Max R. Rudin's Science-Fiction Novels

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The Solar System Century (2019–2021) - eBook Series

          A Truly Dead Rock (2019) - Paperback - Hardcover - eBook

          A Bottled Up Flame (2020) - Paperback - Hardcover - eBook

          A Somewhat Odd Start (2021) - Paperback - Hardcover - eBook

The Fall of the Four Bases (2024) - Paperback - Hardcover - eBook

The Fall of the Four Bases

Available on Amazon.com in Paperback, Hardcover, and eBook Formats

Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/Fall-Four-Bases-Riley-Rudin/dp/B0DNCSMG34/

Hardcover: https://www.amazon.com/Fall-Four-Bases-Riley-Rudin/dp/B0DNCXQSDR/

eBook: https://www.amazon.com/Fall-Four-Bases-Riley-Rudin-ebook/dp/B0DNBSJ52H/

Synopsis

Four famous geneticists enjoy celebrity status for their work in the field. However, a decade after their greatest accomplishments, secrets begin to leak, forming cracks in their foundations. These men face scrutiny from all sides: their governments, their students, and even their children. Will they face justice for their ethical violations? How will they evade their opponents? Follow college student Olivia Kopierra and Congresswoman Jun Troynell as they investigate these geneticists with the hopes of taking them down. Follow high schooler Pyco Rimkus and lawyer Katherine Watts as they lose faith in a man they trusted. When the truths these geneticists are hiding finally get out, the world will never be the same. The Fall of the Four Bases is a sight to behold.

Here are the first six chapters of the book:

A Somewhat Odd Start

Available on Amazon.com in Paperback, Hardcover, and eBook Formats

Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/Somewhat-Odd-Start-Riley-Rudin/dp/B092CB5YQB/

Hardcover: https://www.amazon.com/Somewhat-Odd-Start-Riley-Rudin/dp/B0B6L98M87/

eBook: https://www.amazon.com/Somewhat-Start-Solar-System-Century-ebook/dp/B09298PF36/

Synopsis

Caspian Sullivan is isolated from his peers. He doesn't talk much to people at school, and his older siblings have all grown up. However, he is never lonely because of his girlfriend, Cira. Cira is an artificial intelligence, and Caspian is in love with her. Since artificial intelligences are illegal across the Solar System, the two of them have to be secretive until they come up with a plan to get Cira an identity. Cira talks to some other AI, and Caspian enlists the help of a hacker at school, so that he and Cira can finally be together. Unfortunately, this doesn't turn out how Caspian expected.

Here's the first chapter of the book:

A Bottled Up Flame

Available on Amazon.com in Paperback, Hardcover, and eBook Formats

Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/Bottled-Flame-Solar-System-Century/dp/B08M83XFWV/

Hardcover: https://www.amazon.com/Bottled-Flame-Max-Riley-Rudin/dp/B0B6TMXTXC/

eBook: https://www.amazon.com/Bottled-Flame-Solar-System-Century-ebook-dp-B08LTS5KR7/dp/B08LTS5KR7/

Synopsis

Erie Possiac is the black sheep of her family. In a world where technological progress is swift and unquestioned, she finds herself angry and bitter. Especially with her father at the forefront of nanotechnology, Erie finds it hard to catch a break. Attempting to get away from it all, she takes a semester abroad on Ceres. As international tensions grow into outright warfare, Erie needs to find her way home to Venus. With surprise help from her uncle Hudson and with moral dilemmas left and right, Erie needs to navigate the solar system with her safety and ethics in mind.

Here's the first chapter of the book:

A Truly Dead Rock

Available on Amazon.com in Paperback, Hardcover, and eBook Formats

Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/Truly-Dead-Solar-System-Century/dp/1701654040/

Hardcover: https://www.amazon.com/Truly-Dead-Rock-Riley-Rudin/dp/B0B6LHYW2R/

eBook: https://www.amazon.com/Truly-Dead-Solar-System-Century-ebook/dp/B082318K4B/

Synopsis

Hudson Possaic is an average high school student. He gets all of his homework done, he attends all of his classes, and he lives on the north pole of Luna. He and his brother are living in New Armstrong under the '2100 Lunar Opportunities' initiative for high school and college aged students. Despite a little difficulty adopting Luna's newer technology and its different culture, Hudson is doing fine in school. When an independence vote rocks the small world, Hudson must rely on his brother to help him get off of Luna. In the process, however, Hudson finds out a little more about his brother than he would like to know. Together with his brother and his shady friends, Hudson goes on a mission that changes the fate of the solar system forever.

Here's the first chapter of the book: