Bot

By Angela B. Mortimer

Terra is a fragile place; the swarms of humans are out of control. Each swarm believes they are right, they are the only ones deserving of the biosphere, and the chaos of hundreds of years of greed and cruelty concludes with its destruction. John Hudson discharges the others on board the space station to go back to their families before the end. He accepts as most do, that the different sides will come to their senses before they threaten the sphere with annihilation. As he expects a shuttle to arrive with reinforcements and supplies, they destroy the planet. The Earth in protest at the nuclear missiles sends her fury in volcanic intensity and the world he knows is incinerated, and everything on it dies. He longs for death to take away the pain of losing his family, and the orb he called home. As his end comes, something saves him, but his psychosis persists on his new habitation, a strange scenario of multiple dimensions he cannot explain.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Angela B. Mortimer
• Release date: Feb 11, 2019
• ISBN: 9780463870747

Angela B. Mortimer

Born in the UK, married a gorgeous Aussie and have been living happily here ever since. Attended West of England college of art. Love reading sci-fi, fantasy and my fav subjects like genetics, planet sciences, philosophy, history - especially ancient, and of course space. I dreamt of being an astronaut. I've been writing since I could and painting for as long.I love the outdoors and gazing at the stars and wondering what might be out there.

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Bot

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Angela B. Mortimer

Bot

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Copyright © 2019 by Angela B. Mortimer

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Bot

I woke, but my brain was sluggish, and I wondered how many times I’d have to be repaired.

‘You need an upgrade,’ said Bot.

‘No, I keep telling you, I’m human and want to stay that way.’

I could sense his disapproval. Bot was a persistent peddler, telling me I needed upgrading to prevent ‘shutdown’, as he called it. It would enable me to live forever as a young man, never ageing, my body not requiring renewal or repair. Bot, my constant companion, had become almost homo-sapiens.

In salesman