The Devolution Chronicles: Rise of the Chimera

by Gary Wayne Clark, Mark Hooper (Editor)

Overview

What if there was a world where man no longer reigned and evolution ran backwards? There is such a world, and it is closer than you think.

Marooned on planet Niburu, a disgraced fighter pilot turned Bounty Hunter, Commander Zacary Ryker, must choose between revenge and protecting a band of human castaways as he reluctantly leads them and their genetically engineered Chimera mercenaries against his nemesis and a brutal race of aliens.

When Commander Ryker discovers an assassin that murdered his family is among the passengers and has thrown in with the dimetrodons, he’s torn between his thirst for revenge and avoiding extermination. Fighting to survive, his crew stumbles upon an ancient time portal and their destiny becomes intertwined with the dangerous liaison of a Shakespeare quoting Chimera, a teenage femme fatale and her telepathic wolf-dog shaman as they are plunged into an alternate reality where the law of evolution has run astray. Little do they know that they are about to be drawn into a larger struggle, a struggle beyond their universe, an epic battle… for the Multiverse.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940012946508
Publisher:	Gary Wayne Clark
Publication date:	06/15/2011
Series:	The Devolution Chronicles , #2
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	627 KB

About the Author

Gary Wayne Clark is an engineer by training, a venture capitalist by trade, but a storyteller at heart.

In the course of his research, deep in the basement of a university biotech lab, he spliced together genes and created artificial life. Life that nature never intended, life not governed by the laws of evolution, and life that's determined to survive at any cost. It was that exact moment that would become the genesis of his first novel "The Devolution Chronicles: Passage to Niburu." Standing there, looking down at his mutated creation, he asked himself - what if man's technological arrogance to play God resulted in his own destruction? What would it mean for the future of mankind? It would mean an intrepid journey, to another dimension, to another world... and you are invited you to come along for the ride.

He lives in California and Colorado with his wife and the spirit of his shapeshifting interspecies translator, a telepathic Great Dane named Raz.

Editorial Reviews

This book contains many elements and twists. Not to mention that it is based on a real planet that will be visiting our area next year. It has excitement, love, war, murder, humor, playfulness, cool space stuff, artificial intelligence units that can feel and joke, intrigue, nasty aliens, theories about past earth mysteries, on and on. I loved reading this book. I couldn't put it down. Each time you think you know what will happen it surprises you. Great story.

Glen Spreen

Wow, the action in this second book of "The Devolution Chronicles" series is literally non-stop, yet the author managed to incorporate humor and character development that keeps it really entertaining. Also includes tons of sly references to everything from military history to classic movies, and intriguing scientific details relating to futuristic weapons, time travel and evolution, or in this case, "devolution". I think it stands on its own as an entertaining read but is best if read after "Pa

Boomom 197

This is the riveting second book in what I hope is a series. The unique character development and action packed plot build on the first book as the conflict on Niburu comes to a head. If you are captivated by Sci-Fi, this author caters to your imagination as very few can. You'll be tempted to read The Devolution Chronicles in one sitting as a result of the engaging presentation of life on the edge in a hostile environment.

Mike Kennedy