Reflection: Book One

by W. Scott Causey

Overview

By the year 2126, CEO Carlton Ferguson and his immensely powerful corporation have already introduced the world to Reflection Technology, a means to view any event that has happened in a previous forty-eight-hour window. Effectively ridding the world of crime, the technology is far too valuable for society to abandon but too dangerous for one person to control. Still, Carlton is determined that he, and he alone, should hold the key to this Pandoras box and finds himself in a battle to keep what is his. Further, he is secretly deep within the process of enhancing the technology to go far beyond a mere two-day limit and does not intend to stop until he can witness the very beginning of time itself. Governments covet the technology, while world faiths fear it will unmask the very gods to whom they pray. Though their goals may be mutually exclusive, religious and political opponents conspire to force Carlton into revealing his secrets. With few available options, Carlton agrees to a tenuous partnership with the United States government but quickly learns that his innate reluctance to freely offer his trust is justified.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781514400364
Publisher:	Xlibris US
Publication date:	10/09/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	342
File size:	377 KB

About the Author

W. Scott Causey loves science fiction. As a child, when he wasn’t watching sci-fi on television or reading sci-fi books, he was building toy starships and imagining life in the utopia that he knew Earth was destined to become. The Reflection Series represents Scott’s best effort to reconcile those childhood dreams with the realities of life in the context of the world in which we all live. Born and raised in Jackson, Mississippi, Scott currently resides with his husband in Jacksonville, Florida, where they both make every effort to raise their dogs as if they were children and enjoy as much science fiction as possible. And to any who might be wondering, yes, FergaCorp WorldWide is named after a dachshund.

Editorial Reviews

2016-07-13
Causey delivers a mix of business, government, religion, and fantastic technology in this debut sci-fi novel. Time is not running out; it’s running backward. Using the discoveries of the genius Dr. Lacy Sylvan and the work of his paternal grandfather, William, Carlton Ferguson has opened portals into the past—generating massive profits for the family company. Any time and place in the last 48 hours can be reviewed through these Reflection Windows, and while the public doesn’t know it, Carlton hasn’t stopped there, extending his reach by years toward his dream of viewing right up to the beginning of time. Not only that, but he’s kept the secrets of the technology between himself and Sylvan, and even she doesn’t know the full extent of his capabilities. The Reflection Windows have rendered nearly all crime a thing of the past, so it’s tough to imagine anyone going after Carlton. But when Sylvan’s home is bombed, it’s just the beginning of a cascading series of events that could put everything he’s accomplished in jeopardy. Both the religious contingent and the government want control of the technology, either to discover secrets or out of the belief that some things are better left unseen. And when Carlton finally begins to make decisions about monumental issues—whom to trust, how to live, what is right or wrong—the world may be forever changed. This story grapples with ideas that are precise and contemporary, like the question of security versus privacy, and others that are timeless, like whether it is greater for the mind of man to know or simply to wonder. And the glue binding these concepts together is made of precise, well-crafted prose and intricate details, not to mention a fascinating main character. Indeed, the digressions into the precise ways Carlton gets things done and the mechanics of the Reflection system might become dull were it not for the passion the protagonist shows for his life’s mission as well as the complexities of his psyche, from his family history to the loneliness he inflicts on himself. He plays God but nonetheless remains distinctly human. This is a remarkable novel and hopefully a herald of great things to come. A powerful portal story with a stirring protagonist; it’s everything a good sci-fi tale should be and more.

Kirkus Review