Release date: November 6, 2019
Subgenre: LGBT Science Fiction
About The Journey:
The Routine's dominion is cracking. Can Owen pick up the pieces in time to save humanity?
Step into the realm of the Routine once again in this sensually adventurous continuation of the Twisting Fates saga.
A MIND-BENDING SCI-FI ADVENTURE CONTINUES
It's not every day you fall in love and get sent to assassinate an AI god.Dispatched to discover the truth about the missing colony on Mars, Owen finds allies in unexpected conditions, and explores the depths of new love.
But nothing can be taken for granted under the AI's shadow. The Routine is dangerous, and the man Owen is sleeping next to every night might be its most vicious secret weapon.
Cut off from the world, the young Initiate must confront the strength in his own heart—and be prepared to lose everything. What awaits them on Mars, and can he really trust his new allies? Each discovery leads closer to the truth, but there’s one fact Owen will never forget:
The Routine is lying to us all.
Join the journey as Owen pursues the secrets of the Routine—and learns the endless bounds of love and his own desire.
An immersively mysterious sci-fi romance adventure that spans the solar system!
This is a direct sequel to Twisting Fates Book One: The Screening Routine, OUT NOW!
"It's been a while since I've read a true sci-fi story that is so intriguing"
"I was drawn in immediately—the imagery of the dystopian world [is] superb"
"There is absolutely nothing run of the mill about this book"
"I cannot wait for the second part of this series"
-Book One reviewers
Excerpt:
It began in the air.
Domo had halted the shuttle’s progression
just a few minutes after they’d taken off from the wind-swept landing pad. Now
they hung over the city in the upper atmosphere, and when he closed his eyes
Owen could swear he felt the craft subtly bobbing up and down.
He knew this was silly—shuttles were used
all the time, both within cities and around the region, and lift technology was
never anything but rock-steady. Being in one was usually indistinguishable from
standing on firm ground.
But this shuttle was about to become
a genuine voyager, Owen knew. About to break its taxi bonds, leave the
atmosphere, and live the glamorous life of a V-plane. And somehow that
knowledge made it more of a vessel—rising and falling in the waves of
this planet’s thin, fragile sky.
He shivered in pleasure at the thought,
still flush with the euphoria of being free from the Screening Complex and its
endlessly white, windowless towers.
Owen hoped he’d have some time to visit the
viewing deck he’d seen in the shuttle’s directory when they first embarked, but
for the moment Domo seemed to have a very specific agenda in mind. As soon as
the shuttle had taken flight, the bot had scurried off to check on something in
another room, instructing the three initiates to wait here.
Gael and Colette stood next to Owen in the
embarkation chamber, and the trio perked up when Domo finally reappeared in the
doorway leading to the rest of the shuttle. Owen was reminded of his original
name for it—“microphone bot”—by its broomstick body topped by a mysterious
protrusion that he’d only recently been informed was not a microphone.
But the bot immediately wiggled its sweeps
of ocular metal, and Owen smiled at the friendly greeting. He much preferred
things now that he’d discovered Domo’s true nature, and had already begun to
think of it as an artificial person, not just a (highly advanced)
machine.
Domo spoke in the now familiar dulcet tones
of a middle-aged woman, “Sorry about that, I needed to make sure the
appropriate modifications were active. They are indeed, so if you’ll all follow
me, we can discuss where this little pleasure cruise is headed.” The bot turned
and went back through the doorway into the ship’s interior.
Owen was still confused about why this
conversation required special arrangements, but he’d learned that it was best
to pick your moments strategically when it came to questioning Domo—unless you
were particularly fond of having said questions ignored.
Gael grabbed his hand, and Owen turned to
look up into those stunningly dark eyes, his chest fluttering at the mere sight
of the man’s face. He hoped that particular symptom of his rapidly blossoming
feelings for Gael never went away.
The two shared a quick
kiss, spurring a bit of throat-clearing from Colette, who was impatiently
keeping the door open for them—though she smiled indulgently just the same. She
said, “Come on you walking hormones, I’ve got family waiting for me, and they
don’t even know it yet!” Amazon
About SMA:
SMA
writes LGBT-themed scifi from his home base in the United States. Book
One of his debut series “Twisting Fates” is available now, with Book Two
releasing on September 9, 2019. His untitled Four Seasons quartet will
begin releasing Autumn 2019.
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