Herbert’s Dune meets Banks’ The Player of Games in The Phantom of the Earth, a spellbinding science fiction epic set deep underground after the fall of civilization on Earth’s surface.
Here are the five thought-provoking postapocalyptic stories that lovers of science fiction can’t stop talking about, gathered together in one volume for the first time. The futuristic theories, conspiracies, political maneuvering, and characters within these visionary tales will stay with you long after you finish.
In the Great Commonwealth of Beimeni, a subterranean civilization in North America, expansion long ago gave way to peace and prosperity in the face of the history’s most devastating plague. Immortality is the reward for service and loyalty in Beimeni, a place where the physical blends with the metaphysical and power consolidates in the hands of those with a genetic edge. The fissures first spread slowly, then swiftly, until now the Great Commonwealth finds itself on the brink of economic devastation, challenged by forces from within that know its secrets and its crimes.
At the center of the conflict lie the Selendias of Piscator, founders of the resistance with an uncanny connection to the zeropoint field; and the Barão Strike Team, three researchers tasked with finding a cure to the Reassortment Strain, the plague that nearly wiped humanity from the Earth. Traveling from the uninhabitable but pristine surface to the habitable but inhospitable underground, this is a story about dedication to dreams, battle for survival, discovery and connection, song and celebration, undoing past misdeeds, and sacrifice for the greater good.
very enjoyable read I have read a ton of the typical dystopian stories. Many of them have similar themes dealing with tensions in political structures, striving for survival, and people laying it on the line in order that future generations have a shot at life. That is kind of the essence of dystopian fiction. But I have to say that Phantom Earth has been one of the better series dealing with dystopian issues that I have read. In short, it is very thought-provoking and raises questions not just about what we would…
Compelling Read I enjoyed this series of novellas. It reminded me of Sci fi novels of the 1970’s and 1980’s,.Â
Expansive and Immersive Sci-Fi World that Needs Some Introduction These books are a window into a well-developed fictional universe. The maps, biographies and histories reflect a Lord of the Rings-style world. This book is obviously the result of a great deal of time, thought and effort by the author and his team. I really enjoyed the books, and went through them at a steady pace, anxious to see what came next.Â