RIFT – The new dystopian trilogy book 1 from the author of the Exodus Trilogy. The RIFT Saga begins here.In the ruins of what was once North America lays the Covenant, a nation forged by the iron will of the Moon people, who descended from their dusty refuge on the Moon after the Fall. The Moon people are wealthy, ruled by a strong government who protects its citizens from the dangers from … the dangers from outside their borders. Their greatest achievement is having learned the secret of immortality, and every citizen has the opportunity to live nearly forever if they choose to, a life of riches and abundance.
The English are the descendants of the original inhabitants of this place, and they live very different lives from that of the Moon people. They only live to serve the greater good, and citizenship is something few have the opportunity to earn. At the age of fifty all non-citizens are subjected to mandatory euthanasia. In order to maintain a sustainable society, they are told.
Every year a number of girls and boys at the age of eighteen are selected for Service to the State. The brightest and most talented are sent to become Students. The strong, the fighters and the athletes become Janissaries, a band of soldiers protecting the northern border from the enemies of the Covenant. The Wardens, a secretive organization known to operate far to the west, near the Rift, which makes up the border to the wastelands, sometimes choses one or two initiates, but nobody knows what becomes of them. And then there is the Corpus, where the whip rules and backs are bent.
Those who complete their Service, may become citizens. And although they will never be equal to the Moon people, they will have access to all the riches and opportunities granted by the Covenant leadership to its citizens.
As Sue is nearing Selection Day, she secretly hopes to be chosen, despite having to leave her mother and brother behind. She doesn’t crave glory or wealth though. A man or woman with citizen status can do a lot of good, and although few return to their home towns, Sue hopes to return to give her family a better life on the other side of Service.
But the Covenant is rotten to the core, and as she begins to learn its secrets, Sue must question everything she has always taken for granted. Soon she will find herself in dire peril, for she has seen the truth and there will be no turning back after that…
This science fiction dystopian trilogy is set more than two centuries after the events of Exodus, in a future dystopian society forged from the ashes of global disaster.
“Mr. Christensen has absolutely found his genre, and I hope he keeps the stories coming!”
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Well written but characters could use a little more development. Liked the story enough to get the rest of the trilogy.
I read the entire rift series. It took a couple chapters to build up the characters and backgrounds. But after I got going I couldn’t put it down until I finished all three. Definitely a different take on a futuristic planet earth, and what our world could turn into.
Good book
a good read
Easy, light read — good for the bargain price and it will entertain you.
Dystopian books interest me in that the way characters solve problems without taken-for-granted tools and necessities. Good character development.
Great story enjoyed
A mix of Starship Troopers and the Covenant. Suffers from not providing sufficient background that got the environment and characters to where they are in the book.
I want to read more of the saga it’s a great start
good 2nd book but not worth the price I had to pay after getting the first book free. Characters were not further developed and the inclusion of a whole new unsubstantiated story line in the last chapter left me cold and not willing to pay for the 3rd book
Believable that this could happen.
Ever wonder how easy it could be to become enslaved and feel obligated to give it your all? This story shows how it’s done and history is changed to show only what it needs to in order to maintain the world they created at the expense of others.
Rather implausible story line.
I really enjoyed this book. Plenty of action. Good character development. Kept me turning the pages.
Really liked it at first but then got to a certain point where it stalled. Characters started acting out of character and the plot got very predictable. Ended up not even finishing it. Oh well.
Andreas caught my attention with his free book offer and before I was even able to finish the book I was looking for the rest of the series, and found them all in a single electronic volume!! He identifies a few main characters and very effectively jumps points of view from one to the other. He created a very believable and wonderful story that I was unable to put down. I highly recommend this book to anyone that enjoys dystopian future type stories with wonderful characters and a very engaging story.