The Ark: Children of a Dead Earth Book One, by Patrick S. Tomlinson
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A murder mystery set on a generation ship months from reaching Humanity's new home.Humankind has escaped a dying Earth and set out to find a new home among the stars aboard an immense generation spaceship, affectionately named the Ark. Bryan Benson is the Ark’s greatest living sports hero, enjoying retirement working as a detective in Avalon, his home module. The hours are good, the work is easy, and the perks can’t be beat.But when a crew member goes missing, Benson is thrust into the centre of an ever-expanding web of deception, secrets, and violence that overturns everything he knows about living on the Ark and threatens everyone aboard. As the last remnants of humanity hurtle towards their salvation, Benson finds himself in a desperate race to unravel the conspiracy before a madman turns mankind’s home into its tomb.File Under: Science Fiction [ Last Gun in the Universe / We’re Not Alone / Poison and Nukes / Race to the End ]
The Ark: Children of a Dead Earth Book One, by Patrick S. Tomlinson- Amazon Sales Rank: #994078 in Books
- Published on: 2015-11-03
- Released on: 2015-11-03
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 6.90" h x 1.10" w x 4.20" l, .37 pounds
- Binding: Mass Market Paperback
- 400 pages
Review “The stakes are high is this thrilling debut.”– Kirkus Reviews "VERDICT A murder on a spaceship is the ultimate locked-room mystery, and debut author Tomlinson has a lot of fun dragging his detective all over the ship as he investigates who killed Laraby." -Library Journal “Fast paced murder mystery and science fiction thriller, that kept me guessing until the very end.”– Books in Brogan“Deftly plotted, The Ark is an excellent work of science fiction. I eagerly await Trident’s Forge, the next novel in the series.”– Mutt Cafe“This book is fresh, new, clever. I loved everything about this book, it ambushed me with amazing prose, and compelling characters. I read it in one sitting. I cannot remember when a book was this captivating, this enthralling. More Mr. Tomlinson, please.”– Book Drunkard“The generations of isolation in the controlled society of the Ark have left them in a setting that makes this novel different.I also enjoyed the twists that were alluded to in this book that will bring some interesting turns in the anticipated future installments in this series. I give this novel a 4.4 out of 5.”– John’s Notes“This book has a bit of everything. Science fiction, mystery, and thrills along with some action thrown in as well. A very interesting read that kept me turning the pages up to the very end.”– Word Gurgle“The story was compelling and I definitely will be eagerly awaiting the next novel, Trident’s Forge. 5*”– Brian’s Book Blog“This is the story I wish I had written. Generation ship. Detective story. Tomlinson takes such discordant elements and weaves them into a fascinating story: a Manet painting, advanced probes, exoplanet imaging, and more. There are echoes of Robert Sawyer’s Red Planet Blues here and I’m hoping that this is the start of a new subgenre: detectives in space!”– J. Daniel Batt“A solid read and one that I had fun reading. I really can’t wait to see how future outings develop.”– Falcata TimesIs it worth the read? If you’re looking for a fusion of excellent hard sci-fi and action thriller, with a soupcon of mystery, then yes, absolutely. I’m already looking forward to seeing what the next book in the series has in store.– SF & F Reviews “The Ark blends two of my favorite genres – science fiction and mystery. There are plenty of twists and turns that keep readings guessing. Mystery and sci-fi fans alike will enjoy this exciting novel.”– Sci-Fi Chick“Stunning world building, a plot that keeps you guessing and some totally old school in a new world case solving. Sci-fi at its best, a great read.”– Random Redheaded RamblingsThe Ark feels like a real place, complete with high and low society, political problems, and even a unique sport. The details felt logical and cohesive. This was a fun read and a damn solid first book.”– Sarah Celiann“Oh my goodness, I SO enjoyed this book! It’s got so many of the elements I look for in a good crossgenre—a nifty mystery with the ultimate locked room (can’t get any more locked room than a spaceship racing towards humanity’s hope of a new home), a man who loves his job as a detective (largely because it’s really, really easy), a dark scenario and yet some light humor and a potential end to our species.”– Buried Under Books
