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The Swiftpad Takeover #3
Digging Around the Pandemic: The SwiftPad Extinction
Digging Around the Pandemic: The SwiftPad Extinction , the riveting and concluding volume of the SwiftPad Trilogy, follows the last months of an election in a country that balances precariously on the knife edge of Civil War. After the Insurgency's defeat of the Incumbent's storm troopers in Portland, a desperate international struggle plays out behind the scenes and in plain sight on the ubiquitous social media platform SwiftPad. Follow the Insurgents as they retaliate against the Incumbent's reprisals, while fighting for the hearts and minds of an increasingly fragmented electorate. Meanwhile Kip Rehain, SwiftPad founder, seeks his former lover and business partner GG, by slowly making his way into the heart of the Leviathan, where nature conspires with mega-hackers and a mysterious disease to bring all of us into the next stage of existence.
From the misty primeval forests of the Oregon Coast Range, to the Heartland around the Mississippi River, where the smoldering fires of the next Civil War await a spark, follow Kip "Chubby" Rehain as he treks through the fearscape of an all too recognizable Alt-world. Go along as he he follows the trail across Asia, Siberia, and eventually to its source in this the riveting and concluding volume of the SwiftPad Trilogy.
Kip Rehain, SwiftPad's founder, seeks his former lover and business partner GG, by slowly making his way into the heart of the Leviathan, where nature conspires with mega-hackers and a mysterious disease to bring all of us into the next stage of existence.
From Amazon Review - "Follow Chubby Welles on his last ride, a sinister, cartoonish flight through the dystopian digital landscape of social upheaval piloted by a fungus fueled group of Portland entrepreneurs. From a bunker in the Oregon mountains they inhabit an alternative universe as they fan out across the northern hemisphere flexing their aspirations, speaking truth to power, and conniving their way through a deadly revolution unraveling their country. In the midst of civil war they realize that their own technology, designed to bring people together, is more disruptive than they could have imagined. If the pandemic has been driving you crazy, just read this!"
From the misty primeval forests of the Oregon Coast Range, to the Heartland around the Mississippi River, where the smoldering fires of the next Civil War await a spark, follow Kip "Chubby" Rehain as he treks through the fearscape of an all too recognizable Alt-world. Go along as he he follows the trail across Asia, Siberia, and eventually to its source in this the riveting and concluding volume of the SwiftPad Trilogy.
Kip Rehain, SwiftPad's founder, seeks his former lover and business partner GG, by slowly making his way into the heart of the Leviathan, where nature conspires with mega-hackers and a mysterious disease to bring all of us into the next stage of existence.
From Amazon Review - "Follow Chubby Welles on his last ride, a sinister, cartoonish flight through the dystopian digital landscape of social upheaval piloted by a fungus fueled group of Portland entrepreneurs. From a bunker in the Oregon mountains they inhabit an alternative universe as they fan out across the northern hemisphere flexing their aspirations, speaking truth to power, and conniving their way through a deadly revolution unraveling their country. In the midst of civil war they realize that their own technology, designed to bring people together, is more disruptive than they could have imagined. If the pandemic has been driving you crazy, just read this!"
328 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 6, 2020
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February 4, 2021
I won this book in a goodreads drawing.
An anti-Trump book that already seems dated. Not much different than something a Q-Anon member might write, only from the opposing perspective.
An anti-Trump book that already seems dated. Not much different than something a Q-Anon member might write, only from the opposing perspective.
May 12, 2021
After reading the first two incredible books in this trilogy (“Digging Up New Business” and “Digging the Golden Fungus”) I was overly anxious to read what I knew would be the mind-stopping end of the whole thing, “Digging Around the Pandemic.” And I was not disappointed.
This book allows all readers to travel with what should now have become some of their favorite literary characters to the ‘primeval’ forests located in the Oregon Coast Range, to the ever-so-cool spots making their home on the Mississippi River. It is the latter where the words and actions of others have created a tumultuous spot where, quite literally, the next Civil War to be fought in America will begin.
One of my personal faves, Kip “Chubby” Rehain (who is SwiftPad’s founder) is journeying though Alt-world, meeting up with the fear, terror, and panic that’s all around. A trail takes him across Asia, Siberia, and eventually to the very source of it all. Now, Chubby has more than one mission, but his main goal remains the same. He is trying to find GG, his business partner and former lover, by getting to the very core of the Leviathan. This is not easy, of course, considering that is the very spot where mega-hackers, a disease, and Mother Nature, herself, have combined to bring all humans into the next stage of existence…yes, even those that definitely do not want to go.
As a now avid reader of this author, I was able to gasp, laugh, be in fear, and have an absolute ball on a chapter-by-chapter basis. I loved watching Cadez escape from Portland, and I was thrilled to be offered a ‘seat’ on the plane to Memphis when Chubby flew there with Aldane. The action didn’t stop with Maggie, Nate and Sequoia also entering the adventure and heading directly to the Rehain Compound, where eventual disaster was nearing. Each and every chapter had me doing something new, even seeing and feeling the emotions that ran through characters (and myself) as the ‘last train’ ran out of Omsk.
As always, not wanting to release any spoilers, all this reviewer can say for certain is, “Start with Book 1!” Not only do you really need to in order to understand the adventure that will play out, but you should start there in order to not miss a second of the hard work and passion this particular author put into every single scene. Full of twists and turns, you will not be disappointed whatsoever! The only downside is the cool trilogy has come to a close. It will be interesting to see what comes next.
This book allows all readers to travel with what should now have become some of their favorite literary characters to the ‘primeval’ forests located in the Oregon Coast Range, to the ever-so-cool spots making their home on the Mississippi River. It is the latter where the words and actions of others have created a tumultuous spot where, quite literally, the next Civil War to be fought in America will begin.
One of my personal faves, Kip “Chubby” Rehain (who is SwiftPad’s founder) is journeying though Alt-world, meeting up with the fear, terror, and panic that’s all around. A trail takes him across Asia, Siberia, and eventually to the very source of it all. Now, Chubby has more than one mission, but his main goal remains the same. He is trying to find GG, his business partner and former lover, by getting to the very core of the Leviathan. This is not easy, of course, considering that is the very spot where mega-hackers, a disease, and Mother Nature, herself, have combined to bring all humans into the next stage of existence…yes, even those that definitely do not want to go.
As a now avid reader of this author, I was able to gasp, laugh, be in fear, and have an absolute ball on a chapter-by-chapter basis. I loved watching Cadez escape from Portland, and I was thrilled to be offered a ‘seat’ on the plane to Memphis when Chubby flew there with Aldane. The action didn’t stop with Maggie, Nate and Sequoia also entering the adventure and heading directly to the Rehain Compound, where eventual disaster was nearing. Each and every chapter had me doing something new, even seeing and feeling the emotions that ran through characters (and myself) as the ‘last train’ ran out of Omsk.
As always, not wanting to release any spoilers, all this reviewer can say for certain is, “Start with Book 1!” Not only do you really need to in order to understand the adventure that will play out, but you should start there in order to not miss a second of the hard work and passion this particular author put into every single scene. Full of twists and turns, you will not be disappointed whatsoever! The only downside is the cool trilogy has come to a close. It will be interesting to see what comes next.
August 20, 2021
It may be because I didn't read the first two books of the series, but it started out with too much going on and too many characters for me to get a good grasp of what was happening. On top of that, it was a thinly veiled parody of the last few years, which I don't really want to experience again. Overall, it wasn't for me.
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