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Nate Kenyon (Author)
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July 1, 2009
William Bellow is an experienced bug hunter who comes as close as any human to the anticipated Transformation that links man to machine. As he digs into the problems surrounding New London's most advanced programming, the nature of his own memories and the events of his past are called into question. Desperate manipulations and complex deceptions take him from the corporate towers to the underground resistance as Bellow's work quickly escalates into a fight for his life in both the physical and virtual worlds.

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  • Paperback: 156 pages
  • Publisher: Apex Publications (July 1, 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0982159625
  • ISBN-13: 978-0982159620
  • Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,227,213 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Nate Kenyon grew up in a small town in Maine, an avid reader and writer from a very early age. Kenyon's first novel, Bloodstone, was published by Five Star to critical acclaim, named a Bram Stoker Award finalist in hardcover, winning the P&E Horror Novel of the Year, and becoming one of the publisher's all time bestselling speculative fiction titles. His second novel, The Reach, received a starred review from Publishers Weekly and raves from Booklist, Pop Syndicate, Dark Scribe and many more. The Reach, also a Stoker Award Finalist, was optioned for film. His third novel, The Bone Factory, was called "masterful" by Booklist. His fourth novel Sparrow Rock, was released in May 2010 to critical acclaim, and also optioned for film.

Kenyon's trade paperback science fiction novella, Prime, was released in July 2009 from Apex Books. He has recently had stories published in Shroud Magazine, Permuted Press's Monstrous anthology, Horror World, Dead Lines, The Harrow, and Legends of the Mountain State 2, and has many others forthcoming, including a story in The Monster's Corner, edited by Christopher Golden. Four of his stories were featured in the Dart Arts anthology When the Night Comes Down.

Kenyon's novel StarCraft Ghost: Spectres, based on the bestselling video game by Blizzard Entertainment, will be released by Pocket Books in September 2011. He is currently working on a Diablo novel for Blizzard and Pocket. He is a member of the Horror Writers Association and International Thriller Writers.

 

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3.0 out of 5 stars It is a good, quick read for Cyberpunk fans, January 19, 2010
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I liked this novella and would have probably been blown away if I hadn't already read a number of novels in this genre. That being the case, there wasn't really anything original here. While reading, I was reminded of the following stories: Neuromancer, Johnny Mnemonic, Electric Church (Avery Cates kicks butt!), Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, Altered Carbon. The point being, I never really felt like I was reading, Prime.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Kenyon Widens His Repertoire, July 20, 2009
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From Bram Stoker Finalist Nate Kenyon comes a blistering, fast-paced tale channeling the likes of "Blade Runner", "Johnny Mnemonic", even a bit of "The Matrix". Offering social commentary as well as thrills and intrigue, Kenyon shifts from horror to science fiction and cyberpunk smoothly, enhancing an already strong storytelling reputation and widening his repertoire.

From the moment William Bellow arrives on-site at New London to eliminate a deadly programming bug in their lucrative virtual reality program, he senses something amiss. The managers act overly protective, secretive and ambivalent about his presence, reluctant to give him access to certain files - despite recent deaths caused by their program. Also, it quickly becomes clear that he's being monitored, perhaps by New London security forces. When he meets a mysterious girl named Kara, his questions increase. Who is she? Why does she seem so familiar?

And why is there a room full of Kara-clones, waiting to be born?

Bellows also questions himself. Six years ago he suffered a terrible accident, almost lost himself in cyberspace. Why are his memories of recovery so hazy? What really happened to him that day? And why would New London hire him, someone who's been out of the game for six years?

The answer lies inside the great computer servers at New London. A dark presence lurks there, far greater than any security program or computer virus, and it wants him in particular. When next he goes online, he may never return.

To say that this is Kenyon's best work is a bit of a misnomer - indicating his other works are of lesser quality, which is simply not true. "Prime", however, is much more ambitious, and offers serious introspection on the nature of man and technology...and where our world is headed. In a way - while carefully avoiding hyperbole - "Prime" offers a similar impact as Bradbury's classic "Fahrenheit 451", because in a world that becomes ever more "plastic", where "reality" is so easily simulated...Kenyon's story is hauntingly plausible.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Prime, July 13, 2009
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Such a well written, intelligent book. Suspensful and action-packed, gives you a taste of what the future may hold and how technology will eventually run the world..very good. and scary. and believable.
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