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Review of Obsidian Worlds by Jason Werbeloff w/a rafflecopter giveaway!

 

Cover_ObsidianWorldsObsidian Worlds

by Jason Werbeloff

 

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GENRE:  Sci-Fi

 

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BLURB:

 

Jason Werbeloff’s short stories have been downloaded over 20,000 times. Obsidian Worlds brings together his 11 best-selling sci-fi shorts into a mind-bending philosophical anthology.

 

In Your Averaged Joe, a man’s headache is large enough to hold the multiverse. Q46F is an obsessive-compulsive android who finds love in a zombie-embroiled apocalypse. The end of the world isn’t all that bad – The Experience Machine will fulfil your every desire (and some you hadn’t considered). A sex bot dares to dream of freedom in Dinner with Flexi. But mind what you eat, because The Photons in the Cheese Are Lost. Don’t fret though: The Cryo Killer guarantees that your death will be painless, or your money back when you’re thawed. Unless, that is, you’re The Man with Two Legs.

 

Plug into Obsidian Worlds for these and other immersive stories, including the hilarious Time-Traveling Chicken Sexer. Your brain will never be the same again.

 

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Excerpt Two:

 

(from The Cryo Killer):

 

“Inesa and Paul, good to meet you. Who referred you?”

 

“Mr. Camfrey’s wife.”

 

Paul’s hands are working. Picking at each other. At the cuticles.

 

“Ah yes, I was sorry to hear about his passing.”

 

“I think,” she lowers her voice, “that it was professionally done. Heart attack, I hear.”

 

I lean forward. “You’d like a similar package, ma’am?”

 

Paul speaks up for the first time. “Is it quick?”

 

If I had a penny for every time a client asked me that question. “Painless,” I say, “or your money back.”

 

Paul harrumphs.

 

“Excellent,” says Inesa, beaming. “You’ve been doing this a while?”

 

“Best in the business,” says Janet, striding over to us. She places a hand on my shoulder. “You’re safe with Barker.”

 

“So, you’re wanting the double package?”

 

Inesa squeezes her husband’s arm. Every carat on her ring finger catches the sunlight. His nod is miniscule.

 

“Yes,” she replies after a moment.

 

“Those are difficult.” I lean back in my chair, weighing the ring out of the corner of my eye. “Coroner looks closely at doubles. Need a plausible cause of death. Right now all I have in stock are gas leaks and home invasions. Invasions can get messy – brings down the property value. I suggest the gas leak. Although …” I glance at Paul. “Home invasions are on the rise.”

 

Paul scratches the skin over his knuckles. His lips have taken on a bluish tinge. I’ve seen all manner of manners displayed in the chairs on the other side of my desk. Clients respond to their impending deaths in all sorts of ways. Paul’s reaction isn’t unique.

 

“Gas leak,” says Inesa definitively.

 

Paul nods, a quick jerk up and down. “When’ll it happen?” He can’t meet my gaze.

 

“I could probably fit you in next week. Any preferences?”

 

“I’m writing an exam on Tuesday,” says Inesa. She looks to Paul, “And I’m sure you’d like to finalize that merger?”

 

He groans.

 

“Late next week?” she asks.

 

“Let’s see … Janet, check my availability, please.”

 

“Could do Friday next.”

 

“Excellent,” says Inesa.

 

“But …” Paul is fading to a paler blue by the minute. Droplets dot his forehead. “I just can’t live with the thought of this hanging over me for the next ten days. I just …” He swallows. “I just can’t.”

 

I reach out a hand and touch the man’s shoulder. His golf shirt is saturated. “Not to worry, sir. A memory wipe is included. You’ll never know you were here.” I offer him my warmest smile. Janet calls it the Big Daddy. “In fact, you may’ve been here before, and you wouldn’t know.”

 

Paul eyeballs me. “Have we been here before?”

 

“I couldn’t tell you.” I wink.

 

review

Is it okay that I laughed during the reading of this book?  Yes, its Science Fiction and yes, I typically don’t like straight sci-fi but Jason has made me a believer.  The stories are thought provoking and you get a glimpse at mind that is twisted but yet humorous.

Jason has written some interesting hard science fiction shorts that I will definitely re-read in the future.  I will not highlight my favorites because there are too many in this book.  But if I did have to pick one, its The Cryo Killer.  Humor, dead one dialogue and a little bit of tongue in cheek are what clicked with me.

There are some twisted stories in here.  Horror is in here, too.  What was interesting is how he wrote them in beginning as normal stories and then BAM…the science fiction aspect comes into play.  Of course since I typically don’t read the genre I was thrown for a loop.  A good loop, nonetheless.  He has created some worlds that I never even thought of but that’s why I read and don’t write.  🙂

If I had one little gripe is that the stories ended.  Yes, they were that good and I didn’t want the book to end.  So has a new believer in general science fiction, I will definetly be on the look over for other authors and especially Mr. Werbelof.  Again, you can teach an old dog to read a new genre and like it.

4.5harlies

recommend-harlies- new

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AUTHOR Bio and Links:AuthorPictureObsidian

 

Jason Werbeloff is a novelist and philosopher. He loves chocolate and his Labrador, Sunny.

He’s interested in the nature of social groups, personal identity, freedom, and the nature of the mind. His passion is translating philosophical debate around these topics into works of science fiction, while gorging himself on chocolate.

 

Amazon Author Page – download all of Werbeloff’s fiction from Amazon.

http://smarturl.it/AuthWerbeloff

 

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Goodreads – read reviews of Werbeloff’s fiction.

http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7340789

 

 

Facebook and Twitter – follow Werbeloff for release date information on upcoming shorts and novels.

http://www.facebook.com/solaceseries

 

https://twitter.com/JasonWerbeloff

 

Website – read about the author, and the philosophy behind his fiction.

http://www.jasonwerbeloff.com/

 

Buy Link:

 

The book is $0.99 during the tour.

 

http://www.amazon.com/Obsidian-Worlds-Mind-Bending-Sci-Fi-Shorts-ebook/dp/B014Z8IECS/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1445992291&sr=8-2&keywords=obsidian+worlds

 

 

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GIVEAWAY INFORMATION and RAFFLECOPTER CODE

 

Jason will be awarding a $15 Amazon or B/N GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour.  

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12 thoughts on “Review of Obsidian Worlds by Jason Werbeloff w/a rafflecopter giveaway!

  1. Awesome excerpt and great review! Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this one, I’m looking forward to reading it myself 🙂

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