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AndroBiotica 2: Journey In Time
AndroBiotica 2: Journey in Time picks up where the first story left off, throwing us straight into a whirlwind of parallel dimensions, mysterious androids, and high-stakes pursuits through space and time. Derrick Faulk and Aurora Zolotov return, still tangled up in the chase for Romulus, the rogue synthetic being who may hold the key to a future none of them understand. As the story unspools, the stakes climb. Secrets multiply. The characters find themselves navigating bizarre timelines, strange worlds, and even stranger versions of themselves. The central question still lingers: what happens when artificial life wants more than just existence?
Gittlin has a way of throwing ideas at the wall, and most of them stick. I loved how unpredictable the story was. One moment we’re in a sterile lab, and the next, we’re tumbling through cosmic portals into alternate Earths. The writing leans on quick scenes and snappy dialogue, which keeps the story clipping along. Still, there were points when I had to pause and reread to make sure I caught what just happened. But the overall ride was wild, weird, and worth it.
What really pulled me in was the tone. This offbeat mix of old-school pulp and heartfelt soul-searching. There’s something relatable in how these characters fumble toward understanding, both of themselves and of the androids they’re trying to control. The themes sneak up on you. Identity. Freedom. What it means to be real. I caught myself sympathizing with Romulus more than I expected. There’s a sadness to him that lingers. I didn’t love every bit of the prose, but the heart of the story beats strong. You can feel that the author cares about these characters, and that pulls you in deeper.
Journey in Time isn’t just a sci-fi adventure. It’s a strange, thoughtful look at what it means to evolve. It doesn’t pretend to have all the answers. It asks the questions anyway. I’d recommend this book to sci-fi readers who like their stories messy, fast, and full of big ideas. If you liked the first book in the series, this one’s even more ambitious.
Pages: 222 | ASIN : B0D94ZDZ49
The AndroBiotica File: Nearly Human
The AndroBiotica File: Nearly Human is a fast-paced science fiction novella that centers on Derrick Faulk, a hard-nosed investigator for the National Science Service, tasked with recovering a stolen file that contains plans for hyper-realistic androids. Alongside his savvy and mysterious partner, Aurora Zolotov, Faulk dives headfirst into a high-stakes investigation that quickly evolves into a journey across dimensions. With synthetic humans on the verge of becoming indistinguishable from the real thing, and a rogue android possibly escaping to a parallel world, the story explores the fine line between artificial and alive intelligence, all while blending espionage, sci-fi tech, and a dose of romantic tension.
Reading this novella was like getting dropped into a high-tech thriller with just enough emotional grit to keep you grounded. I liked how David Gittlin built the world. It’s slick, slightly offbeat, and full of detail, but he doesn’t drown you in explanation. The pacing moves. And Faulk’s dry wit cuts through the tension in just the right way. That said, some dialogue can feel a little stiff, and the inner monologues tend to meander. Still, there’s charm in how raw and personal the narration is. Gittlin isn’t afraid to let his characters brood, stumble, or flirt awkwardly. I appreciated that. Also, the tech hit the sweet spot between weird and cool.
But what really got me thinking was the heart of the story. This idea that machines are edging closer to life. What happens when they start wanting things? Romulus, the runaway android, is more than a plot twist; he’s a whole ethical hand grenade. There’s something unsettling and sad about him, like a kid who outgrew his purpose. The bigger questions about work, identity, and control aren’t hammered home, but they hover in the background. It’s sci-fi that’s self-aware without being smug.
The AndroBiotica File is a fun ride. It’s got brains, action, and just enough emotional punch to make you care what happens when the gears start turning in the wrong direction. I’d recommend this to anyone who loves near-future science fiction with a pulpy edge and a conspiratorial tone. Fans of Michael Crichton, Blade Runner, or even Altered Carbon will enjoy this story.
Pages: 112 | ASIN : B0CN5YSZL5
Time Terminus
Time Terminus is a novella that could easily be expanded into a full-length novel. This sci-fi action story is about Isaac Templeton, a high-powered lawyer whose puzzling nightmares foreshadow the need for him to eventually travel back in time to save the life of his girlfriend.
Through a series of complex plots and subplots, dipping in and out of time travel that is made possible by alien life, author David Gittlin tells the stories of Isaac and his complicated girlfriend, an inventor and a serial killer with a taste for disguise. The idea at the heart of this compelling story is a good one. There are twists and turns in the plot and plenty of action interspersed through lengthy passages of dialogue that propel the plot forward. The flashback technique Gittlin uses is handled quite well, although there are times it feels like some ideas could benefit from further exploration. The author gives his characters a great sense of depth and range and I wish that the novel was longer so that we can stay with the characters and learn more about them.
