Review: "An Exemplary, Thought-Provoking Sci-Fi Story"
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 26, 2012
NASA astronauts make the first man landing on Mars to obtain a Hexbox that was discovered embedded in the red soil.  What a timely story considering the recent landing of the Rover on Mars. The four astronauts pry loose the Hexbox from the side of a crevice and take it back aboard their space capsule.  Their curiosity leads them to locate an opening on the Hexbox where they find several disks that are mathematically interpreted.  And this is where the story really begins; a story of a world that is governed by a computer called the Godmachine.  During the astronauts long flight back to earth, they are able to forward to NASA the information of some of the contents of the disks.  NASA is informed by the National Security Agency (NSA) to directly forward all such messages directly to them for security purposes.  Why?  The data on the disks is the story of the planet Plixon, a planet very similar to Earth and how, overtime, life comes to an end on their planet. In many ways, this remarkably well-written story reminds me of the novel "1984" written by George Orwell.  It depicts a scary world where people are controlled and free thought is not allowed.  The masses become just slave-type workers who can be annihilated at any time.  A griping story of warnings. Don't miss out on author Jack Thompson's other books.  He's an amazing story teller.