D A Bale reviews Guerrilla Internet: Delve into the Code Realm with "Guerrilla Internet"
Friday, 14 March 2014
Sunday, 2 March 2014
22:57
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Beltran the farmer, the only one left breathing in a town, a country, a world ravaged by the Delirium plague. Winter waxes, and he awaits the end with an empty bottle and a hangman's noose.
Some hero. He cares not even for himself; what chance has he to save an entire peoples?
Count not the odds. The Chaste One will prevail.
Save the world. Save your friends. Save your wife.
The Traveller and her Golden Bridle, a means to correct the past, to rescue himself and millions more. But how much control does he really have? Can he truly bring back his wife? And what stake do The Horsemen have in all this? Only one way to find out.
Drink up.
Framed as a tale in the larger narrative of Isaac the Fortunate, The Winter is the first entry in a six-part fantasy series that sprinkles just the right amount of mysticism over a world of wintry hardship, where the people live for every day, and death is but the shadow lurking at the edge of vision. The characters here know pain, know suffering, and the bleak atmosphere A. Ka has conjured bleeds like black tar from the pages.
Beltran begins his journey as a fairly unlikeable character: a selfish and hasty fool who seemingly brings further distress upon himself. But disaster drives change, and his character arc is endearing once he employs his mind before his hands.
One aspect of The Winter which must be recognised is the seemingly trivial details that occasionally crop up. At first, I questioned the relevance of some of these peculiar sequences and motifs, but at the halfway point of the story, the loose threads start to come full circle, and the wonderful 'Aha!' moments follow.
As the opening chapter to a larger world, The Winter begets mystery while delivering an immensely satisfying tale of love, loss, and the ineluctable thorns of the rose we call life.
The Winter has come.
Price: $3.49
Link: Amazon
Saturday, 22 February 2014
00:58
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For all you Apple geeks out there, my book, Guerrilla Internet, is now available on the iTunes store:
https://itunes.apple.com/au/book/guerrilla-internet/id819641142?mt=11
And now for a passage to whet your appetite...
A damp wind whipped down the gloomy street and stung Charlie’s bare cheek. The midday sky wore a thick grey overcoat, stripping the world below of its vibrancy so all appeared bleak and forlorn. The air hinted at rain, sporadic flecks of moisture tickling naked skin just often enough to raise alarm.
Charlie brushed an errant drop of water from his cheek and followed Mel to the curb. She waved her hands emphatically and a canary-yellow cab veered out of traffic, shuddering to a halt with one wheel halfway onto the sidewalk. For Charlie it was a surreal experience; the first real postcard moment, a powerful reminder that he was ten-thousand miles from home, the protective walls of his apartment far beyond his reach, no bastion from the chaos, no fortress from the unknown.
“C’mon Charlie, get in!”
https://itunes.apple.com/au/book/guerrilla-internet/id819641142?mt=11
And now for a passage to whet your appetite...
A damp wind whipped down the gloomy street and stung Charlie’s bare cheek. The midday sky wore a thick grey overcoat, stripping the world below of its vibrancy so all appeared bleak and forlorn. The air hinted at rain, sporadic flecks of moisture tickling naked skin just often enough to raise alarm.
Charlie brushed an errant drop of water from his cheek and followed Mel to the curb. She waved her hands emphatically and a canary-yellow cab veered out of traffic, shuddering to a halt with one wheel halfway onto the sidewalk. For Charlie it was a surreal experience; the first real postcard moment, a powerful reminder that he was ten-thousand miles from home, the protective walls of his apartment far beyond his reach, no bastion from the chaos, no fortress from the unknown.
“C’mon Charlie, get in!”
Monday, 10 February 2014
22:55
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'How careful are you with what you say in a phone call? In a text message? Are you strict enough to never reveal personal information in an email, or on Facebook? Most people aren't.'
Charlie, a soon-to-be unemployed software tester struggling through remission from depression and anxiety, is about to discover just how lethal a weapon information can be in the wrong hands. When one of his colleagues is murdered for the sake of stealing his company's innocuous in-development phone app, his life is upended and shaken like one of James Bond's martinis. With the aid of Mel, a technologically illiterate but worldly-wise security guard, Charlie must conquer his inhibitions and venture outside his cloistered comfort zone in order to prevent a cyberterrorist conspiracy so devastating it threatens the very future of the internet itself...
A technological thriller set in modern times, Guerrilla Internet tackles the themes of privacy, security, and freedom of expression in the age of a constantly connected society. A tale of subterfuge and doublespeak, of plots within plots, where laws and morals clash to decide the meaning of freedom in an always-online world.
Charlie, a soon-to-be unemployed software tester struggling through remission from depression and anxiety, is about to discover just how lethal a weapon information can be in the wrong hands. When one of his colleagues is murdered for the sake of stealing his company's innocuous in-development phone app, his life is upended and shaken like one of James Bond's martinis. With the aid of Mel, a technologically illiterate but worldly-wise security guard, Charlie must conquer his inhibitions and venture outside his cloistered comfort zone in order to prevent a cyberterrorist conspiracy so devastating it threatens the very future of the internet itself...
A technological thriller set in modern times, Guerrilla Internet tackles the themes of privacy, security, and freedom of expression in the age of a constantly connected society. A tale of subterfuge and doublespeak, of plots within plots, where laws and morals clash to decide the meaning of freedom in an always-online world.
If you're interested, Smashwords has the first 20% of the book viewable online: here
Wednesday, 22 January 2014
01:23
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Every ward, every governor, every citizen of Nowhere must join forces if Drogl is to be defeated. Can Nel, Rev, and Gin convince their former enemies to unite under the banner of sovereign survival?
Failed Vision takes an informative stroll down memory lane, exposing the consequences of Nel and co's previous adventures. The pressure builds to the rollicking conclusion, itself an explosive setup for the finale to the Insomnium saga.
Price: $0.97
Link: Amazon
Sunday, 19 January 2014
02:35
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Led by the ghost of injustice past, Nel must face the woes of his friends and foe in order to galvanise his own future. The abyss is black with pain and corruption; will he survive its tainted touch?
The hardships exposed in Projections from the Abyss are both crushing and haunting, for they cast light on many of the shadows that darken our imperfect world. Relatable and reflective, this tale offers an unadulterated snapshot of the sins of our society. Read it. Now.
Price: $1.00
Link: Amazon
Saturday, 18 January 2014
02:46
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'Truth exists independently of any one person'? Great, the Skeptic is completely delusional. Nel and co are going to have to work a miracle if they want to find the Architect, and make it out of this intact...
Exceptionally paced and abundant with artifice, Piercing the Mundane teases even more of the greater game at play outside of Nowhere while testing both the characters and the reader with challenges of intellect. Thrilling to the end.
Price: $0.99
Link: Amazon
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