Children of the New Era (S-Class) by Meinos Kaen - 2012
Not long ago, I acquired a new Twitter follower, one Meinos
Kaen. In one of his posts, I noticed
that he is an author and was promoting a book called Children of the New Era.
Well, since I am a reader who enjoys reading new stuff, I checked it out
on Amazon.com, found that it was available for the Kindle, and the .99 cent
price was right so I downloaded it and forgot that I had bought it because I
was in the middle of another very long novel.
This morning, I was checking my library and found it and thought I
should give it a try, and I am glad that I did.
This story is set in a dystopian distant future. It takes the form of several blog posts on a fictitious
blog called The Proud Parents Blog. On this blog, parents write in about their
gifted, or un-gifted children. The gifts
the children have are not seen now, because this is after “DHE,” or the “Day
Humanity Evolved.” This evolution takes
place in many different ways including high mental functioning, enhanced
physical abilities, telepathy, and the most dreaded skills held by the S-Class
children, or the ability to harm others with thought.
Naturally, the children of the S-Class are eagerly sought by
the government’s Home Department. Many
parents take their children to Evaluation Centers to be tested for their
abilities, and one is found to be of the S-Class, they are removed from their
homes to facilitate further training. It
is presumed that these children are taken by the military for obvious reasons.
In the story, the Home Department shuts down the Proud
Parents Blog when they discover that parents are talking about their S-Class
children and how they are taken away never to be seen again.
What appeals to me most about this book is the format. I have never seen a story told almost
entirely in the form of blog posts and responses to those posts. I found it innovative and fresh.
This book is very short, one can read it in about two hours
or less, and at the price of $1.99, it’s worth a look. Actually, this would seem to be a preamble
and prequel to a new novel entitled S-Class which is promised for release later
this year. It is well written and quite
articulate. If there is a criticism, it
is that Kaen writes the blog’s responses almost too well; meaning that the characters that are
responding to the blog are too intelligent, but this only helps to make the
story more concise.
The last part of the book, a chapter titled “???” is a
preview of the upcoming novel.
I did enjoy this short story and am looking forward to the
release of S-Class.
Podcast News
Following the second episode of Under the Dome on CBS, Wayne
Henderson and Troy Heinritz released their latest review on UnderTheDomeRadio.com. Wayne and Troy give you
reviews, news, observations, and listener feedback on episode 2 of the
television series entitled “Fire.” And
if you watched that episode on July 3rd, 2013, you will have been
introduced to a new character named Randolph, one of the policemen in the town
of Chester’s Mill. Troy and Wayne made a
great catch and was able to secure an interview with Kevin Sizemore, the actor
that portrays Randolph. It is a great
interview and you can get some good insight on his take on his character and
the show in general. Click HERE to
listen on the UTDR website or download from numerous sources like iTunes.
Scott and Miles at the Scifi Diner Podcast released an
episode that is full of news goodness. They
announce some upcoming shows including a Man of Steel show and a Rewind of
Jurassic Park. Also there is a new
trivia question that will allow one to win a signed print of Rob Paulsen, a
voice actor from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Animaniacs, and Transformers and
others. They also present an interview
with Paulsen. Miles presents his This
Week In Star Trek on the real life tricorder prize of one-million dollars to
the first who invents it. There is also
discussion of Man of Steel, Independence Day sequels amd more. Click HERE to listen to Episode 177 of the
Diner.
On Starbase 66, Rick and his crew tackle a load of listener
feedback on Episode 125.
I have also recently subscribed to Hank Davis’ Falling skies
podcast, but haven’t had a chance to listen yet. But I know Hank is doing a fine job and I
will report when I get caught up.
Well, there it is…
QaplaH’!
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