Friday, December 20, 2013
Atlas is a military science fiction novel written by author Isaac Hooke, whose action novel The Forever Gate was an Amazon #1 Bestseller in two categories- science fiction and fantasy- when it was released in May 2013. He's busy writing, publishing, and blogging, but he fills up his free time by cycling and taking pictures in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He's been writing since 1997 and has a degree in Engineering Physics, which I'm guessing has influenced the military and science parts of his novels.Website: http://isaachooke.comTwitter: http://twitter.com/isaachookeFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/authorisaachookeGoodreads: http://goodreads.com/isaachookeReady to see my favorite excerpt from the book? No? I'm not either. Just take a few minutes to grab some cookies (what are you talking about? I didn't steal them from Santa. Who would do that?) and prepare to be amazed.
"You look older, more mature," Shaw said. "That's good, I suppose. But there's something else. The way you move. This look you have in your eye. Like you know some secret no one else knows. Like you've seen things. Bad things. I guess, I guess it's the air of a killer."
I shook my head. "You're priceless, as usual Shaw."
"Isn't that what they train you to be in that special forces of yours? The MOTHs?" She said that word with a disdain that was surprising. "You're all killers, aren't you?"
I sat up, and dangled my legs over the edge of the bunk. "Look, sure, I've made a few kills in the war, but I'm not a killer. You're jumping to conclusions. I'm a soldier. A warrior. And there's a difference."
"Is there?" She didn't sounded convinced. Not at all.
I'd have to fix that. "A killer is someone who kills the weak and the innocent. A warrior is someone who takes down those killers. He fights for justice, and the security of his country. He's a protector of the innocent."
"Now you're just spouting propaganda."
"It's not propaganda. It's what I believe, Shaw."
"You know how to kill someone in a hundred different ways, and how you move shows that you're well aware of that fact. You can't tell me you're not a killer."
"Sure, maybe I'm more confident now," I conceded. "But listen, Shaw, trust me. The Rules of Engagement won't let us target innocents. We'd all go to jail if we did. Everything that happens on a battlefield is recorded by our Implants. We have thousands of military lawyers reviewing battle footage day in and day out. If I shot down someone who wasn't a baddie, I wouldn't be here with you today. I'd be in cuffs. All right?"
She was quiet for a moment.
"I take it you're not a big fan of the war in Mongolia," I said.
"No. Not a big fan of wars in general."
I sat up on the bunk. "I was a warrior when you first met me, you know. A Bruiser. A protector of the innocent. I just wasn't trained up. Just hadn't gone to war. But I'm the same now, even after everything. I'm the same man inside. Maybe a little bit more confident on the outside, but the same. Shaw, look at me. Look at me." She did. "I'm the same."
She couldn't hold my gaze for long.
When she answered, her voice sounded so far away: "I can't believe it's been two years. Feels like a lifetime."
"It didn't have to be this way. If you had gotten in touch back on Earth, instead of avoiding me..." I felt my face flush as I remembered our last chat session on Earth, when I'd told her how I felt about her. A strange mix of emotions ran through me. Anger, embarrassment, disappointment. "I never forgot that one time we were about to meet up, and you canceled on me at the last minute. Why'd you do it, Shaw? Is it because you were seeing this officer dude of yours?"
"Um, he's not an officer," Shaw said. "That would be fraternization."
"Well who is he, then?"
She hesitated.
And then suddenly I knew. "There's no one, is there?"
She sighed, staring at her folded hands. "Not now, no."
"Why say there was, then? Why throw away everything we had? Everything we could have had?"
She couldn't meet my gaze. Just stared at her hands, twining and untwining her fingers. "No one could ever measure up."
"To what, you're breathtaking, put-me-on-a-pedestal beauty? Or maybe you're awe-inspiring personality?"
She didn't answer. Didn't look up.
"Well, maybe it's time you got over yourself, and came back down to Earth to live with the rest of us mortals."
She shook her head. "You don't understand." I couldn't believe it. It sounded like she was crying. "My expectations are high because of you." She looked up at me finally. Definitely tears. "No one could ever measure up to you."Ooh, that was definitely exciting! Want to be notified when Atlas is released? Sign up for notifications here.But if you're too impatient to wait for the book to come out, in the meantime check out a couple of short stories set in the ATLAS universe- "Just Another Day" and "Caterpillar Without a Callsign".
GiveawayThere’s a tour-wide giveaway for a $25 Amazon Gift Card, 3 paperback copies of Atlas, and 3 digital copies of Atlas.
Dec 21, 2013
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