Awakening - Paperback

by Kenneth E. Harrell (Author)

In the aftermath of humanity's last golden age, civilization reached unimaginable heights only to crumble into dust in an instant. Now, thousands of years later, Earth is a transformed world. Nature has reclaimed the planet's greatest cities, and colossal, abandoned mega-structures stand as eerie testaments to a forgotten past. Throughout the solar system, derelict starships drift in silence, cold relics of a once-mighty human civilization. Humans are extinct. In their place, a race of intelligent machines now dominates the world humanity once called home. Lucas awakens to find that the sleek, high-tech 22nd-century world he remembers is long gone, replaced by alien flora and fauna that has transformed Earth into something unrecognizable. Driven by haunting questions, Lucas embarks on an epic journey to discover what happened to him and to the world. Why was he revived by these strange machine beings? And most importantly, what do they want from him? From the crater-scarred badlands of the former North American Federation to the snow-capped mountains of the ancient Peruvian Andes, from the expanse of the Euphrates inland sea to the tropical forests of East Antarctica, every step brings him closer to uncovering the truth an ancient catalyzing event that altered the course of human history forever. "Awakening" is a science fiction odyssey set in a universe of exploration, empire, war, and revolution, where every discovery brings new wonders and new dangers.