A tense psychological action thriller about moral choices, family conflict and mayhem.
“Think of the suspense and action of Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan. Then add the strangeness and conflict of the Divergent series, and the psychological drama and plot twists of a Harlan Coben novel.”
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Meld’s jaw-dropping first chapter draws you into the chaos and mind-blowing ending to come.
Think of the suspense and action of Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan. Then add the strangeness and conflict of the Divergent series, and the psychological drama and plot twists of a Harlan Coben novel.
Tess, nineteen and headstrong, is living at the cultish Church of Eon with other children. Tess is convinced Anya, Eon’s head priestess, is lying to them and she’s right. Eon is about extending the lives of the super-rich by transferring their minds into Eon’s children.
Alec and Rachel are nearly sixty and happily married. They run Cybanon, a highly successful cybersecurity company in present day LA. When Rachel becomes terminally ill, Anya offers Alec mind transfer Melds for Rachel and himself. By Melding them with Tess and her boyfriend, Anya hopes to gain access to Totem, Rachel’s powerful cybersecurity and hacking software. Anya knows that Totem is essential to creating foolproof new identities for her reborn clients. She also needs it for her political aspirations
Convinced Rachel won’t agree, Alec is faced with an impossible choice. Then when things go horribly wrong, his actions threaten everyone he loves. In the runaway action that ensues, precarious alliances need to be formed to give everyone any hope of survival.
Feeling let down by too many average endings, Chris decided to write Meld to see if he could do better. He’d love to know whether you think he succeeded.
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Chris currently works as a doctor at a coastal medical centre situated on Melbourne’s Mornington Peninsula. However, he also has an extensive background in graphic design, animation, television, website development, advertising and marketing. During his design career, he provided design input for Neighbours, a popular Australian television soap.
A major focus of his design work was biomedical communication. He’s worked for a number of Australia’s most prestigious biomedical research institutes, including the Centre of Excellence for Integrative Brain Function. This work and his medical expertise have direct relevance to the biotechnology concepts explored in Meld.
Chris juggles knives and fire clubs in his spare time. Luckily eyebrows grow back.
Do you think, if you were a fit attractive 19-20 year old in a impossibly horrible life, would you consider selling your body to some rich old guy so that you could live on in a life of luxury as them? If you are prepared to sell a kidney, why not your mind. I mean …
Meld is available on Amazon as a Kindle eBook in your Country. You can purchase it on Amazon or read it for free if you have subscribed to Kindle Unlimited.