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| Edition Language: | English |
Patrick Skelton
Kindle Edition | Pages: 284 pages Rating: 3.28 | 61 Users | 12 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Device |
| Author | : | Patrick Skelton |
| Book Format | : | Kindle Edition |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 284 pages |
| Published | : | January 31st 2011 (first published September 28th 2010) |
| Categories | : | Science Fiction. Thriller. Fiction |
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A troubled man's quest to uncover the secrets of his past leads to a chilling discovery.A mysterious device.
A physicist with advanced medical knowledge.
A man's quest to uncover the secrets of his past and save the woman he loves.
When John Timmons finds an unusual metal object behind his cabin in Colorado, he suspects it belongs to his new neighbor, Jacob Mowat--a retired nuclear engineer who claims to have been employed by the government. As their friendship progresses, John discovers that his neighbor is guarding a terrible secret. His search for answers leads to a startling truth about his own troubled past as an orphan and the fate of humanity.
THE DEVICE is a character-driven mystery that explores loss and redemption, corruption and miracles. Fans of speculative fiction--George Orwell's 1984 and Aldous Huxley's Brave New World---will enjoy the frightening climax.
NOTE: The publisher has edited and revised this edition. Formatting and grammatical issues have been corrected. Customer reviews citing issues with formatting and/or editing issues most likely reflect original edition copies which have since been revised.
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Ratings: 3.28 From 61 Users | 12 ReviewsEvaluate Regarding Books The Device
I very much enjoyed this book. The characters were interesting and had depth. The plot was terrific with several twists and turns. I found myself turning the pages and remained completely oblivious to the time. I found myself even shedding a few tears. I could see where the story line in the book could really pan out into a real life situation in our not too distant future which is a very scary thought. Take a trip down a winding road with John Timmons and see if you would have made the sameThe Device is the debut novel by author Patirck Skelton, a dystopian/science fiction novel that I just couldn't put down. I am usually not a big science fiction fan because all too frequently the sci fi aspects become the entire focus, overpower the characters and their humanity, as well as overwhelming the story line. I usually am left feeling like I have just read a text book rather than a fictional novel. In The Device, the science fiction aspect enhances, rather than overpowers, the
I chose this book for a sci fi book club because it was in a list of promising stories and some people gave it good ratings. I personally did not think it was good sci fi. The write-up said that a guy finds a device and his life is changed after that. Instead what I found is a guy finding a device, loses it to the government, and then meets some new people, which change his life. Somehow he gets the device back in the very end and it turns out to be the only science fiction part of the story.
Pretty good until the ending...
What a great surprise this book was!I loved everything about it. The characters all had a depth that is seldom found in books that are story's told in the first person.The pace of the book kept me involved while the complexity of the plot drew me into the layers that surrounded the truth.Jack Finney comes to mind as an author with similar skills.I will be looking forward to Patrick Skelton's next work.
This was pretty great, I normally don't like sci-fi but the characters really drew me in, not to mention wanting to find out what the device really was. This was intriguing and addicting and I recommend it to anyone who wants to read more of a character driven science fiction story.
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