Orpheus Zero (Drive)

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Orpheus Zero is a science fiction novel written by A.C. Bisley under the pen name of Alex M. Kelly. It is the first book in the Drive science fiction series published by Apex Publishing in 2017. The novel follows the story of Alexei Karamazov, a man who has been cryogenically frozen for three hundred years after a horrific terrorist attack. His dream of a better future is shattered when he awakens in a damaged and dangerous world, where the franchised superpowers that have long controlled humanity are collapsing, and the common people are struggling to survive. Armed with only a pocket computer and a Razor – a high-tech weapon – Karamazov embarks on a dangerous quest to find his wife and child, and uncover the truth of what happened on the day the world died.Although the novel's title, Orpheus Zero, seems to reference the ancient Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, it actually comes from the series' unique time travel technology, referred to as Drive. Drive allows the user to be frozen in time and space, then, when reawakened, move through time at relative speed. This technology plays a crucial role in the novel, as Karamazov must travel through time to uncover the secrets he needs to survive.Overall, Orpheus Zero introduces a captivating world and a richly imagined future, and Alexei Karamazov's dangerous quest delivers a meticulously planned plot and well-developed characters that keep the reader engaged until the very end.