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***** The story brought tears to my eyes so many times I had to take breaks before I could see to continue reading. I am a joyful, recovering alcoholic. In the course of my recovery adventure I have contemplated many philosophical concepts and considered a variety of perspectives regarding mass, energy and god (lowercase “g”). This book while telling an intriguing story also touches on potential realties as yet unexplored, assuming they could ever be at all. 5.0 out of 5 stars Patrick – Amazon – July 6, 2020

***** Threshold The best kind of science fiction, this takes you on ride to ask questions, to think & wonder. Judy Kastner – Google Play – July 6, 2020

***** Threshold is an amazing book! Lkaterie Neal – Google Play – July 1, 2020

***** An engrossing story set in 2040 when the race to create Super Intelligent Artificial Intelligence is keeping the brilliant minds of the world on their toes. A fascinating world where the Stream gives people their every experience without leaving home. Thrills at every turn, Kip Wilde is willing to do all he can to cure his daughter Becca of ALS. Kept me up all night reading, reading and still reading until I could no longer keep my eyes open! Excellent world building and language creation…
5.0 out of 5 stars Jeannette A.0 SIAI – Amazon – June 17, 2020

***** THIS is not an easy read. If you start it, make sure you can dedicate time for it. Because it’s the coolest damn thing I have read in… years.. Makes what is happening now, just a small glitch in time..
5.0 out of 5 stars Cindy – Whew. Amazon – June 17, 2020

***** BEST Science Fiction Novel of 2020! I can imagine Hollywood Directors clawing at each other to make this novel into a film! It’s that good. If you are a Sci-fi fan like me, don’t miss out on this. It keeps you captivated the entire time and pulls you into the universe every page. If this book becomes a Movie, I will absolutely be buying the first ticket. New favorite author!!
5.0 out of 5 stars Dominic M. – Amazon – June 18, 2020

Celerity is Published

Scott Falcon Interview July 10

The following is an excerpt from an interview of Scott Falcon in the book website ManyBooks, featured in a number of publications including The Guardian, USAToday, Lifehacker and The Huffington Post.

Debuting in 2020, Scott Falcon is a new American author writing cutting edge novels in different thriller genres. Scott is an avid outdoorsman, a conservation advocate, and is a member/sponsor of Wild Oceans, World Wildlife Fund, The Sierra Club, Greenpeace, International Anti Poaching Foundation, and The Sea Shepard Conversation Society. Scott lives in Ventura, California. His technothriller, Threshold, was very well received. All five-star reviews, the epic novel hit #1 in Hard Science Fiction and #3 in Technothrillers on Amazon. It also made 14 other Bestseller lists. As our Author of the Day, he tells us all about Threshold.

Please give us a short introduction to what Threshold is about.
Threshold takes place at a time in the near future when technologists are on the brink of creating an SIAI, a Super Intelligent Artificial Intelligence, also known as the singularity. It is an AI that is truly self-aware. As you might guess, things do not go well.

What inspired you to write about a world where all technology stops working, except for AI?
The power of a true singularity is unknowable, both good and bad, and one possibility is that the AI does not want the competition.

Why did you set your story in 2040?
We are at the dawn of AI, we need a bit more time for the singularity to emerge.

Read the full interview here: ManyBooks Website

or… download the article PDF

Threshold Editing Issue

To my fans and readers,

Threshold Editing Issue

Threshold is receiving an average of 4.5 stars out of 5.0, and I am grateful to those readers that loved the novel.

“It’s the coolest damn thing I have read in…years.. Makes what is happening now, just a small glitch in time..

What is bringing it down, the reviews that are 3.0, are editing issues. This is being resolved.

Threshold, a 500-page Sci-Fi novel with a significant amount of technology-related content, both real and fictionalized, was edited once already, obviously not thoroughly enough. That editor edited The Martian for its UK release. I thought I was in good hands.

Know that Threshold is being copyedited again by a very competent editor. This will take some time. I estimate the updated version will be available in late August or September. I will post here when it is available. The book will be the same that you can access now, but hopefully with even the slightest error corrected, punctuation etc.

Also know that many times I write partial or incomplete sentences intentionally.

Here is an example:

In the first passage, Becca is struggling to survive on K2.

This place hostile

This is her internal dialogue. I am well aware that a grammatically correct sentence is:

This place is hostile.

Some reviewers might flag this as sloppy, or an error in writing or editing. It is not. It is what she thought.

Here is an extreme example of this problem, The Road, by Cormac McCarthy has an average of 4 stars on Amazon. 4 stars out of 5. That’s 80%. If the book was in school it would have barely made a B grade. McCarthy is one of the greatest writers of our generation. I love his work. This 4-star book also won the Pulitzer Prize. It is full of partial sentences, and creative license with grammar. And It is beautifully written. I am no McCarthy, but I think you get my point. Not every reviewer will, or should, love McCarthy’s work, but many readers do not grasp his style as intentional. It is art.

There are errors in my novel that are not intentional, I am sure. That is why I am hiring another editor. It needs to be perfect.

It is very difficult for an author to edit his/her own work. Why? Because you know what a sentence is supposed to say in your head when you write and read it, even if the words are slightly off. That is why a skilled copyeditor is needed with no preconceived expectation of what or how a sentence is supposed to mean, read, flow, etc.

Thank you for reading my work. I hope you enjoy it. CELERITY will be published in a few days. It is a wild ride. Beta readers found a couple of scenes shocking. Send the kids to bed before you read it.

I am researching my fourth novel, another thriller, of course. TideFall. The best may be yet to come.

Scott

Celerity Now on PreOrder

Speed Kills
Celerity usually comes in second at UCLA track—the first loser, her coach would say. But she is encouraged by her father, a botanist, her only parent, and her biggest fan. Then he dies unexpectedly. Now she is alone.

While wrapping up his affairs, she learns about his expeditions of discovery to the Darién jungle and a plant that transforms indigenous tribesmen into prolific hunters … and extraordinarily fast runners.

She takes a sabbatical from college and follows his work. After weeks enduring the tropics, she finds the plant—it’s fifty feet tall and carnivorous. She returns with its extract.

Training at her local high school, her speed is increasing, and people notice. A student times her in the 100 meters—she breaks the women’s world record—videos go viral—and life will never be the same.

Approached by a flamboyant sports agent, he has a plan; there’s no money in track … try out for the Chicago Bears as a wide receiver. Nobody can touch the world’s most famous female athlete.

Then the side effects kick in.

Available worldwide July 15, 2020. eBook, Hardcover, Paperback