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Relativity: Aurora Resonant Book One (Amaranthe 7) Kindle Edition

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“I’d tell you to be careful, but we wouldn’t be here if you’d ever taken that advice. No reason to start now, right?”
For millennia the Anadens have ruled the known universe. They believe they’ve crafted the perfect empire, ordered and impervious to challenge. They believe the fight has been crushed out of the species they subjugate. They are wrong.

It’s a suicide mission, without a doubt. Alex Solovy and Caleb Marano must steal crucial intelligence from the Anadens’ central military headquarters. To succeed, they’ll need to navigate a strange universe ruled by a cabal of powerful immortals, populated by aliens they’ve never met and fueled by technology they’ve never seen. They’re going to need a little help—the kind of help only a suicidally defiant anarchist on the run from more than just personal demons can provide.

As Anaden agents close in, back home in Aurora humanity races to prepare. Steeled from the Metigen invasion and the rise of Prevos, no longer will they wait for doom to come to them. Forewarned the Anadens intend to crush them out of existence, humans, Artificials and Prevos join together to bring the war to the doorstep of the enemy, even as a shadowy foe re-emerges to jeopardize all they’ve built.

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Our universe is but a snowglobe—an experiment born of desperation and hope. The true universe is unfathomably vast, teeming with life and untold wonders. And it is enslaved.
Created by ancient aliens in a daring gambit to understand the nature of the enemy, humanity is now asked to be the savior of a universe not their own. If they are to succeed, they must rise above not only their fractious past but the sins of their genetic ancestors to boldly embrace a future they never dared imagine possible.

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Starshine: Aurora Rising Book One (Amaranthe 1)
Vertigo: Aurora Rising Book Two (Amaranthe 2)
Exin Ex Machina: Asterion Noir Book 1 (Amaranthe 11)
Medusa Falling: A Cosmic Shores Novel (Amaranthe Book 20)
The Thief: A Cosmic Shores Novel (Amaranthe Book 21)
The Universe Within: A Cosmic Shores Novel (Amaranthe Book 22)
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"G.S. Jensen magically weaves a wondrous tapestry that pulls us in and spurs us across a galaxy of her own making. As slaves to her whims we are taken along for a ride of intrigue, murder, adventure and a bit of romance. All woven so completely that she sucks you in head over heels, leaving her readers salivating for more."
-- Reviews of the Written Word
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Starshine...smoothly weaves together multiple story lines with intrigue, murder, adventure and even a bit of romance." -- The Best Sci Fi Books, naming Starshine 14th among the 23 best sci-fi books by female authors in the last 50+ years
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"[A] brilliant trilogy "Aurora Rising" by G. S. Jennsen. You are thrown into action and suspense from the start and the plot of the story unravels at a satisfying pace, all the time giving the feeling of deeper and even more nefarious revelations to come. [I]t's the characters who really make or unmake a book, and here Jennsen really shines...The
Aurora Rising trilogy is a must read." -- Book O' Loco
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"This book might be the perfect set-in-space science fiction book. That's [a] bold statement with things like Hitchhiker's Guide roaming about, but I feel that strongly about it. Jennsen is one of those magical authors who make you forget you're reading."
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"Start a conversation about best world-building in sci-fi, "hidden gems," or addictive and re-readable storylines, and you'll hear about G.S. Jennsen's magnificent
Amaranthe series. Jennsen has a gift for connecting readers to her characters; you can't help but to be fully invested in their struggle to triumph over the seemingly impossible challenges they face. The stories are gritty, the heroes determined, the readers... hooked. How can you not be? This is a truly EPIC series. If you haven't picked it up yet, you really must." -- Discover Sci-fi

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RELATIVITY is Book #7 in the AMARANTHE series:
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~ AURORA RHAPSODY ~ (should be read in order)

AURORA RISING TRILOGY
#1: STARSHINE (Aurora Rising Book One)
#2: VERTIGO (Aurora Rising Book Two)
#3: TRANSCENDENCE (Aurora Rising Book Three)

AURORA RENEGADES TRILOGY
#4: SIDESPACE (Aurora Renegades Book One)
#5: DISSONANCE (Aurora Renegades Book Two)
#6: ABYSM (Aurora Renegades Book Three)

AURORA RESONANT TRILOGY
#7: RELATIVITY (Aurora Resonant Book One)
#8: RUBICON (Aurora Resonant Book Two)
#9: REQUIEM (Aurora Resonant Book Three)

#10: SHORT STORIES OF AURORA RHAPSODY
(can be read at any time)

~ ASTERION NOIR TRILOGY ~ (a new entry point for the series - can be read before Aurora Rhapsody)
#11: EXIN EX MACHINA (Asterion Noir Book 1)
#12: OF A DARKER VOID (Asterion Noir Book 2)
#13: THE STARS LIKE GODS (Asterion Noir Book 3)

