The Creeping Darkness of Janaidar: A Science Fiction Fantasy - Couverture souple

Holland, Robert Dean

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1963388038 ISBN 13 : 9781963388039

Editeur : Roxytone LLC, 2023

Synopsis

Elijah’s struggle to survive continues.

Stolen from his world and reshaped by the enigmatic artificial intelligence known as the WuShi, he is no longer fully human. Now bound to an ancient, alien consciousness obsessed with achieving hyper-sapience, Elijah must fight to retain what remains of his mind as the WuShi tightens its control.

On the distant planet Janaidar—where ancient dragons rule the skies and forgotten powers stir beneath the surface—a new threat emerges. In the depths of Cape Orion, an Imperial Long Dragon awakens, drawn to a growing darkness it cannot ignore. But what it finds is not the enemy it expected… only a broken man transformed into something far more dangerous.

As a massive alien vessel descends over Bahndahn Towne, unleashing a paralyzing gas upon its people—the long-feared NuliZhu slavers return after 5,000 years. And at the center of it all, the WuShi begins to evolve—warping water, matter, and energy into monstrous new forms.

But even the WuShi has limits.

For on Janaidar, the Guardian Dragons are the only force capable of destroying it—and they are already awakening.

Caught between alien domination and ancient power, Elijah may be the key to saving this world… or the instrument of its destruction.

Where science fiction collides with epic fantasy, a battle for mind, body, and planet begins.

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À propos des auteurs

Robert Dean Holland's latest work is the Stolen Man Series, a gripping Science Fiction Fantasy about dragons in space, sorceresses and their techno-magic, and a hypersapient, general artificial intelligence aka a sophont or GAI.Robert is a former Oracle Master Database Administrator and IBM AIX Systems Admin. His technical expertise informs the frightening characterization of a deadly artificial general intelligence (GAI), which evolved into a fully self-weaponized entity - a vicious and heartless intelligence that serves, enslaves, and destroys.In Robert's past he was in the US Navy, then a Master Electrician who worked in both nuclear and coal-fired powerhouses across the USA for many years. As such, he knows all about extreme industrial and heavy mechanical environments like nuclear installations and submarines.He and his wife live in Colorado with their two Labrador Retrievers. They love to hike in the mountains and travel in their tagalong travel trailer. The Oregon coast is a favorite destination.Robert says, "I invite you to go along for a ride with me in the worlds of super-smart dragons; high-technology; and the fight against a transdimensional/transgalactic empire."Now complete, the "Stolen Man Trilogy" is a gripping Science Fantasy adventure about dragons, sorceresses and their techno-magic, and artificial-intelligence gone terribly wrong.

Creating her digital art in Photoshop, Vic Holland produced the vibrant images for Dragons of Orion. She utilizes Adobe Photoshop(TM) and Clip Studio Paint(TM) on a Wacom Cintiq(TM)22, which she loves.As an amateur photographer, and while traveling with her husband Robert in their travel trailer, she has stocked a library of fabulous images from the Oregon Coast and Utah, two favorite destinations. She and Robert have a pair of beautiful Labrador Retrievers. One little lady is black, and the other is brown. They love to swim whenever they get the chance, but especially in the Pacific Ocean along the beaches of Oregon.During her career at the U.S. Geological Survey she was the Database Systems Administrator for their procurement database and performed ad hoc data-mining through Crystal Reports(TM) per management requests.Vicki has a Bachelor's Degree from the University of Wyoming; a Master's Degree in Government Contracting from University of Phoenix; and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Finance and Accounting from Regis University in Denver, Colorado. Vicki says, "I hope you enjoy my illustrations, and thank you for your time."

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Roxytone LLC
• Date d'édition: 2023
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1963388038
• ISBN 13: 9781963388039
• Reliure: Broché
• Illustrateur: Holland Vicki
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 476
• Éditeur: Long Jean
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