Book Review: The Post Human Omnibus by David Simpson

A true delight to sci-fi fans, The Post Human Omnibus contains Books 1-4 of this very popular series. The setting is a futuristic Earth, but not dystopian. Rather, it is a world which can be a real possibility because of what is happening to us today. ‘

But, it is not the Garden of Eden either. Humans still disagree about so many things and politicians are still politicians. Still, that’s not the scary part. The scary part is that men of science also want their two cents in. Problem is that their two cents is worth more than a dollar. And that is when the real conflict and trouble begins.

I will not give a synopsis because the Publisher’s Summary is doing just that. I did not read the books; I actually listened to them, the whole 24 hours and 54 minutes. They were my companion during my commute to work. So, it took me a long time to finish the series.

And it was a double-edged sword for me as a reader. I loved the storyline and admired David Simpson for building this futuristic world and very colorful characters. But, in my eyes, two of them are too colorful. Two protagonists (I am not going to name them) committed adultery. It would have been alright if they were actually sorry about it. Instead, they actually acted that it was the wife’s fault that they had to have an affair. Since there were four books, I was hoping that in one of them, they will be contrite. But, they never were. They did not even apologize to the wife. To add injury to insult, the other woman acted so superior to the wife.

So for that alone, I’m taking away one star and give the whole series four stars. Without the cheating, I would have given it five stars.

Now, here’s the clincher. Believe it or not, for the cheating going on, there are no sex scenes in all four books. I’m rating it M for Mature due to sci-fi violence.

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Publisher’s Summary

1. Sub-Human

Before he was Oldtimer, he was Craig Emilson, a young doctor sucked into military service at the outbreak of World War III. Enlisting to become a Special Forces suborbital paratrooper, Craig is selected to take part in the most important mission in American military history – a sortie into enemy territory to eliminate the world’s first strong artificial intelligence. The mission is only the beginning of Craig’s story and the story of humanity as well as they accelerate toward a world that is post-human.

If you’re already a fan of the smash-hit Post-Human Series, this prequel to Post-Human, Sub-Human, will answer the previously unanswered questions of how the post-human world came to be. And if you’re new to the series, Sub-Human will serve as an engrossing introduction to a possible future that has enraptured tens of thousands of listeners!

2. Post-Human

The future should have been perfect. Microscopic robots known as nans could repair any damage to your body, keep you young by resetting your cellular clocks, and allow you to download upgrades like intelligence, muscle strength, and eyesight. You were supposed to be able to have anything you wanted with a simple thought, to be able to fly without the aid of a machine, to be able to live forever. But when a small group of five terraformers working on Venus return to Earth, they discover that every other human in the solar system has been gruesomely murdered. Now James Keats and his four companions must discover what happened to the rest of humanity and fight back if they wish to avoid the same horrifying fate. Welcome to the post-human era….

3. Trans-Human

In this sequel to Post-Human, humanity will be forced to face a future more advanced than it could have imagined if it wants to survive. Nineteen months have passed since the AI turned against humanity and was subsequently destroyed. In the meantime James Keats has turned over the AI’s powers to a nonintelligent, easily controlled operating system.

He and Thel have left the planet and spent six months vacationing on Venus, which has been newly terraformed without the consent or knowledge of the Governing Council. The AI has been deleted, but the message it sent out into the abyss of space in search of a companion has been answered. An alien force dwarfing the Earth is on its way to find out why the AI has stopped communicating. Keats and company can only assume its intentions will be hostile when it finds out the truth. Only one thing is for sure: Nothing will ever be the same again. Welcome to the Trans-Human era. Welcome to the singularity.

4. Human Plus

The Post-Human Trilogy is done, but the Post-Human series is just heating up! Human Plus is the fourth story in the smash hit science-fiction series. Not exactly a sequel, not exactly a prequel, Human Plus will defy expectations. No matter what you thought was coming next, you’re in for a surprise!

Just one caution: When you’re finished you’re going to want to share the surprises with everyone online…. Please don’t! Please respect future listeners, and let them enjoy the surprises just as much as you did!

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