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Rise of the Automated Empire: Precipice Kindle Edition

by Dennis M. Myers (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Peace came at a great cost.

The final battle of the Corporate War laid waste to the Corporate Federation’s single largest market. Billions died when the Earth burned, access down the gravity well was restricted, and the low orbit infrastructure was annihilated.

After fifty years of recovery and relative stability, the largest independent corporation has entered the Corporate Federation with a splash. But as the Chinese proverb says, the nail that sticks up gets hammered down, and Elliot Humboldt, the senior director of the second largest corporation, is out to make sure that Allied Industries is flattened.

Can Dawn Sheffield navigate the minefield of corporate politics as the new senior director of Allied Industries, or is a second Corporate War on the horizon?
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0CNBYTYQ1
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Theogony Books (November 14, 2023)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 14, 2023
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 4291 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
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  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 423 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
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Dennis M. Myers

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Born and raised in central Minnesota, Dennis M. Myers developed a serious reading habit early in life due to the influence of his grandmother. In late high school he read one particularly "awful" book and, with all that teenage hubris, decided that he could do better.

After spending a decade in the United States Navy, aboard submarines and teaching younger sailors, he settled in Virginia. The story ideas he had been saving were eventually compiled into a timeline spanning thousands of years. When the opportunity came to write full time for a few months, he jumped at it with the full support of his wonderful wife, May. He hasn't stopped writing since.

His most recent work, Rise of the Automated Empire, is available now.

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Dee Clingenpeel
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!
Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2024
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Like the first book in the series, precipice kept me ready for more. Very well written.
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Ron McMillan
5.0 out of 5 stars As mercenary fleet collide, rival companies vie for domination of the solar system and beyond
Reviewed in the United States on November 18, 2023
Precipice by Dennis Myers is the second book in the Rise of the Automated Empire series. No matter one’s taste, it has something for everyone, from space battles and corporate intrigue to murder and young love.
The story centers around Dawn Sheffield, Misa Kobato, and Darren Garfield, representing Allied Industries on the board of the Corporate Federation. They soon find that navigating corporate politics is the least of their worries as mercenary fleets collide and rival companies vie for domination of the solar system and beyond.
As if this was not enough, there is the ever-increasing presence of AutoGov. As the role of this artificial intelligence grows, the reader must wonder whether this bodes good or ill for the human race.
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Sundown
5.0 out of 5 stars Dawn and her people are changing the Corporate Federation empire that tried to dominate them
Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2023
With the help of her team, now directors of a corporate entity, Dawn is changing the corporate landscape. With the help of AutoGov to coordinate and implement changes, things are getting more efficient, at least in the Allied Industries Corporation. With Elliot Humboldt as director of the next largest faction and a man determined to eliminate Dawns influence if not her actual existence, things are getting a bit dicey and Elliot is not the least adverse to using force. This well written tale will keep you engaged and entertained. Myers has a knack with words that weaves humor throughout scenes and situations that could otherwise be just more mayhem. You’ll love this tale and be anxiously awaiting the next installments.
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Bryn K
5.0 out of 5 stars This is the sort of thing we came here to fix.
Reviewed in the United States on November 18, 2023
Allied Industries with Dawn and the other directors are back. Now part of corporate federation they realize just how deep the corruption and backstabbing goes. Multiple plots race through the book as the Allied directors attempt to do the right thing to help the common people. As I said before this author is a contender among stories about the future of Luna. This book will continue to grab you, not let you go and leave you wanting the next book in the series.
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Beth L
5.0 out of 5 stars When Corporate in fighting is not your forte you go with what got you there
Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2023
Dawn Sheffield of Luna is the senior director of Allied Corporation, the newest and largest corporation to join the Corporate Federation. Elliot Humboldt, the senior director of the second largest corporation wants to get back on top. So he tries to have Dawn. assassinated. Luck and quick thinking saves her, and then she gets prepared.
A tale of body mods, better IT, and being friendly keeping the amateurs on top.
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ChrisL
5.0 out of 5 stars Changes are happening fast
Reviewed in the United States on November 18, 2023
The newly minted largest corporation has stepped up and started to embrace the opportunity to make changes. The second place corporation has no desire to remain that way and will pull out the stops to get back to the top. Cannot wait for more in this series.
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Ken
5.0 out of 5 stars Good read for the coming holiday vacations!
Reviewed in the United States on November 18, 2023
If you are looking for a new take on a science fiction novel then give this one a try. Dennis Myers does a great job of catching new readers up on the first book and gives the reader lots of action, fun, and intrigue. Thanks!
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Larry Southard
5.0 out of 5 stars It keeps getting better!
Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2023
1000+ years in the future and the Corporate Federation rules with an iron fist. Corporations make war on each other around the Earth and Luna. Intrigue abounds. Technology is advancing throughout the Solar System (and beyond)).

Excellent book in a fantastic new series.
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