~ RIVEN WORLDS ~
#14: CONTINUUM (Riven Worlds Book One)
#15: INVERSION (Riven Worlds Book Two)
#16: ECHO RIFT (Riven Worlds Book Three)
#17: ALL OUR TOMORROWS (Riven Worlds Book Four)
#18: CHAOTICA (Riven Worlds Book Five)

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01MU11Y0M
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Hypernova Publishing; 1st edition (December 14, 2016)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 14, 2016
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 4.7 MB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 541 pages
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G. S. JENNSEN lives somewhere in the U.S., in a locale that may or may not be where she lived the last time she published a book (she’s a gypsy at heart), with her husband and two dogs. She has become an internationally bestselling author since her first novel, Starshine, was published in 2014. She has chosen to continue writing under an independent publishing model to ensure the integrity of her stories and her ability to execute on the vision she has for their telling.

While she has been a lawyer, a software engineer and an editor, she’s found the life of a full-time author preferable by several orders of magnitude. When she isn’t writing, she’s gaming or working out or getting lost in the mountains that loom large outside the windows in her home. Or she’s dealing with a flooded basement, or standing in a line at Walmart and wondering who all these people are (because she’s probably new in town). Or sitting on her back porch with a glass of wine, looking up at the stars, trying to figure out what could be up there.

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  • Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2017
    This is the first book review I've ever took the time to leave. By the time I think about getting around to leaving one, I'm on to the next good book. In this case, I've just spent the last 20 minutes trying to find out when the next book in this series is scheduled to come out. I couldn't find any word, so I'm left with extrapolating from the publishing dates of the previous books. I read all the books in this series over the last several days- many late nights! I love them. The idea is good, the science is not overly techy nor convoluted. I didn't get hung up on trying to figure it out of get annoyed because it was too farfetched or had enormous holes in it. In other words, the science didn't detract from the story.

    I'm trying to think about what I like in reviews, so I can give the proper information to anyone trying to decide whether or not to invest time into this book. First, it's definitely part of a series. You really have to start at the beginning, or else you really SHOULD. Not only are the other books great as well, but it gives a better information base and character depth. I like reading about plot when I look at the reviews of a book, but I'm too impatient to add that to my own review. I'm only review in g this book at all because I just finished reading g it and have the craving for the next one that I can't fulfill since it isn't published yet.

    I will say that one of the things I appreciated the most about each book, was the stupendous endings. Each book ended the way really good old television series used to end, with surprising information or something unexpected. Each book made me immediately go to amazon and hit the buy button for the next one. Here I am now though, at the end of all that's published........and no more to buy for a while. I am not a reader who goes back to read books a second time, but I may just have to do it as the publication date approaches for the next one so I can refresh my memory.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2016
    If you read Abysm and thought the story couldn’t possibly get any bigger, the stakes couldn’t be raised any higher, and the universe couldn’t get any more complicated, you were wrong. G.S. Jennsen delivers all of that and more in this fast-paced introduction to the third trilogy of her Aurora Rhapsody saga.

    We get a much closer look into Anaden society here. There are pieces of it that feel familiar and human and other parts that seem entirely foreign and alien. We get to meet some of their opposition in the anarchs, including an Anaden named Eren asi-Idoni. He was quite possibly my favorite part of this book, and easily gets bumped up towards the top of my list of favorite characters in this series. He’s different than many of the other heroes we’ve seen in the story, clever and reckless to the point of being almost insane, and surprisingly charming and immediately endearing compared to the other aliens we’ve encountered in the series thus far. Another alien moving up a few spots on that list after reading this book: the Metigen Mnemosyne, who plays a bigger and more vital role in the story here than they ever have before.

    Back at home in our own universe, things aren’t all peaceful and quiet. The characters there find themselves in some dire situations facing a new, mysterious enemy while trying to prepare for the Anaden threat. Brooklyn Harper, Devon Reynolds, and Malcolm Jenner really get a chance to shine here, and Miriam Solovy continues to be a force to be reckoned with.

    There’s a lot of science here, so those of you who enjoy that sort of thing should be pleased. I honestly don’t; in fact, in previous reviews of earlier books in this series, I complained about what felt to me like an overwhelming amount of scientific explanation crammed into the story. Here, that’s not the case. The science becomes central to the plot in such a way that it feels relevant and drastically alters many of the scenarios the characters find themselves in. More importantly, it’s integrated into the story in such a way that it never felt like I was reading an overly complicated textbook, so even non-scientifically-inclined people like myself could grasp and even enjoy the concepts presented. And it’s just a really well-written piece of literature. I’ve always thought the author was talented, but she really outdid herself this time around. This stands to become my favorite book of the series, and I can’t wait to see what Jennsen has in store for us next. Whatever it is, it’s sure to be one hell of a ride.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2019
    Ms. Jennsen continues to build this outstanding saga and it has turned out to be an enjoyable read. Thank goodness it has been completed, as I hate the cliffhanger format. Thus I found myself at o-dark thirty opening up Amazon and ordering the next two books by e-mail. Yes, instant gratification and a couple more days to enjoy this world/universe.
  • Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2017
    As Ms Jennsen peels back the layers of the universes, and as each aspect is exposed in this amazingly clever mosaic, we continue to get wisps of sentience that may have much further influence in the future. Reading these meticulously constructed novels in this amazing series becomes an experience that draws you in deeper and deeper until you just don't want it to stop! The good news is that, you can read it a second time and enjoy it even more! I love how despite the amazing science, the imaginative breadth of possible alien sentience and the intriguing structure of the Universes, It is still a story of characters, interacting on an amazingly large stage that continues to reflect on the possibilities of our humanity. It is both exciting and sobering and often emotional. And despite all of that.....its a really great story! I cant wait for the next adventure to see if some of the things I think could happen will, or if as usual, I will be so happy with the surprises that Ms Jennsen continues to throw in with reckless abandon!! Thank you for such an enjoyable series.
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  • Terry D
    5.0 out of 5 stars Arguably as good as anything GSJ has yet written
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 21, 2016
    This review is based on the advance copy I received from GS Jensen

    The combined forces of the Earth Alliance and the Senecan Federation slowly recover from a successful – but costly – encounter with the Metigen forces. The shadowy pandimensional beings constituting the Directorate, are unaware of the existence of humans in a remote corner of the Galaxy whilst the ruthless Anaden civilisation, controlled by the Directorate, concentrate on harvesting materials from other worlds and planets. The overall aim is to enslave and marshal the resources of an unfathomably vast universe.

    On board the Siyane, Caleb and Alex – plus Valkyrie and Mesme – receive information about the location of one of the Anaden’s research facilities. Rescuing a renegade member of the Directorate, they recover a vast amount of information and, as the location of Mesme’s hitherto hidden home world is suddenly revealed, its inhabitants shift to the other side of the galaxy. As the Anaden facility is destroyed, events elsewhere initially suggest Olivia Montgreu (see ‘Abysm’) isn’t dead whilst the Alliance’s Dimensional Rifter – with the ability to divert incoming weapons fire into a dimensionless black hole – briefly misbehaves.

    And we’re not quite halfway through the book…

    Battle is again joined, this time with the Earth Alliance benefiting from some powerful and highly unexpected allies. There’s also a fully functioning Dimensional Rifter plus various matter/antimatter weapons…

    ‘Relativity’ ends with the enigmatic comment from the leader of the anarchs that Miriam Solovy’s formidable fleet is not the fulcrum on which the outcome of the forthcoming war will turn.

    That role is Caleb’s…

    (According to an e-mail from GSJ (December 16) “the sequel – ‘Rubicon’ – will be ready in late May/early June 2017, subject to how smoothly the writing goes.”)
  • Julie Hawkins
    5.0 out of 5 stars G. S. Jennsen has done it again.
    Reviewed in Australia on December 26, 2016
    Another wonderful addition to the Aurora collection. This might be book seven in the collection but it still holds the excitement and promise of the first, it hasn't lost any of the inventiveness or originality that we were introduced to in book one. Relativity is another thrilling ride through well thought out worlds were we meet amazing characters while staying true to the originals. With mystery, danger, a little romance and a roller-coaster ride of emotion it definitely leaves me wanting more.

    I've enjoyed the story of Alex and Caleb from the first book and this one only adds to my love for them. Going where others fear to go once again has the reader turning the page to find out what comes next. This is what science fiction has always been for me, just enough science, heroes on an adventure of galactic scale and an epic tale of discovery and survival. Can't wait to read the next book in the series.
  • Guy Marc GAGNE
    4.0 out of 5 stars Semper Fidelis
    Reviewed in Canada on February 18, 2018
    A priori, Honi soit qui mal y pense!
    If you have caressed the words/story of the precursor series by the numbers ...
    You are hooked or a masochist !
    Obviously my opinion is favourable in the extreme
  • Wren
    5.0 out of 5 stars Just gets better...
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 10, 2019
    This series has been great from the start, but this book takes us even further.

    With multiple universes, numerous dimensions, an abundance of alien species, self aware AIs, human/AI hybrids, space battles, epic plots and schemes, heroes, villains and maybe a bit of romance just to make things even more interesting.

    All in all, another great book in a great series.
  • PIK
    5.0 out of 5 stars Worth every second spent on it... or hour
    Reviewed in Australia on December 22, 2016
    A great read, finished too soon. Satisfying ending to developments (no spoilers here, folks) while setting up further progress to the story. Nice touches of hard science, a little bit of romance (gratefully, not lingered on excessively), suspenseful plot development, good character development as well. Tried very hard not to finish too soon, as story is quite immersive... Eagerly await next installment

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