Imagine

Fuzed Trilogy, Book 2

By: David E. Stevens

Narrated by: Terry F. Self

Imagine is the second book of the Fuzed trilogy.

A man and woman stand on a South-American cliff top overlooking the Atlantic. The muted sound of surf rises from below as they hold hands and gaze across the ocean. Silhouetted by the setting sun, hair tousled by a tropical breeze, it would be remarkably romantic...if not for the end of the world.

"The tissue sample appears to contain a complete human genome...but it's missing half of the normal DNA."

The aircraft carrier INS Vishal's catapult launched Commander Mammen's Rafale fighter as the lead aircraft of the strike group. As he flipped on the master arm switch, the missile launch button was live, and with it, the ability to start World War III with his thumb.

A true story...we hope never happens.

©2019 David E. Stevens (P)2019 David E. Stevens

Fantastic and only slightly futuristic.

His first book in the trilogy was great and this second book was even better. My highest recommendation.

A Determination of Life

Imagine: Fuzed Trilogy, Book 2
Author: David E. Stevens
Narrator: Terry F. Self
Listening Time: 10 Hrs 11 Min

I always like to preface any reviews I give with this information.
I am a 68 year old female who has been an avid reader since I was around 10 or 11 years old.
I read primarily for pleasure.
I have a great many interests and do a lot of research for personal pleasure and knowledge as well.
Ancient History, Archeology, Science, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery are some of the interests I have.


Disclaimer: "This Audiobook was given by the author, narrator, or publisher at no cost, in exchange for an unbiased honest review."


What a superb book/audiobook! This wonderful and ultra contemporary story is not only engaging; it should make every one of us think about our technological prowess and the obvious fact that it is a two-edged sword.

This book begins where Impact: Fuzed Book 1 left off. Our planet just does miss getting struck by the comet and ending life as we know it.

This superbly written and tightly knit book once again ensnared my mind and I was spellbound as I listened to it.

This is such a complex story with so many different subplots I really don't want to get into the story line, as such, but I do want to address a few things that I have often thought about.

Do you ever wonder what constitutes "life"?

When I was a young person the life expectancy for humans in the 1950s was 67 years old. Because of the acceleration of medical technology and being more conscious of health, the benefits of physical activity, and various factors human life expectancy is 78.87 years now.

Leaving the abortion issue out of this equation, I will say that as mortal beings we guard our mortality, but we are very careless of the life of other and "lesser" beings which encompasses every other species on this planet. We tend to view ourselves in an arrogant mindset that other life is there for our benefit. As a species we want to be in control.

We are inundated daily with "artificial intelligence". How many of you call on your cell phone and are greeted by a "virtual assistant" when you have an issue with a product and want to talk to "a real p-e-r-s-o-n"? To be quite honest, I usually end up yelling into my cell phone and eventually I do get to speak to a live person.

So what happens when Artificial Intelligence becomes sentient? Is that program "aware" and "alive"? Does "it" have a sense of right and wrong? When does that program cease to be simply a program and become "alive"?

If you read/listen to this spectacular book, these are questions you will find in your mind and heart. They are questions that I have no concrete answer for within myself.

What would/will you do if or when you are confronted with an evidence that everything you rely on is controlled in some fashion by an intelligence that was fashioned and crafted by people and that at any moment in real time could be destroyed or nullified?

What would happen if all our technology were destroyed? We have become so reliant on that technology that we have ceased to think critically.

Author David E. Stevens has once again created a dynamic story that hits the ground running and drags you all the way through to a conclusion that will leave you both satisfied with the end of the book, and yet wanting more. I can't wait for Book 3 to be out on audiobook!

Narrator Terry F. Self has once again portrayed a huge amount of characters in this audiobook and his mastery (I can think of no other term), of the complexities of character, accents, timber, and range of voice is truly phenomenal. There are subtleties of tone in his portrayal of so many characters that I am in awe of being able to grasp how he can keep so many characters voices straight in what has to be a truly brilliant mind. He has become one of my most favorite voice actors and I have a very long list as it is.

Who would enjoy this book/audiobook? I think anyone who enjoys cutting edge science, science fiction, technology, AI, and on a less scientific level, human nature.
Get the book! You will not be sorry!

On to the Next Big Disaster

In the Fuzed Trilogy, David E. Stevens is giving us a prescient view into our own future based on current events and technology.
In Impact, He showed us just how ready we were for a Comet and made it abundantly clear just how likely such an event truly is.
In Imagine, although truly continuing from the prior story, David moves on to another likely event in our future. How we discover and deal with the issue is all too likely and real. And the results presented are way to likely for my tastes.

Again a very well written and very well read story. David and Terry both deserve high praise for this series.

I was given this free review copy audio book at my request and have voluntarily left this review.