Welcome to my stop on the tour for Kenneth Bennet's epic Exodus 2022! Scroll down to read about his favorite sci-fi film and to win a copy of the book! Look out for my review at the end of the month, if you like sci-fi you'll like Exodus 2022!
Joe Stanton is in agony.
Out of his mind over the death of his young daughter. Unable to contain
his grief, Joe loses control in public, screaming his daughter’s name
and causing a huge scene at a hotel on San Juan Island in Washington
State. Thing is, Joe Stanton doesn’t have a daughter. Never did. And
when the authorities arrive they blame the 28-year-old’s outburst on
drugs. What they don’t yet know is that others up and down the Pacific
coast - from the Bering Sea to the Puget Sound - are suffering identical,
always fatal, mental breakdowns. With the help of his girlfriend, Joe
struggles to unravel the meaning of the hallucination destroying his
mind. As the couple begins to perceive its significance - and Joe’s role
in a looming global calamity - they must also outwit a billionaire weapons
contractor bent on exploiting Joe’s new-found understanding of the
cosmos, and outlast the time bomb ticking in Joe’s brain. Is he losing
his mind–or his world?
Exodus 2022 - Kenneth G Bennet
ISBN - 9781620152126
Publisher - Booktrope Publishing
Release date - May 20th 2014
Read an excerpt of Exodus 2022
here.
”Bennett, after a neat Dean Koontz–style curtain-raiser, keeps raising the stakes… Deft storytelling and a riptide of action.” - KIRKUS REVIEWS
"I'm
not usually a sci-fi thriller enthusiast. But Kenneth G. Bennett has
set this on-the-edge-of-your-seat story in the Great Pacific Northwest
where I make my home. After reading EXODUS 2022, this place will never
look quite the same. His best yet."- Rebecca Wells, author of Divine
Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood and other novels.
"Exodus 2022 is
an extraordinary book—a wild, thrilling ride that will keep you on the
edge of your seat, wondering and worrying about Joe, Ella, and an
unforgettable creature named Mia, while tackling themes as big as life
itself, the connection between humankind and the natural world, and the
fate of the planet as we know it. Highly recommended!"- Syrie James, bestselling author of The Missing Manuscript of Jane Austen
Science Fiction On Film
My favorite sci-fi movie is “Contact”, adapted from a book by Carl Sagan—astronomer, physicist, and creator of the original Cosmos series.
“Contact”, in case you haven’t seen it, tells the story of a radio astronomer (played by Jodie Foster) who intercepts encrypted radio signals from an alien civilization. The signals contain the plans for a fantastically advanced machine—a machine that could lead to a huge forward leap in human civilization or (as the doubters believe) to annihilation.
I love the uplifting, “anything is possible” tone implicit in Contact as well as the grand mystery and intrigue of the story. Contact addresses one of the biggest questions of all: “Are we alone in the universe?” and wraps it an intelligent, engaging, inspiring story.
About the Author
Kenneth G. Bennett is the author of the young adult novels, THE GAIA WARS and BATTLE FOR CASCADIA, and the new sci-fi thriller, EXODUS 2022. A wilderness enthusiast who loves backpacking, skiing and kayaking, Ken enjoys mysteries, science fiction, action adventure stories and, most especially, novels that explore the relationship between humans and the wild. He lives on an island in the Pacific Northwest with his wife and son and two hyperactive Australian Shepherds.
THE GAIA WARS series was optioned for film by Identity Films, LA in 2012, and both GAIA and BATTLE have been featured as Top 100 Bestsellers in Teen Literature and Fiction on Amazon. Kirkus Reviews called THE GAIA WARS “A solid first entry of a promising, imaginative new young-adult fantasy series featuring a well-crafted character.”
Giveaway- INT
One (1) winner will win a Kindle Fire!
Fifteen (15) winners will receive a signed paperback copy of Exodus 2022
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