The Halcyon Dislocation eBook Peter Kazmaier
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After a risky physics experiment transports the island University of Halcyon to a new world, engineer Dave Schuster and his fellow students struggle to survive in this alien, hostile environment. As tyrannical forces within the University use the catastrophe to strengthen their power and control, Dave encounters an even greater menace which threatens the very existence of their fledgling colony.
The Halcyon Dislocation eBook Peter Kazmaier
The universe is infinite, an infinite number of possibilities, times, and dimensions that are coiled together in what we might call reality. But when we are displaced from our own reality and shot into another, how might we react? What might we discover? This is exactly what Peter Kazmaier attempts to answer in The Halcyon Dislocation.After a mysterious explosion and an experiment gone wrong, the university island of Halcyon is transported to a strange other world. Kazmaier blends a mixture of fast paced action with philosophical and scientific descriptions and discussions as main character David and fellow survivors explore their new surroundings. I’m instantly pleasantly reminded of sci fi classics like Planet of the Apes or Lost in Space. It was fun to see what strange creatures or landscapes the explorers would discover next, all while getting some interesting views on society. I look forward to seeing what new adventures await in the Halcyon series!
I’d definitely recommend this to any fans of Heinlein or Asimov.
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The Halcyon Dislocation eBook Peter Kazmaier Reviews
I came across Peter Kazmaier in an online group discussion on some fairly contentious issues relating to faith and morality. I was struck by his reasoned approach and intrigued to discover that he was also the author of this book. Having read many sci-fi and fantasy books in the past, but nothing of that ilk recently; I decided to put it on my Christmas list. After all, it should be better than a pair of socks. And I'm glad to say, it was.
Initially, the book reads like a fairly standard science fiction novel. A force-field experiment at a University on the little island of Halcyon goes catastrophically wrong, ripping the entire island into what appears to be an alternate reality with no human inhabitants. But as they begin to explore this part-familiar, part-alien world a different picture slowly emerges. Was their coming here an accident, and what is the real agenda of the men who have set themselves up as Halcyon's leaders? More worryingly still, it gradually becomes apparent that this world was not always uninhabited. So why does it seem that way now – and is it really?
As the plot thickens the book becomes more of a science fantasy battle between both moral and spiritual forces of good and evil than a simple science fiction. But this is one of the most interesting aspects of the book. On one hand, are hard-nosed scientists and philosophers, determined to create a new human utopia without any taint of religion or old-fashioned morality. In the middle are a lot of hurting and confused young people of various persuasions who desperately want to go home; and at the other extreme a group of religious fundamentalists who simply want an escape from the perceived evils of this brave new world.
But who are the real moralists and the real oppressors? As we follow the stories of some of those caught in the middle of all this, there are many fascinating discussions as they try to work through the issues of who, and what, they should believe, and how they should respond in this strange new reality.
Action packed story, with a good mixture of science fiction and life as we live it today. The world description was realistic. There is a bit of moralizing at times, but it was carefully blended into the story and the characters' actions, so it easily slid by. A very enjoyable read with good plot twists and turns.
Halcyon University, a liberal, atheist campus on an island off the North Carolina coast ended up in another dimension after a physics experiment, in an event called “the Dislocation.” The whole island got moved.
Cut adrift in a parallel world, the constellations are the same, but the earth is not.
Hoffstetter, the physicist in charge passed it off as an accident involving a force field generator, but was it an accident? What was the strange obelisk he had? Why was he not contrite about what he’d done?
The story follows students Dave Schuster, Al Gleeson, and Pam Lowental in their struggle to adapt to the new world they’ve found themselves in, as they grow into the new roles that are thrust upon them, at first by the university and then by necessity.
Strange creatures are encountered on the heavily wooded, mountainous mainland as Dave, Al and Pam map out the new land.
They find the Dead City, built by a race of long departed men – but they are overpowered by unnatural looking apemen. Only Al and Pam return, while Dave is rescued by noble creatures called the Hansa.
The story goes from interesting to intense when Hoffstetter launches an expeditionary source to seize the mountain city.
What does he want, and what is the connection to the obelisk?
I enjoyed this book. I recommend it to those who like to read science fiction and fantasy. There is even some philosophy as the author explores the beliefs of the characters and what makes them tick.
The characters are likeable although it takes time to get to know them. All in all it’s a worthwhile read.
The universe is infinite, an infinite number of possibilities, times, and dimensions that are coiled together in what we might call reality. But when we are displaced from our own reality and shot into another, how might we react? What might we discover? This is exactly what Peter Kazmaier attempts to answer in The Halcyon Dislocation.
After a mysterious explosion and an experiment gone wrong, the university island of Halcyon is transported to a strange other world. Kazmaier blends a mixture of fast paced action with philosophical and scientific descriptions and discussions as main character David and fellow survivors explore their new surroundings. I’m instantly pleasantly reminded of sci fi classics like Planet of the Apes or Lost in Space. It was fun to see what strange creatures or landscapes the explorers would discover next, all while getting some interesting views on society. I look forward to seeing what new adventures await in the Halcyon series!
I’d definitely recommend this to any fans of Heinlein or Asimov.
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