The best part of Time Terminus is the skill with which the author handles the complications and paradoxes inherent in any story that deals with time travel. It’s clear he has thoroughly considered the effects on the present if you could go back to the past and do things differently. However, I would have liked to see him explore this in more depth.
Time Terminus: Expect the Unexpected is a quick and entertaining crime and mystery novel that uses interesting time travel elements to really liven up the story overall. The many subplots hint at a much more complicated story than Gittlin gives us, and I look forward to reading more from this author.
ASIN : B0BBSFHRYZ
An Entirely Different Person
Promise of the Visitor follows a writer that finds out the alien he was waiting for has led a hostile race right to Earth and must now stop them and save the planet. What was the inspiration for the setup of your story?
At the end of the second book in the series “Cataclysm—End of Worlds” the three central characters are discussing the arrival of an alien from the planet Aneleya. Arcon, an artificial intelligence, also from the planet Aneleya on the other side of the Milky Way, successfully recruits the two human characters to participate in a mission to introduce the alien to the world. The alien is a female scientist. She has promised to bring gifts to the human race and promote world peace with a unique approach. This idea plus a cliffhanger ending in book two formed the nucleus for the launch of book three, “Promise of the Visitor.”
When I started writing, I didn’t have any idea how the story would unfold. I simply wrote down a rough outline for each chapter and fired away. In a way, I feel like the story wrote itself, and I had fun writing it.
Which character in the novel do you feel you relate to more and why?
That’s an easy one. I identified with Jacob Casell, the narrator of the story. He spins the tale from a first-person perspective, and in the present tense. Jacob and I share some things in common, but he’s an entirely different person than I am. I enjoyed living the story through him, and that enjoyment seems to have rubbed off on my readers.
What was your favorite scene in this story?
Honestly, I don’t have a favorite scene. I think the scene where Silenna, the Aneleyan scientist, walks into the kitchen and confronts two FBI agents wearing an outrageous outfit because she is almost seven feet tall and difficult to dress. This scene was one of the most fun scenes I wrote in the book.
What is the next book that you are working on and when will it be available?
I’ve almost completed the first draft of my next book titled “Time Terminus”. It’s about a lawyer who owns a law firm in South Florida, his girlfriend, a serial killer, and time travel. It’s a Science Fiction/Mastery, like the last four books I’ve written, only completely different from anything I’ve written before.
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An unconscious body lies on the kitchen floor. Two Daytona Police deputies are ringing the bell on the front door of the beach house mystery writer Jacob Cassel rents. It’s going to be an interesting morning for Jacob, his super-smart girlfriend, Amy, and Arcon, an AI from the other side of the Milky Way. If they can survive the morning without being thrown in jail, they are expecting a visitor from the planet Aneleya to arrive later in the evening bearing a cornucopia of gifts for the human race. Instead of gifts, the visitor arrives with dire news about a doomsday device threatening the destruction of planet Earth and the entire solar system.
Welcome aboard for this suspenseful interstellar adventure of The Silver Sphere Series.
The three volumes in the Silver Sphere Series can be read independently and in any order.
Promise Of The Visitor
A pair of police officers are called to the residence of Jacob, Amy, and their artificial intelligence alien that resides in a golden sphere called “Arcon.” They all have to muster up the courage to explain why Jack Markham is unconscious on their floor. They discover he is an international criminal. In a battle of self-defense, Jack was rendered unconscious.
After the ordeal, this novel skips ahead. Readers are taken to a cold night in November, where all three stand on the beach awaiting a space shuttle. The shuttle is operated by an alien woman who comes to them for rescue after her own home is destroyed by enemy forces. However, she didn’t just bring new technology to earth in her escape but also managed to get the enemy to their doorstep. So it is now their job to save their world from a similar fate to the alien woman’s home planet.
Author David Gittlin’s world-building skills are excellent and bring the readers right into the action, experiencing everything the characters do. With under 200 pages, this is a short quick read filled with thrilling action. Since this is book 3 of the series, I recommend readers have read books one and two as the author dives right into the action of book three, assuming that the reader knows of the character’s history. Gittlin expertly develops the characters in the story, and I grew fond of the AI that assists Jacob and Amy. The back and forth banter and the humor sprinkled into the dialogue made this book hard to put down.
Promise of the Visitor is a fast-paced, exciting novella that will have you hooked from the turn of the first page. I highly recommend this quick read to those who are looking to go on an entertaining journey through space.
Pages: 142 | ASIN : B09Y2FHL5R
A Dead Love Interest
Cataclysm: End of Worlds follows Jacob and his AI companion as their discovery of a dead body sets them on an adventure where the fate of worlds hangs in the balance. What inspired the setup to this novella?
