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Venus Rising Kindle Edition

by Christopher Holliday (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 11 ratings
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Biophages, an emerging technology. Programmed nano miracles that tweak DNA, manipulate cells, create changes to appearance and physique. But radical applications have been branded a capital offense, and some want it banned altogether.

Linda developed a cutting-edge code to make virtually any change possible with the nanomachines. Her mentor will let nothing stand in the way of his exploitation of the technique.

Beauty may be skin deep but evil is to the bone. Will it take a monster to fight the monster he has become?

From SFF Review:

“The final story of the issue is by Christopher Holliday, whom many writers will know from his work on The Market List...The descriptions are fine, the actions clear, and the dialogue real and spare...Holliday takes us from the first action back to the beginning of the conflict and back up to the present again in a seamless narrative.”

Christopher Holliday's near-future thriller explores nanotechnology, shape shifting and what is it means in a world of ever evolving technology to truly remain human.

Originally published in Aberrations science fiction and fantasy magazine.
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    November 12, 2015
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B017Y9XI9O
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 12, 2015
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2471 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 8 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 11 ratings

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Christopher Holliday

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Christopher Holliday was abducted from his home in Southern California at a young age and raised by wolves in small town New England. He spent the better part of high school writing stories in spiral notebooks, finished his first two novels shortly after graduation, and wisely shelved them.

An award winning author, he writes character driven stories with genre wide ideas. His publishing credits include dozens of science fiction short stories in magazines and anthologies, as well as mainstream stories in college and literary presses.

Holliday is the creator of Marketlist.com, the first digital market resource for writers. He has been a script and screenplay editor and story consultant, while continuing to write genre short stories and two novels in progress.

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4.1 out of 5 stars
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Shay VanZwoll
5.0 out of 5 stars 5 stars for a thought-provoking near-future adventure
Reviewed in the United States on November 24, 2015
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Linda was an ordinary woman before she met Torres: middle-aged, overweight, and unremarkable. In a world of emerging biotechnology, she is transformed into a thing of beauty. But when politics threaten Torres' future, what will she do?

I really enjoyed this story. Though it was short, it really threw you into Linda's world and let you feel and experience everything in that moment. As scientific advances in our own lives bring us closer to the ability to alter who we are, this story is also a reminder of what can be gained... And lost. Where is our future heading, and will we someday find ourselves in Linda's shoes?
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fun and entertaining
Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2021
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I very much enjoyed this short story. It's a perfect escape from reality into science fiction and the moral quandry with temptation.
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jenyffercom
5.0 out of 5 stars I like how this played out in the end
Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2016
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The image of the ending (which i won't spoil) was very creepy, and very entertaining. I like how this played out in the end, would have def liked to see more of course. The idea of morphing sounds awesome! this would have been a really good show to watch.
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Bibi Reads, A LOT
5.0 out of 5 stars Thought provoking biotech
Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2015
Holliday presents an intriguing variation on the allasomorph mythology, in this case intertwined with commentary on both political grandstanding and the ethics of biotech.
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Halo Reader
4.0 out of 5 stars Good 5 minutes read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 19, 2015
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Short stories are not something I would not generally read but I downloaded this one without first checking.
This story is very compact, direct and to the point with no fluff or padding. Still within its limited number of pages, the characters are defined and the story told, all credit to the author.
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