looking forward to phase 3.
August 24, 2017
Kindle Unlimited {except for FutureScape 1 for some reason, but I had it from freebie day}, working my way through his books, all of them are sci-fi in some way, some more 'out there' than others. I could see this happening on Earth, I really could.
When steering human evolution with designer plagues proves too dangerous out in the open, people are herded into domed cities. There experiments can begin on them in earnest. Sing-Sing is tasked with containing the Singularity effect, making sure that the explosive release of creative energy continues to serve only the top one percent instead of creating an Age of Abundance. Nano Metro is tasked with preparing humanoids to migrate to the genesis ships in low orbit, where their guided evolution will continue to ensure they will one day be fit to occupy every environmental niche in the cosmos. With the Earth quickly headed in the direction of its former pristine Garden of Eden state, and plans for conquering the cosmos virtually overnight well in hand thanks to a well-managed Singularity effect, Garrett Rawlings, Simone Bolivar, and the rest of the FutureScape corporate and military-industrial complex super-alliance ought to be able to relax. But they quickly realize that playing masters of the universe games pits them against alien civilizations with far more experience in this area. If they can’t hide the fact that Earth has entered Singularity state until they’re ready to fight a war for dominion of the cosmos, they’ll be blown off the map before the game has even started. It’s the first time that the all-powerful Garrett Rawlings and his lover, Simone, whose mind entered singularity state long ago, have ever played the roles of the underdogs. Garrett and Simone face ever-increasing problems on the home front as well. The resistance, led by Rake Cunningham and Doc Holiday, is coming on strong. If Garrett and Simone aren’t careful, the Age of Abundance they’ve worked so hard to forestall could come around sooner than anyone imagined. And that would mean a total loss of control. The one thing Garrett and Simone will not tolerate.
Terraforming Earth - Phase 1: "The Plagues Era" (FutureScape, #1)
Terraforming Earth - Phase 2: "Humanoids in Sealed Habitats"
Terraforming Earth - Phase 3: "Out of the Darkness" (FutureScape #3)
Biohackers: Cybernetic Agents (Biohackers #1)
Biohackers: Phantom Menace (Biohackers #2)
Singularity News (Biohackers #3)
When steering human evolution with designer plagues proves too dangerous out in the open, people are herded into domed cities. There experiments can begin on them in earnest. Sing-Sing is tasked with containing the Singularity effect, making sure that the explosive release of creative energy continues to serve only the top one percent instead of creating an Age of Abundance. Nano Metro is tasked with preparing humanoids to migrate to the genesis ships in low orbit, where their guided evolution will continue to ensure they will one day be fit to occupy every environmental niche in the cosmos. With the Earth quickly headed in the direction of its former pristine Garden of Eden state, and plans for conquering the cosmos virtually overnight well in hand thanks to a well-managed Singularity effect, Garrett Rawlings, Simone Bolivar, and the rest of the FutureScape corporate and military-industrial complex super-alliance ought to be able to relax. But they quickly realize that playing masters of the universe games pits them against alien civilizations with far more experience in this area. If they can’t hide the fact that Earth has entered Singularity state until they’re ready to fight a war for dominion of the cosmos, they’ll be blown off the map before the game has even started. It’s the first time that the all-powerful Garrett Rawlings and his lover, Simone, whose mind entered singularity state long ago, have ever played the roles of the underdogs. Garrett and Simone face ever-increasing problems on the home front as well. The resistance, led by Rake Cunningham and Doc Holiday, is coming on strong. If Garrett and Simone aren’t careful, the Age of Abundance they’ve worked so hard to forestall could come around sooner than anyone imagined. And that would mean a total loss of control. The one thing Garrett and Simone will not tolerate.
Terraforming Earth - Phase 1: "The Plagues Era" (FutureScape, #1)
Terraforming Earth - Phase 2: "Humanoids in Sealed Habitats"
Terraforming Earth - Phase 3: "Out of the Darkness" (FutureScape #3)
Biohackers: Cybernetic Agents (Biohackers #1)
Biohackers: Phantom Menace (Biohackers #2)
Singularity News (Biohackers #3)
November 26, 2015
"Terraforming Earth - Phase 2: Humanoids in Sealed Habitats" is the second book in author Dean C. Moore's "Futurescape" series and it is a triumph of science fiction storytelling with more characters than a Russian novel and more plot twists than you can shake a phaser at.
It opens with a bang: A super assassin makes her way toward the home of a renowned scientist by climbing up a mountain that is loaded with defense mechanisms, including deadly, sentient plants. From there it takes the reader on a mind-bending trip through 762 pages of plot and counterplot, characters that embody both the best and the worst of humanity, supercomputers that are capable of their own morality, and encounters with aliens that may - or may not - be friendly to humans.
The Futurescape saga opened with the fact that Earth is so overpopulated that it has become, in the minds of the uber-wealthy, an intolerable place to live. Their solution: To create a series of plagues that kill off millions of "unwanted" people so they can use their resources to fashion a Disneyland version of Earth for their own enjoyment. They are opposed by a rogue detective, Rake Cunningham, and "Doc" Holiday, a scientist with an overabundance of moral outrage.
In this second installment the major corporations that run the world have realized that they have to shift tactics and have begun herding the "lower orders" into domed cities where they can experiment on them to create genetically modified humans who can survive the rigors of colonizing other planets with less-than-hospitable environments. Cunningham and Holiday, however, are still opposed to their plans and are leading a small-scale revolution to thwart their plans.
And then there are the aliens to contend with.
