- Paperback: 240 pages
- Publisher: Edge; 1 edition (Sep 15 2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1894063392
- ISBN-13: 978-1894063395
- Product Dimensions: 21.7 x 14.1 x 2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 240 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #503,186 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"His writing flows naturally, his characters speak as if they were real people, and his setting seems so real that I wouldn't be surprised to find it on a normal, everyday roadmap. I wound up being firmly convinced that this place, these people, are real and living just out of sight, somewhere". - Dan L. Hollifield
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In Chicago, a transit worker now knows enough about the Aryan Brotherhood to mark him for death.
In Abu Dhabi, a playboy experiences modern day slavery.
A New York advertising executive shares the memories of a blind railroad working living in China.
And in Washington, a neurologist now studying the phenomenon must fight back the mystic memories invading her mind.
In a world of individuals, sudden intimacy is not for everyone. Some like the openness, some will even kill to keep their secrets.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Great SciFi Read..., Sep 14 2010
By Rachel "Parajunkee's View" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Cinco de Mayo (Paperback)
Don't judge this book by it's cover. I know sci-fi covers tend to lean to the cheesy side, so look past the dude getting struck in the head by Zeus and get this book, because it was good! It was overwhelming at some points with everything that was going on and the POV switches, but overall good and had me wondering if this could actually happen.REVIEW: A world shaking event. Simultaneously across the globe excruciating pain that lasts a matter of seconds and then instant relief, almost bliss, as if your mind has completely reset. Then the memories slowly flood in, but these memories don't belong to you. A man in Chicago suddenly has recollections of murder and life within the Aryan Brotherhood. A third grader can speak fluent Korean, an ad exec in New York experiences life as a blind railroad worker in China, a rich playboy in Abu Dhabi learns what it is like to be a Indian slave...
Phones begin to ring as people's Others begin calling, because they know everything about them. They know phone numbers, bank accounts, personal details...everything. There is nothing hidden, nothing left behind. And no one has an answer as to why this happened.
The idea behind this science fiction number was very interesting. How weird would it be to trade memories with someone? Learn every single possible memory in someone's head. On top of the interesting idea behind the story, the character development was very well laid out. There were a lot of them though, which overwhelmed me a bit, especially at the end when even more were introduced. I think the amount of characters could have been nipped down a bit, while the story could have been expanded. Each one of these characters could have been their own book, expanded, examined and scrutinized. I felt at times the book was overly condensed and skimmed over at times. I wanted so much more!
Worth the read though and I can't wait to read more from this author.
RECOMMENDATIONS: Scifi fans should enjoy, but the scifi element was not overwhelming. More on the lines of a Michael Crichton novel. Nothing lewd or overly violent to scare away younger readers.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Will give the reader something to think about, Aug 6 2011
By Paul Lappen - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Cinco de Mayo (Paperback)
This is the story of present-day Earth that is changed forever. It happens in the blink of an eye.At approximately 10:20 PM on May 5, all 6 billion people on Earth get a blinding headache for a second-and-a-half. In that instant, everyone gets another person implanted in their brain; different thoughts, different memories. Person A gets Person B's thoughts and memories, and Person B gets Person A's thoughts and memories. There is no rhyme or reason about who gets whom.
Alastair is a transit worker from Chicago who exchanges memories with John McCorely, the head of the Aryan Brotherhood, and currently an inmate in the Pelican Bay Supermax prison. His wife, Valerie, starts speaking Chinese, and their two-year-old daughter suddenly speaks German. Alastair knows that McCorely will not let anyone live who knows his "secrets," so he feels that his only alternative is to leave his family behind and head for parts unknown.
Cindy is able to leave her abusive husband with "help" from a member of the Swiss National Police. Niven is a Manhattan ad executive on the verge of a Great Ad Idea, until Ming, a blind railway worker from China, is planted in his brain. Susan is a senior scientist with the National Institutes of Health, part of the group trying to figure out just what happened; her Other is a shaman from South America. A playboy from Abu Dhabi travels to India to rescue his Other, a young boy trapped in the world of human slavery. There are some tense moments at a Long Island middle school. The other of one of the teachers is a man from North Korea who goes to great lengths to find, or buy, enough food to keep his family alive for one more day. The Other of one of the students is an official from the North Korean government who really wants that person's name.
What happens in a world where there are no more secrets? There are huge amounts of cancellations of bank and credit card accounts. Now that someone else knows your account numbers and passwords, what is to prevent them from taking advantage? Phone lines are jammed for days, as people attempt to call their Others.
This one is very much worth reading. It takes one thing, or one event, and turns it on its side to see what will happen. It's very plausible, the characters feel like real peopleand it will give the reader something to consider.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Outstanding read - highly recommended., July 29 2011
By HD Reviewer - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Cinco de Mayo (Paperback)
I was introduced to Michael's work through a couple of children's books that my sons thoroughly enjoyed. While searching for additional titles I stumbled across this new release and finally had a chance to pick it up recently. I have been more than pleasantly surprised.His writing has evolved tremendously and the book gripped my attention from the first few pages. I found myself making excuses to find time to read (instead of enjoying the sunny weather outside), and I plowed through the book in a few days. In this day of digital media, disappearing bookstores, and short attention spans - it's nice to discover a fresh author with the dedication and skills to slow the world down for a moment and allow us to lose ourselves in his prose. There are very few authors who can pull that off these days - thankfully Mr. Martineck has done so.
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