Gust Post by Stephen Martino
Guest Post
The best way of getting to know my medical/political thriller, The New Reality, would be through the words of one of its main characters, Alex Pella. The following passage was written not only to serve as a possible diary entry that Alex would write but it would also serve as a potential warning by Alex for someone, if anyone is still alive, in the future.
Alex Pella Guest Post
One day history will look back on us and ask, “What were they thinking?” No, the trouble that we, and I mean the whole planet, are in did not start overnight. It has been going on for many years, but too many of us looked away or were too wrapped up in our own lives to see what exactly was happening in the world.
Now it’s the year 2080, and mankind stands at the precipice of extinction. And if you think that a war, natural catastrophe or some other disaster brought us to this point, you would be just as naïve as we are. No, mankind did this to themselves, and they have no one else to blame for their own mistakes.
Insurmountable world-wide economic debt, the collapse of our healthcare system, and the rise of fascism set the stage for this disaster. However, it was mankind’s naiveté that triggered the catastrophe. Now, some sort of disease released during human medical experimentation has been unleashed on the planet, and we have no way to stop it.
The only thing left preventing humanity from becoming a mere blip on earth’s history is myself and a few of my colleagues. However, others want to find the cure for themselves and will stop at nothing to acquire it-- even if it means destroying humanity in the processes.
However, this plague has been foreseen by prophets and clues to its cure have been hidden across the planet. Guided by an ancient code concealed within the Hebrew version of the Bible, my eclectic group of colleagues and I must begin our worldwide search for the answer in order to save humanity from its own self-inflicted destruction.
This future described in The New Reality mirrors our own, current society and some of its most crippling problems. If we do not have the foresight to solve these issues, The New Reality may one day become our reality.
Alex Pella Series
Book 1
Stephen Martino
Genre: Medical Political Thriller
Publisher: Light Messages
Date of Publication: May 15, 2014
ISBN: 978-1-61153-074-2 (paperback)
ISBN: 978-1-61153-075-9 (ebook)
Number of pages: 326
Book Description:
Author Stephen Martino delivers an action-packed medical thriller in a heart-stopping race to save humanity.
In the year 2080, a deadly retrovirus is inadvertently released upon the planet. Facing financial ruin and catastrophic loss of life, the world’s nations turn to acclaimed neuroscientist Alex Pella and NIH expert Marissa Ambrosia.
Assembling a team of experts, the scientists begin an international search for the cure while fighting off a foreign elite military unit sent to stop them at all costs. Guided by a code concealed within the Hebrew text of the Old Testament, the scientists must traverse ancient lands and solve a biblical riddle in their quest to save humanity from its eminent destruction.
Drawing from both our nation’s politically charged environment and the worldwide economic crisis, The New Reality follows Alex Pella on a journey that projects a frightening path for human existence in the twenty-first century.
Book Trailer: http://www.martinoauthor.com/trailer/
Available at Amazon and BN
Author Stephen Martino delivers an action-packed medical thriller in a heart-stopping race to save humanity.
In the year 2080, a deadly retrovirus is inadvertently released upon the planet. Facing financial ruin and catastrophic loss of life, the world’s nations turn to acclaimed neuroscientist Alex Pella and NIH expert Marissa Ambrosia.
Assembling a team of experts, the scientists begin an international search for the cure while fighting off a foreign elite military unit sent to stop them at all costs. Guided by a code concealed within the Hebrew text of the Old Testament, the scientists must traverse ancient lands and solve a biblical riddle in their quest to save humanity from its eminent destruction.
Drawing from both our nation’s politically charged environment and the worldwide economic crisis, The New Reality follows Alex Pella on a journey that projects a frightening path for human existence in the twenty-first century.
Book Trailer: http://www.martinoauthor.com/trailer/
Available at Amazon and BN
About the Author:
Stephen Martino holds an M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania and is a neurologist in New Jersey. When he is not working, he can be found with his five children doing homework or cheering them on at a soccer field, basketball court, or dance recital. Martino is a member of the Knights of Columbus, a Cub Scout den leader and is an active public speaker, helping to educate the local community and healthcare professionals on the signs, symptoms and treatment of stroke. THE NEW REALITY is his first novel.
Web: http://www.martinoauthor.com/
Blog: http://www.martinoauthor.com/blog/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MartinoAuthor
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/martinothenewreality
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7792201.Stephen_Martino
Thank you for having me on your website. I hope everyone enjoyed my character post.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like you have a good story here and I like your guest post.
ReplyDeleteWe may not be too far away from an accident of major proportions- you never know. All we need is one very careless person and a day of a few people not doing their jobs. It's frightening! Thank goodness for those who are doing their jobs.