About the Author Patrick S. Tomlinson is the son of an ex-hippie psychologist and an ex-cowboy electrician. He lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with a menagerie of houseplants in varying levels of health, a Ford Mustang, and a Triumph motorcycle bought specifically to embarrass and infuriate Harley riders.When not writing sci-fi and fantasy novels and short stories, Patrick is busy developing his other passion for performing stand-up comedy.You can find Patrick online at his website:www.patrickstomlinson.com, on Twitter@stealthygeek and on Facebook.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful. Great sci-fi noire with a rich setting By Aaron H. I absolutely loved this book. Sci-fi is little hit or miss with me. I like it best when the science fiction enriches the story and locks in the setting, not when it's an author showing how clever they are. The Ark balances this perfectly. The story and the characters are solid and the sci-fi is peppered in as needed and lives in harmony within the world.I'd also classify it as sci-fi noire. It's a great page turner and I read in two days because I just had to know what was going to happen next. Tomlinson's debut novel has me anxiously waiting for the next installment of this wonderful world.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. A must read for both sci-fi and thriller fans. By Joseph Ulm This is a really fun read. The characters are real, enjoyable, well-developed, but not too heavy. The pace of the book pulls you along nicely without pressing, and the twists and turns are done well throughout. The technology in the book is detailed and interesting, but doesn't slow things down. All in all, if you're looking for a really fun thriller, set in a well-developed future environment, this is it. One of the best books I've read this year.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful. Quite enjoyable, somewhere between 4 and 5 stars By Peter Dimitriadis Full disclosure: I received this book for free through a giveaway. I don't think it affected my review."Murder Mystery on a generation starship" is one of those quintessential SF premises, which makes it all the more surprising that I can't think of very many examples. A few, sure, but it's not a concept that has been done to death in recent years, which means it's one that feels, potentially, fresh and exciting.In addition to things like basic writing skill and characters you enjoy, there are two big things in this kind of story that should, ideally, be done well. First, the generation starship, and second, the mystery.The author succeeds admirably on the first one. The setting is well-realized and feels both reasonably plausible and lived-in, with a myriad of little details on how life is different. The author really sells the setting, and that's a large part of the enjoyment of the book. Sure, I could quibble about a few of the details (particularly, with such a relatively small population and after two hundred years, ethnic and cultural groupings still seem to be rather distinct, which seems a bit odd considering reproduction has to be authorized and presumably genetic diversity is considered), but they're just the kind of thing you think about rather than interferes with the story, and there was plenty I didn't consider that made it in. It's pretty clear a significant amount of thought did go into things. The author also succeeds in making these details not too intimidating... while someone who isn't interested in SF at all might still avoid this, the technological context is, I think, pretty easy to grasp for people who aren't steeped in SF tropes and want to read something that's not too intimidating.The second big aspect, the mystery itself... well, it's nothing to complain about, but didn't really wow me either. It was the kind of thing where the journey was more interesting than the destination, and that's okay. Some characters motivations, once revealed, weren't entirely satisfying... but by that time, I'd just gone through, and enjoyed, the adventure where the main character goes through all the steps of finding out, and said adventure is on a generation starship (starships make everything better), so, in the end, I didn't really care. The mystery does hang together well, at least, on the first read, anyway.As for the everything else, the characterization, writing, they seemed to also be in the 'pretty good' territory. While Benson won't be, probably, one of my favorite SF characters, he's consistently likable, despite being a fairly standard type of detective character, and a few of the side characters were also entertaining. There's a good dose of humor in the book as well, but it's fairly subtle, which is a good thing. I'd heard the author is also a comedian, so I feared he might go too jokey, but, with the possible exception of a few things like tinfoil hats having a legitimate purpose, the humor comes from believable human interactions and everyday funny situations rather than things obviously set up to garner a laugh.This is a first novel, and typically I try to be a little more generous to such books, but this one didn't really need it... it was a good, solidly enjoyable adventure. It's also the first book of a series, and I liked it enough that I'm pretty sure I'm going to try the second as well, so that also says something.
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