Virtual Book Tour and Giveaway: Alien Plague by Chris Koehler

Welcome to my stop on the virtual book tour for Alien Plague by Chris Koehler. This book tour was organized by Goddess Fish Promotions. On my stop, I have an excerpt from the book as well as the author's top 5 sci-fi books. There's also the tour wide giveaway for a chance to win a $15 Amazon or Barnes & Noble gift card. Be sure to visit the other stops on the tour for more content. Enjoy!

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Title: Alien Plague

Author: Chris Koehler

Publication Date: March 26th 2022

Print Length: 200 pages

Genre: Science Fiction

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Dr Avery Hutton lives in good times. All of humanity now lives under the Global republic, a democratic government that works hard to protect the rights of their citizens, expand orbital infrastructure and explore space. The last of which is helped by the relatively new Warp Drive, allowing probes to travel to and from the nearest stars over the course of a few years.

This is part of Avery’s job, helping organize the missions form the ground, his specialty being the analysis of microorganism form other star systems. But this most recent mission will change everything. For while every return mission previously had gone well, and few issues were observed, this time one of the returning samples is a bit… nastier than any previous sample. This time something has returned that could wipe out all life on Earth.

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EXCERPT:

“It can’t be that dangerous,” said Anna. “Diseases were something that killed our ancestors, not something we deal with today.”

Dr. Foster sighed, “If we could fight it, we could have saved Nicole. Don’t you think we would have done that if we could?”

“Are you saying you’re incompetent?”

“No, I‘m saying that these pathogens can’t be dealt with by modern medicine, and we have no more ways of stopping a Beta Strain infection today, than we did when Nicole got infected.”

But I felt like a dead man in here, like this was my tomb, where I had been taken to die. That if I did not escape, I would die. I knew that was not true, that if I escaped I would either die or live with my location not mattering at all… How did Elia, the man who died on me, and so many of the others keep so calm? How did they face death so well? I wish I could be half as calm as they were… I think I understood the people who rioted… #$%$ this sucks.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

I am a new author and this is my first book. I started working on this story around 2016 and have been refining it ever since.

I first got interested in writing years ago, I took part in a junior writing fare, and wrote as a volunteer from a teenage perspective at a local newspaper. My parents loved Science Fiction and Fantasy and passed on that love to me.

While this is my first book, I hope it’s not my last, I hope you enjoy it!

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GUEST POST:

Top 5 Sci-Fi Books
by Chris Koehler

* Incidentally if the book is part of a series, I recommend the series as well.

5. To start I think I will go with We are Legion, We are Bob mostly because it has a funny name. It is the start of a three-book series that while serious at times, felt very natural and told many, many stories at once. Various villains were being foiled over here, while a bigger bad was being faced down over there, while a tragedy is occurring here. It was a very fun read and while it can be hard to keep track of where the story is going, it was still compelling.

4. Revelation Space, it’s a hard sci-fi look at an interstellar conflict. While at times I felt that the story was a bit contrived, it still told a compelling narrative. The books in this series tend to have a very strong climax, with massive battles, tense chases, or both at the same time. Wrapped with an absolutely terrifying enemy that the protagonist can’t fight, and for the most part, is only able to run away from.

3. Now on to The Forever War. I feel it deserves a spot both for the limitations on FTL travel, and also the commentary on war. You will only get to know why near the end of the story but it certainly did not feel like a glorification of the military in any way. Our main character is thrust into a war he wants no part in, which makes life worse for everyone. All while using equipment that is established to be dangerous to the user early on, for commanders who do not care about their charges.

2. Getting into more recent works The Martian, a nice compelling story about a man, trapped on Mars, and the enormous effort taken to rescue him. If you feel that modern sci-fi is too dark for you, The Martian gives you a story of survival, wits, and people from all walks of life doing the right thing for the right reasons. The only conflicts between characters are arguments about how to best do the right thing, but even in the end, the right thing is done, for the right reasons. It is uplifting, funny, not too serious, and even mildly educational. That’s right, you might accidentally learn something.

1. The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. I mean is there any competition? Everything is humorous, and out there. How can we understand the aliens? Well just put this fish in your ear and you’ll be alright. Want to go out to eat, oh just a bit of time travel will do. It is fun, only slightly serious, and generally a fun romp from start to finish. Even the exposition is funny, and not a single word was wasted in the entire series.

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GIVEAWAY:

Chris Koehler will be awarding a $15 Amazon or Barnes & Noble gift card to a randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter. Good luck!

(All the Ups and Downs is not responsible for this giveaway, its entries, or the prize. Goddess Fish Promotions and the author assume all responsibility over this giveaway.)

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