Moore's world-building skills are without compare and his imagination seemingly knows no boundaries. His knowledge of artificial intelligence - including both the pluses and minuses of AI - is evident throughout the pages of this novel as is his understanding of the underlying sociology of both those who manipulate and those who are manipulated. His narrative skills are also on display here, with plenty of action sequences to liven the pages mixed with some fairly erudite discussions of morality and ethical behavior. The characters are complex, the narrative graceful and the plotting is imaginative.
This is not a quick read, nor was it intended to be. As in all great stories, it is a novel that is designed not only to entertain but also to make you think and it is a book that I highly recommend.
It opens with a bang: A super assassin makes her way toward the home of a renowned scientist by climbing up a mountain that is loaded with defense mechanisms, including deadly, sentient plants. From there it takes the reader on a mind-bending trip through 762 pages of plot and counterplot, characters that embody both the best and the worst of humanity, supercomputers that are capable of their own morality, and encounters with aliens that may - or may not - be friendly to humans.
The Futurescape saga opened with the fact that Earth is so overpopulated that it has become, in the minds of the uber-wealthy, an intolerable place to live. Their solution: To create a series of plagues that kill off millions of "unwanted" people so they can use their resources to fashion a Disneyland version of Earth for their own enjoyment. They are opposed by a rogue detective, Rake Cunningham, and "Doc" Holiday, a scientist with an overabundance of moral outrage.
In this second installment the major corporations that run the world have realized that they have to shift tactics and have begun herding the "lower orders" into domed cities where they can experiment on them to create genetically modified humans who can survive the rigors of colonizing other planets with less-than-hospitable environments. Cunningham and Holiday, however, are still opposed to their plans and are leading a small-scale revolution to thwart their plans.
And then there are the aliens to contend with.
Moore's world-building skills are without compare and his imagination seemingly knows no boundaries. His knowledge of artificial intelligence - including both the pluses and minuses of AI - is evident throughout the pages of this novel as is his understanding of the underlying sociology of both those who manipulate and those who are manipulated. His narrative skills are also on display here, with plenty of action sequences to liven the pages mixed with some fairly erudite discussions of morality and ethical behavior. The characters are complex, the narrative graceful and the plotting is imaginative.
This is not a quick read, nor was it intended to be. As in all great stories, it is a novel that is designed not only to entertain but also to make you think and it is a book that I highly recommend.
October 24, 2015
In the FutureScape series, "Terraforming Earth-Phase 1-The Plagues Era", Dean C Moore introduced us to the concept of the super wealthy and powerful conceiving the idea of reducing the earth's over-population to their approved manageable and intellectual level. The resulting plagues fashioned to kill off millions of conceived lower level humans apparently touches off a maelstrom of opposition as well as empathetic factions further manipulating the weeding of the earth's population into their own designs. In Phase 2 of Terraforming Earth-"The Humanoids in Sealed Habitats", the world's powerful entities form separate groups which then proceed with diabolical plans of their own as they stream remaining populations into seven domed complexes designed to further future strategies. Is it really possible to weed to the top 1%?
Armed with superior artificial intelligence, the four biggest warring factions, the Quality of Lifers, Digital Nirvana, STARS-R-US, and the Unwanteds all have separate and major objectives. The populations have evolved "chipheads" with more being actively and heavily recruited to further individual faction goals.
Luckily, our major protagonists, Rake Cunningham and "Doc" Holiday set up camp in an effort to counter-act extreme deadly advancements. Moore's antagonists Garrett and his lover, the beautiful but extremely lethal Simone, revise their original goal to include the evolution of the "unkillable" human. Moore introduces us to myriad characters each managing survival, contributing some facet of continued, if harrowing, existence.
If Moore weaves the plot into something becoming terrifyingly realistic, it's because we've begun to realize that the evolution of our human race has gone beyond wheels to flight into realms both unimaginable and horrifyingly possible. Technology beyond the capacity to even imagine yesterday in use today. And haven't we always suspected there is someone or something out there besides us?
Once again, Dean C Moore envisions the future with da Vinci eyes and elaborates in shocking detail those scenes brought to incredible but terrifying reality through his pen.
Armed with superior artificial intelligence, the four biggest warring factions, the Quality of Lifers, Digital Nirvana, STARS-R-US, and the Unwanteds all have separate and major objectives. The populations have evolved "chipheads" with more being actively and heavily recruited to further individual faction goals.
Luckily, our major protagonists, Rake Cunningham and "Doc" Holiday set up camp in an effort to counter-act extreme deadly advancements. Moore's antagonists Garrett and his lover, the beautiful but extremely lethal Simone, revise their original goal to include the evolution of the "unkillable" human. Moore introduces us to myriad characters each managing survival, contributing some facet of continued, if harrowing, existence.
If Moore weaves the plot into something becoming terrifyingly realistic, it's because we've begun to realize that the evolution of our human race has gone beyond wheels to flight into realms both unimaginable and horrifyingly possible. Technology beyond the capacity to even imagine yesterday in use today. And haven't we always suspected there is someone or something out there besides us?
Once again, Dean C Moore envisions the future with da Vinci eyes and elaborates in shocking detail those scenes brought to incredible but terrifying reality through his pen.
January 29, 2016
I've long been a fan of Dean C Moore's books and this series is no exception. This is not a hurried read, its complex and full to the brim with dynamic characters and complex plots. This series is a master class in world building and as usual Moore throws in his quirky sense of humor to lighten the load when the true horrors of his predictions start to seem like maybe they aren't so much science fiction as science fact. Moore's impeccable attention to detail, his vast knowlegde of this genre and his ability to weave one engrossing tale makes this a must read series for sci-fi fans. Book 2 moves directly on from 1 and some of your favorite characters Like Doc Holiday and Rake are still battling the major corporations that are running the world.
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