Genre: Science Fiction, Action, Dystopian Publisher: TCK Publishing Pub Date: December 5, 2018 Pages: 149 Format: ePub Buy: Amazon | B&N
WHEN THE OCEANS RISE...THE TRUTH DROWNS
It's the year 2031. Our future. Their present. A world decimated by climate catastrophe, where the sun's heat is deadly, and the ocean rises higher every day. A world ruled by the rich, powerful, and corrupt. A world where a good man can't survive for long.
Hogan Duran was a good man once. He was a cop, forced to resign in disgrace when he couldn't save his partner from a bullet. Now, Hogan lives on the fraying edges of society, serving cruel masters and scavenging trash dumps just to survive.
But after four years of living in poverty, Hogan finally gets a chance to get back on his feet. He's invited to join the National Security Council, the powerful paramilitary organization responsible for protecting the rich and powerful from the more unsavory elements of society. All he needs to do is pass their deadly entrance exam, and he'll be rewarded with wealth and opportunity beyond his wildest dreams.
But this ex-cop's path to redemption won't be easy. The NSC are hiding something, and as Hogan descends deeper and deeper into their world, he starts to uncover the terrible truth of how the powerful in this new world maintain their power...and just how far they will go to protect their secrets.
In a world gone wrong, can one man actually make a difference, or will he die trying?
Kill Code is the first novel in an exciting new dystopian science fiction series from the mind of the award-winning author, screenwriter, and director Clive Fleury.
Fans of The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey, and Divergent by Veronica Roth will be captivated by Kill Code.
Kill Code, for me, had a very Mad Max, Blade Runner feel to the storyline. Nearly a dystopian cyberpunk novel.
Hogan was a well crafted character that still held on to old ideals from the past, especially as it seems that their dystopian future has been around for a while. In this future, it tends to seem that everyone is out for themselves as things and food is scarce. Which plays a little too close to how our society is going now.
The action was good, the story was excellent. There was enough there to make you curious about what else is going to happen in this universe that Clive Fleury has created.
I received this book from the author for free. My review is entirely voluntary.
Rating:
I am an award-winning writer of books and screenplays, and a TV and film director and producer. I have worked for major broadcasters and studios on a wide variety of successful projects in the US, UK, Australia, Europe, and the Middle East.