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Metrofloat New York
by William Quincy Belle
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GENRE: Science Fiction
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BLURB:
A Post-apocalyptic
Sci-Fi thriller.
Several
hundred years in the future, Earth is a different planet. Antigravity has been
invented and “flying” has given way to “floating”: giant platforms with cities
remain above the growing surface temperatures as enclaves of the privileged. A
global pandemic has wiped out 80% of those on the ground, and a virulent,
flesh-eating disease, necrofasc, has left most with artificial body parts.
Insects are the main food staple. A utopia for some, a dystopia for others.
Metrofloat
New York, a futuristic city of thirty million, is run by an oligarchy of five
rich and powerful people. An unknown assassin, working from within the system,
attempts to seize control and declare himself dictator by methodically removing
all rivals. Detective Matthew Heart of the Metropolitan Police must deal with
his partner, a cyborg policewoman, his unofficial family, a transgender woman
and her one-legged daughter, and a mysterious assailant bent on taking over the
world by killing anyone who stands in his way.
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EXCERPT TWO:
Alan
and Terry were skinny enough to slip through the security perimeter into the
antigravity zone. Already, they heard the pounding of the AG machines. Workers
in the area often wore ear protection, as the constant noise could damage their
hearing, but when one is young and foolish, protection is for wimps. They
climbed down to the lowest scaffolding and looked out over the panorama below.
The ground was a good kilometer down, speckled with the twinkling lights of the
settlement. Each light was a potential target for a jump-and-grab, so tonight
looked to be an excellent opportunity.
Rumors
had been circulating around the high school for over a year about thrill
seekers doing the unthinkable: bungee jumping from the metrofloat. Alan and Terry
had pooled their money and bought the latest in equipment, including a
controllable elasticized cable, a double-safety ankle harness, and a
precision-positioning system with automatic height detection. The flexible
anchor allowed them to set up the bungee in any location in record time, so
they could get in, jump, and get out before the authorities knew they were
violating restricted areas.
Alan
would make the first attempt. He had decked himself with various tools attached
to his belt and a helmet with a lamp. He had double-checked his ankle
connectors and made sure the safety harness was in place. Terry gave him the
once-over, enumerating each item out loud so they both knew they had checked
everything. Alan climbed over the railing and held on as Terry fed out the
cable so it was free and clear of the scaffolding.
Quivering
with excitement, Alan looked over at his friend. Terry grinned and gave him a
thumbs-up. Alan turned back to the open space, took a deep breath, and spread
his arms out. He bent his knees and pushed off into a swan dive.
Alan
had ten seconds of free fall before the cable slowed his descent — ten seconds
of weightlessness as the wind whistled by his head. It was peaceful. And
surreal. It wasn’t every day somebody jumped from a height of a thousand
meters.
Looking
toward the ground when he jumped, Alan twisted as he now fell, upside down, and
brought his head up to look off into the distance. The light from his helmet
flashed on something. He swept his head back and forth until the object was
visible again. There was a human body three meters from him, free-falling at
the same rate. It tumbled in the air. Judging by the looseness of the limbs,
Alan guessed the person was unconscious. Or dead. Wouldn’t somebody falling to
their death be thrashing about?
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AUTHOR BIO:
William Quincy Belle is
just a guy. Nobody famous; nobody rich; just some guy who likes to periodically
add his two cents worth with the hope, accounting for inflation, that $0.02 is
not over evaluating his contribution. He claims that at the heart of the
writing process is some sort of (psychotic) urge to put it down on paper and
likes to recite the following, which so far he hasn't been able to attribute to
anyone: "A writer is an egomaniac with low self-esteem." You will
find Mr. Belle's unbridled stream of consciousness floating around in
cyberspace.
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Thanks for hosting!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your book with us and for the giveaway as well. I appreciate them both.
ReplyDeleteMr. Wallace, the genesis of the book was NaNoWriMo, but the remainder was sporadic over a couple of years. When it comes to discipline, I like to say I work by inspiration, not perspiration. In other words:
ReplyDeleteI write because I'm bored and I can't think of anything better to do. Ha, ha!
Thank you for participating in this book tour. Being an indie author is an uphill struggle.
ReplyDeleteAccording to Wikipedia, there are 2.2 million new books published each year, 300,000 in the U.S., 150,000 in the United Kingdom, 20,000 in Canada. The book review section of The Washington Post states they get 150 new titles each day. Each day! What are the chances of anyone getting noticed? Even if somebody has written the next classic, there’s the harsh reality of statistics. Having the public choose any particular book out of the annual American field of 300,000 strikes me as being the equivalent of winning the literary lottery. Congratulations, E. L. James: over 70 million copies of the 50 Shades of Grey trilogy sold.
By the way, the above is about new books published each year. According to Google, there are over 150 million books in existence! Literary lottery, indeed!
There's a lot of junk out there, which means the public is leery of investing their time in anything unknown. Who wants the literary equivalent of bad movie? "I want two hours of my life back." Cheers to the risk-takers who brought E. L. James to the forefront.
I appreciate you taking the risk.
All the best to you in your world. :-)
Great excerpt
ReplyDeleteI liked the excerpt.
ReplyDeleteI like the cover
ReplyDeleteInteresting sounding book.
ReplyDeleteSounds like my kind of book!
ReplyDeleteDo you do a lot of scientific and technological research to support those aspects in your stories or do you just rely on your own current knowledge and imagination?
ReplyDeleteI do research the latest trends in scientific and technological developments. Even though this is fiction, Science Fiction, I want to be as realistic as possible. I want to respect my readers by not asking them to accept a premise which violates general knowledge.
DeleteI agree with you on that 100% I've always been a Sci-Fi fan but I prefer that the science in my science fiction be plausible at least. Thank you for your response.
DeleteMetrofloat New York
ReplyDeleteCurrently 4.7 out of 5 stars on Amazon
Interested, but not yet committed to reading the book? Visit my web site for a longer excerpt.
Still wondering? Here’s what reviewers are saying.
5 Star Review: Extraordinary book from a talented writer
"Wow! Wow! Wow! What an extraordinary book from a talented writer. This is a Crime/Thriller meets Apocalyptic/Dystopian. Very easy to read and understand but very difficult to describe!!! Detective Heart lived on the floating city, he went to the grounders who worked on the ground and upset hi boss so was left behind. The grounders for those that survived the diseases and viruses all had one or more limb removed and had prosthetics. After 5 years Detective Heart was summoned to the floaters to partner Sergeant Stanton. Detective Heart was still whole but was surprised to find out his partner had been in an accident that killed everything but her brain. Scientists were able to make a body and organs to fit the brain. It took a lot for her to get used to, but she finally managed it. They were partnered up to try and solve the murders of the Council. There is so much packed into this book with the different mutations, cyborgs etc... A very enjoyable read."
5 Star Review: Rene Magritte meets Bladerunner
"That's the vision I had in my head as a I read this thoroughly engaging post-apocalyptic Sci-Fi novel. The world is devastated by a phage/pandemic that eats away at people's flesh. Artificial limbs/ cybernetic devices enhance one's way of life. Because of pollution and disease, major cities like NY, LA, Rome, Tokyo etc are suspended in the air by ant-gravity technology. This A/G tech is run by a small, sinister oligarchy, that runs/produces/manufactures this tech.
A murder of one of the oligarchs, leads to an investigation by NYC law enforcement [Metro-floats as they are called].
The book was very entertaining.
I pictured artist Rene Magritte and his painting "The Castle of the Pyrenees" and Decker from "Blade Runner" the whole time reading this book.
I can see this novel becoming a movie. . ."