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Zero Calvin

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If you like sci-fi, utopian societies or if you are a tech freak you'll love this book! The book loaded with tongue-in-cheek humor (the world needs more of this) Can hardly wait for the sequel. Go Brian!!

This book has page after page of fun, witty science-fiction wrapped up with a believeable future. It is almost like reading Futurama. I found myself laughing out loud several times which caused a problem because I had to explain the situation to my wife. The ending does leave you wondering, "what next". I surely hope Brian comes up with a sequal that is at least as funny comes out with it soon. I want to know what happens. I want a Sony PatientMan! Long live Tang!

This book is a quick easy read. My attention was captured from the opening pages to the very end. There was some sarcastic humor on every page that brought out a laugh, giggle, or smirk. Very enjoyable. I am looking forward to the sequel.

Always on the lookout for new and well-written science-fiction, I picked up this book. It's a tightly written sci-fi number with numerous comic elements that reminds me of Terry Pratchett. We're introduced to Calvin and follow him as he dies and is reborn 300 years into the future. The differences are explained quite well and in an entertaining fashion so you don't get bored listening to a history lesson as we're introduced to talking computers, sandwiches made from the other other white meat and the life of Kevin Bacons clones. My only complaint is that the book leaves you hanging, though it finishes that particular chapter of Calvin's life and that I'll have to wait a little while for the sequel so I can get my fix. Kudos to Brian for a great first novel and I am eagerly anticipating the next in the series.

Fans of the late great Douglas Adams and the Futurama Shows will love this book. SciFi comedy is something that rarely comes across well, but this book pulls it off well. Quirky characters and dialogue work very well together to create a real, albeit broken, sense of fun and familiarity to those who are familiar with Ford Prefect and Arthur Dent (if those are unfamiliar, google them, its worth it).

Tounge in cheek humor and plausible scenarios create a world I'm anxious to explore, with toys and gadgets that are too cool for words (I want the oakley xspecs). This book is riddled with fun bits of obsurdity that you will recognise from this world. Other bits from the book, such as conversations with regular appliances (yes they do respond) that actually talk back are pure gems. I would actually like to meet the shower.... read it you'll see what I mean.

All in all this author is off to a great start with this book, which is the beginning of a series which has a lot of promise, and is certain to become a book with much cult appeal. A fast read, but worth it. You owe it to yourself to purchase this book. It doesnt try to answer any of lifes big questions, just gives a few possibilities. Anyway, this has become much more long winded than I expected. Simply put, buy it. You'll like it.

I have read this book over ten times, and I continue to find it interesting, entertaining, and thought-provoking. This could largely be because I am the author, and I have very bad short-term memory. But just the same, I know that if I can read it several times without being bored, then all of you will enjoy it as well.

Those of you who are not too keen on science fiction should also give Zero Calvin a chance. While the storyline mainly takes place in the future, you will find that most of the concepts are presented in a plausible, reality-based manner (with the exception of the ones that are made in jest.) This is not a fantasy book, but it does have many imaginative and funny concepts within its pages.

-Brian Cramer

Fans of the late great Douglas Adams and the Futurama Shows will love this book. SciFi comedy is something that rarely comes across well, but this book pulls it off well. Quirky characters and dialogue work very well together to create a real, albeit broken, sense of fun and familiarity to those who are familiar with Ford Prefect and Arthur Dent (if those are unfamiliar, google them, its worth it).
Tounge in cheek humor and plausible scenarios create a world I'm anxious to explore, with toys and gadgets that are too cool for words (I want the oakley xspecs). This book is riddled with fun bits of obsurdity that you will recognise from this world. Other bits from the book, such as conversations with regular appliances (yes they do respond) that actually talk back are pure gems. I would actually like to meet the shower.... read it you'll see what I mean.

All in all this author is off to a great start with this book, which is the beginning of a series which has a lot of promise, and is certain to become a book with much cult appeal. A fast read, but worth it. You owe it to yourself to purchase this book. It doesnt try to answer any of lifes big questions, just gives a few possibilities. Anyway, this has become much more long winded than I expected. Simply put, buy it. You'll like it.

This has been one of my favorite books for years. It made me happy when I was browsing my kindle and ran across it. I think my physical copy of the book is lost in time.

There are many times in the book where believe it or not you will burst out laughing. No other book has ever done that for me and I have a very crude and yet refined sense of humor. Think of this book as being Futurama with a possible future that could happen. The main character even comments that he is living Futurama already. Every concept in the book is explained and you believe could possibly happen if conditions were right. I believe this deserves to be up there with other great science fiction books, but in the comedy section. :)

The sample you can download on your kindle devices or apps lets you read the first 6 or 7 chapters and I recommend everyone get it right now. Go on I'll wait.