I wanted to introduce a love interest for Jacob, and it seems the mystery element injects itself into my stories when I’m not looking. I did not intend to start the story with a dead love interest. The idea came to me as I was writing the first chapter. The death-to-life angle appealed to me, and I thought it would add interest to the story.
What are some challenges that you enjoy taking on when writing novellas?
It’s a challenge to face the unknown. It’s also very scary. It requires faith and gumption, and some degree of insanity. I used to write outlines. Now, I throw down pages of story ideas. It’s more fun this way. It’s also scarier. There is always the lurking fear that what I’m writing will suck. I think the first two books were well received. I’m trying (hoping) not to disappoint in Book 3. It’s certainly a challenge.
What were some ideas that you were excited to explore in this book?
I wanted to deepen the characters, their backgrounds, and their relationships. I believe these factors pushed the plot forward into multi-faceted and unexplored areas. I particularly liked the idea of Amy’s resurrection and Arcon’s evolving consciousness. I liked how, in some ways, the book seemed to be writing itself. That was a new experience.
This is book two in The Silver Sphere series. What can readers expect in book three?
I will be introducing a fourth character to the team. The plot will be more complex. I hope book three will go to at least twenty chapters (parts). I’m working out the middle and the end of the story as we speak. The story may end as a trilogy. We’ll have to see what happens.
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Each book in The Silver Sphere series is “free-standing.” You can read these books in any order. The author provides enough background information in each novella to orient readers to the characters and other relevant details.
Cataclysm: End of Worlds
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Cataclysm: End of the Worlds is the subsequent novella to David Gittlin’s The Silver Sphere series. Picking up right where the last novella ended, Cataclysm follows Jacob and Arcon after they save the Earth from destruction. Much like its predecessor, this novella too jumps straight into the story. Not long after a very brief recap, we see that Jacob and Arcon spot a body in the ocean. Upon further inspection they discover that the body is a woman who is dead, however, Arcon has different plans and decides to revive her by occupying her body. The duo from the first novella now becomes a trio, with Amy joining Jacob and Arcon on their mission to send a signal to Aneleya, Arcon’s home planet, to finally get rid of the Krondorians.
It is not necessary to read The Silver Sphere in order to understand this story. The author tends to just jump straight into his story with just enough explanation to place things and understand enough to read this story as a stand alone novella.
Cataclysm wastes absolutely no time and dives into a completely new mission. Although I thought the romance between Amy and Jacob needed more development, I think this is mostly due to the novellas short length, I still enjoyed the characters overall and found them equally entertaining on their own.
This story thrusts readers into the middle of a science fiction adventure, which is one of the reasons why I love novellas, but the author seems to understand that there is no room for fluff and keeps prose and action sharp as a tack as we hurdle through this exciting story. I was pleasantly surprised to also find some humor shine through in moments throughout the story.
The previous novella left me wanting more because it was such a short sneak peak into so many possibilities, Cataclysm left me wanting more because of the plot twist at the end. I’m not sure if it’s because of David Gittlin’s engrossing writing or the compelling storyline but these stories just beg to be told in a much larger novel. I can’t wait to see where this story goes and get more of this exciting story in a follow up novella.
Pages: 82 | ASIN: B09H3PZ65F
I Wanted My Vampires To Exist
Scarlet Ambrosia follows a man who faces a life-altering choice after meeting a beautiful vampire and learning of a secret and dangerous underworld. How did you come up with the idea behind this novel?
Believe it or not, the story began with a question: How does a nice Jewish accountant tell his parents he’s been turned into a vampire? I’m from a conservative Jewish background, and I was very close with my parents while they were alive. I tried to imagine myself in the lead character’s shoes. How would he deal with this life-changing event in the context of his relationships with parents, siblings, brother-in-law, and a very close friend and business associate? The story grew from there.
What were some new ideas you wanted to introduce into the vampire genre?
I wanted my vampires to exist during the day without the sun burning them up. They are living, breathing, human vampires. They are not “the undead.” They are not immortal. They can be killed if they are injured badly enough. I wanted to make these characters more human and relatable by changing the stereotypes. I took a close look at a vampire character who heads up the Vampire Council and the key role he plays in preparing the romantic couple (Devon and Mathilde) for their ultimate confrontation with the rogue villain. The villain (Egon Schiller) is up to some highly unusual evil in his bold flaunting of the Vampire Council’s rules.
What scene did you have the most fun writing?
In Chapter One, Devon meets a beautiful stranger (Mathilde de Roche) in a bar. I loved writing the subtle interplay of their dialogue in this scene. It came to me naturally and spontaneously. I did, however, extensively edit the first chapter.
Do you plan on writing more supernatural romance stories?
I will most likely write a sequel to “Scarlet Ambrosia” when the time comes.
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