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SIMPOC - Human Remnants: SIMPOC, Book 2 Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

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Joan Herl the commander of the space station Oasis and her husband Colonel Tom Herl contact Admiral Hagerly, who is the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs. He, President Patterson, and the remainder of the government have taken refuge on the aircraft carrier Fittsburg in the middle of the Atlantic. The few remaining humans welcome the returning crew members from the moon colony Desert Beach.

One of the Oasis crew members, Dr. Julius Harold steels the key elements of the rogue computer and flees. They both have ulterior motives.

The remaining population of the human race must find a way to deal with the tremendous loss as individuals, humans, and for the entire planet.

After they have dealt with the aftermath and began putting their lives back together, the likely explanation for the sudden virus appears, and they must find a way to deal with the next great threat to their lives. The coincidence is too unlikely to believe. Now they have to band together and face the second direst impact to the human race.

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Book 1 of 1 SIMPOC
Listening Length 3 hours and 19 minutes
Author Ray Jay Perreault
Narrator Zachary Johnson
Whispersync for Voice Ready
Audible.com Release Date November 16, 2015
Publisher Ray Jay Perreault
Program Type Audiobook
Version Unabridged
Language English
ASIN B017Y3E5KQ
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  • Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2015
    A great follow up book to SIMPOC 1. I enjoyed reading it and I wondered why the virus started. I was surprised by the ending and I'm wanting to see where the story goes from here.
  • Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2020
    Earth has been hit by a sudden, fast-moving, extremely lethal virus, of unknown origin. Most of the human race has been killed, without even the time to identify the origins of the virus.

    Now most of the human race is dead, and the survivors are working to pull their remnants together and save the species and hopefully civilization.

    We follow Joan Herl, commander of the Oasis space station, which supported the research colonies on the Moon and Mars, and her husband, Colonel Tom Herl; the US President, and other political and military leaders representing what's left of the US government; the intelligent computers, SIMPOC, Alpha 1, and others, whose programming leads them to choose to support the humans; and Dr. Julius Howard, who sees an opportunity, using his intelligent computer, to become ruler of the world.

    They all have serious challenges ahead of them, and more mysteries and challenges to discover. The death toll has been so high--it's possible that fewer than 100,000 humans are left alive--that they've all lost most of the people they knew and cared about, and they need to build a new society in the wake of that. The characters are likable (except, of course, Julius and his intelligent computer), and interesting. The pace moves, the choices make sense, and despite being set in the aftermath of a pandemic that has nearly wiped out the human race (no, I can't explain why I decided to listen to it just now), it's got a surprisingly upbeat tone.

    Recommended.

    I received a free copy of this audiobook from the author, and am reviewing it voluntarily.
  • Reviewed in the United States on July 13, 2017
    Some on Kindle Unlimited bit more surprised than used to, read a LOT and in a lot of genres, lot of things going on in this story, and the writer told it well. Also just read SIMPOC by same writer, Gemini, and Science Fiction Anthology: Vol1 which has "Progeny" "The Greatest Host" "Circle is Closed" ‘Good Morning…’ Same genre basically but definite differences in each type of book somehow Kindle Unlimited Odd but enjoyable.

    book 1
    99.9997% of all humans have been wiped out by a very suspicious virus. SIMPOC’s programmer doesn’t come in to work, that day, the next; or ever. The commander of the space station Oasis, Joan Herl is forced to abandon the station because of dwindling resources. When they land on earth they are attacked by another thinking computer who would do anything to protect itself and to continue thinking.

    Book 2 of SIMPOC Series – Joan Herl the commander of the space station Oasis and her husband Colonel Tom Herl, contact Admiral Hagerly who is the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs. He, President Patterson and the remainder of the government have taken refuge on the aircraft carrier Fittsburg in the middle of the Atlantic. The few remaining humans welcome the returning crew members from the moon colony Desert Beach

    Virus: 72 Hours to Live (Virus/Earth II Book 1)
    Virus-Earth's Last Battle
    Earth II-You Have no Honor (Virus Book 3)
    Earth II: Rebirth (Virus Book 4)
    Earth II - Julius the First (Virus/Earth II Book 5)

    Also {SIMPOX box set is books 1 & 2}, singles, and possibly other box sets
  • Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2016
    This book picks up where Book 1, SIMPOC: The Thinking Computer, leaves off. Commander Joan Herl and her husband Colonel Tom Herl are trying to pick up the pieces of the devastating virus that swept over the world. Meanwhile, Dr. Julius Harold is off plotting his mad scientist victory in world domination. The US President is safely out on an aircraft carrier while parts of the world continue to battle one another.

    This book has quite a larger cast and therefore jumps around quite a bit more trying to show what everyone’s up to. There’s very little SIMPOC interaction, but we do get to spend time with his stand in, the android Alpha. The second half of the book settles down a bit and Joan, Tom, and Alpha become the central characters more or less. Overall, I liked Book 1 a bit more because it had a smaller cast and a tighter plot. I never really got attached to the characters in this book simply because we spent so little time with each one.

    I did enjoy watching Dr. Julius Harold. He’s definitely got the mad scientist vibe going on. He takes off to set up his lab some place in Colorado. He has this crazy idea that involves a biomass brain and somehow mapping his own and overlaying it. I am not sure yet what he wishes to accomplish in the long run, but I definitely look forward to seeing what challenges he poses for our good guys.

    We still have folks in space (at the Moon base and living on Mars) in this future scifi. Folks there are having to make hard choices about returning to Earth or not. I appreciated their dilemmas. But, again, we spent so little time with them it was hard to be emotionally invested in their plight.

    There’s only two female characters in this large cast. Joan Herl, who showed up late in Book 1, is primarily in the story to either need comforting or to provide it. She makes few decisions and I wasn’t impressed with her. There’s one other lady, a wife and mother, who has maybe 2 lines and is rescued with her family. If the virus targeted women in particular and they are in short supply, no character has commented on that fact.

    The ending has a very unexpected twist and I was pretty excited about this. While most of this book had been kind of humdrum for me, the ending adds a new player that has me worried for the human remnants indeed! It will be interesting to see where the author takes us in the next installment. The human species may not live through this one!

    I received a copy of this audiobook from the author at no cost in exchange for an honest review.

    Narration: Zachary Johnson once again did a nice job. He has a variety of regional accents that allowed him to keep all his characters distinct. I especially liked his slightly sinister and definitely focused voice for Dr. Harold.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2015
    Another thrilling chapter in the SIMPOC series that reveals more of why the human race was all but wiped out! And furthers the adventures of the remaining people as they struggle to come to terms with the loss of their loved ones--AND prepare for the coming of forces possibly too great to fathom! Can't wait for the next exciting chapter in this series!

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  • Nick
    4.0 out of 5 stars Should have been just one series, not two!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 9, 2017
    It is a very different scenario in having 2 series running parallel to each other at the same time & I have to say that I feel a little cheated. There is quite a bit of copy & pasting of sections of the books & although I can see some advantages, I wonder if it would have been more reader cost effective to have written fewer but slightly larger book(s) instead. I.e, two books instead of four.
    Having said that, the series is fast paced & well planned out. It holds the readers attention throughout. It is quite exciting! I have just started book 5 & it seems that the pace continues but another parallel book is already being considered, I believe!