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Monday, October 14, 2013

Guest Post: Pendomus by Carissa Andrews PLUS a Giveaway


Pendomus (Pendomus Chronicles, #1) 
by Carissa Andrews 


Release on October 10th, 2013
Genres: Dystopia, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Young Adult
 
 
Synopsis:
 
Humanity has colonized on a tidally locked planet known as Pendomus, a planet of extremes. Half eternal scorching desert and half perpetual arctic night. Surviving along the temperate band between the two, we’ve set up home in a complex known as the Helix. Within the Helix lies a highly sophisticated, highly technological society functioning solely on humans fulfilling their life’s purpose. That purpose is determined and nurtured through a person’s natural aptitudes, as read by their daily brain scans. Eating, sleeping, even procreation is handled by professionals. These basic concepts, no longer a part of society’s every day norm.

Seventeen-year-old Runa Cophem longs to be more than part of the Helix machine. Her life inside is anything but fulfilling. She feels disconnected, and longs to be more than society dictates. Inside, no one socializes, no one interacts in a meaningful way. It’s never set right with Runa. She would love nothing more than to reach out to her family, but not even her own mother can show any semblance of love for her. Instead, Runa has found solace in the ancient woods nearby, despite being strictly forbidden.

Runa’s life takes an unforeseen turn when she’s brutally attacked, and left for dead in those woods near the Helix. Rescued by a stranger with blue hair, she’s immersed into a surprising way humanity has survived. Fueled by a yearning to belong, and an attraction she didn’t even know was possible, Runa wants desperately to make a new life. Yet, there’s much she doesn’t know about herself, about the planet and the forces controlling her from afar.

What she needs is some answers.


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"Do you feel that humanity will one day find themselves living such a life as in Pendomus or do you feel that our stubbornness and free will would keep us free to live, well, free and without such constraints?  Would there be a happy medium?"
 

In a sense, I believe we are already living in a world quite similar to Pendomus and their exchangeLink (aka eLink). The execution of the technology isn’t there yet, we’re still a few generations away, but it’s completely doable. In all honesty, I don’t see humanity fighting it much. The realm of technology is so enthralling to most, that we lose sight of what is real and what’s illusion. Take the monolithic Apple, Inc., for instance. Now, I’m a Mac girl, so don’t get me wrong, but Apple can make nominal tweaks to an operating system, or to their main design of say, the iPhone, and people go nuts. When we begin to identify too much with a particular brand or pattern, we go into a compulsion and can no longer see ourselves ever breaking away. In that line of thought, if Apple tells you, “Hey! This cool new product is just like the iPhone, only we implant it inside your brain so you don’t have to carry anything with you. Have all the information you already seek only a thought away.”—you better believe people will trample each other to be the first guinea pigs. Sure, some will remain skeptical, as they were with the first wave of smart phones. Eventually, the tide will change and there will be more people with iMasterminds than without. In part, due to the technological handicap people without them would have. (Yay for peer pressure!) Imagine being able to look the answer to any question, contact anyone, or find the route to your destination, simply using your thoughts. Not only that, but to then having the answers, images, conversations, or details all come directly back to your mind. No more buttons or touch screens. No more phone that can break or get lost. Once the majority of people are using this tech, there would no longer be a reason to talk out loud, since your entire conversations could then be held mentally. Due to the functionality of our brains this is the very real possibility technology is heading and also where the inspiration for my eLink was born.   

            When it comes to the other aspects of the world—things like no longer eating foods, having to sleep, or even managing one’s own lifestyle and career … I believe aspects of this already take place as well, as sad as that is to say. Again, today’s reality isn’t quite as extreme, but in a sense, just as real. We like to believe we have freedoms, yet when you look around, most people don’t exercise those freedoms. Whether society deems inaction from us, our peers, or even our own family systems, humans are prone to give in and function only within the realms they deem doable/acceptable to them. For most, they go through lives being comfortably numb; never reaching higher or thinking beyond the box they’ve put themselves in. Is that really freedom? Unfortunately, I do believe if people were led over generations using micro-steps to alter the current mindset, people could follow wherever the evildoers were leading. Bury enough of the truth in the details and people get bored or lazy and won’t follow through. Don’t believe me? Look up every ingredient in the nearest frozen dinner and which ones have harmful effects, then get back to me. In Pendomus, most people don’t have any idea they’re being controlled. Instead, they follow along within the norms of society and believe they are actually living up to their higher purpose. It’s only when the illusion is broken, that some begin to take a closer look at what they previously held as the truth. ~ Carissa Andrews



AUTHOR BIO
 
Born and raised in central MN, Carissa Andrews has always loved books. She started her career at 15 in a bookstore, just to be able to afford her book fetish. By 19, she worked for a magazine publisher. At 22, she was working for printers to learn their trade. At 27, she went back to school for graphic design, and became an award winning designer. Little did she know all of her experiences would lead her to becoming a self-publishing power house.

At 31, a magical world on a planet far away, invaded her mind.

At 34, she’s learned what she needs to make her work successful.

Pendomus (Book 1 of the Pendomus Chronicles) will be released OCTOBER 10, 2013.

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