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Equinox: Beginnings Kindle Edition

by Yusuf Shaik (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.4 3.4 out of 5 stars 39 ratings
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Earth, 2293. Boy genius Jason King has been sentenced to life aboard the giant prison ship, Equinox, to be frozen in a state of suspended animation, a fate considered worse than death.

To his horror, Jason wakes up in his containment cell immobilized, disorientated, but fully conscious.

He soon discovers that he has unique abilities which allow him to escape captivity, sparking a race to free the other prisoners and build the world's first faster than light drive on board the Equinox in a bid to escape the solar system, setting in motion an incredible interstellar adventure.
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    Equinox
  2. Print length
    103 pages
  3. Language
    English
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  5. Publication date
    July 18, 2015
  6. File size
    632 KB
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The South African born Yusuf R Shaik is an inventor, adventurer, jetsetter & full time certified engineer working in the technology field who has a passion for writing science fiction stories based on scientific probability.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B011ZYQ1OS
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ CreateSpace (July 18, 2015)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 18, 2015
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 632 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 103 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.4 3.4 out of 5 stars 39 ratings

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The South African born Yusuf R Shaik is an inventor, adventurer, jetsetter, and full time certified engineer working in the technology field who has a passion for writing science fiction stories based on scientific probability.

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3.4 out of 5 stars
3.4 out of 5
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Wesley Young
5.0 out of 5 stars Thoroughly impressed
Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2016
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The author has done a good job of mixing reality and science fiction. All this makes the book easy to read because I can relate with most of this stuff. I like to be able to imagine something I'm reading, and this book does well there. Jason King is an inspiring character because he uses all that he has to fight for what he believes in, and most of the time all his resources are his mind. I find this a powerful story to tell, especially to the younger generation. I like how the author wrote the story in a way that shows past a present times, this really helps in understanding the timeline and follow it. I am thoroughly impressed with the author's storytelling abilities and I am certain to read more books.
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Log223
3.0 out of 5 stars Equinox Beginnings
Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2015
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Ok story line. Look forward to reading some other novels in the series.
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JimFoxy
2.0 out of 5 stars Not Recommended
Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2017
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Equinox: Beginnings is a speculative Sci-Fi novella by Yusuf R Shaik. It is the first in a three-book series. The narrative begins in the late 22nd century when the United Nations has morphed into a one-world dictatorship, an all-too-possible scenario.
Things I liked:
The scientific breakthrough of faster-than-light (FTL) travel was handled well, with a plausible-sounding scientific basis. The first chapters caught my attention, and were a good lead-in.
The main character, Jason, was introduced as a child prodigy with superior intelligence. The idea that dissidents would be frozen indefinitely in an off-world prison ship seemed to be pretty standard fare of the genre and was handled well. So it all got off to a good start. The cover is pretty good, as is that of the sequel novel.

Things I did not like:
First, the editing was poor. I am used to this in indie novels, and somewhat understanding of the problem. Professional editors are expensive. But the editing here is worse than most. Some sentences were actually incomprehensible. "He was not able to excitement." is an example.
Punctuation was dreadful, also.
Second, the plot quickly went from being speculative Sci-Fi to completely unbelievable. Jason is able to escape from deep-freeze by his mental powers. OK--I can buy that. He also solves the problem of FTL travel while in deep freeze. I can buy that too, since he is a genius and had been working on the problem for some time before he was incarcerated as a dissident. But the idea that a prison ship could somehow have the facilities to be converted to FTL travel with no outside help is ridiculous. But it gets worse. Somehow they invent FTL travel, manage to navigate to a nearby star that happens to have a habitable world. The world happens to have people and animals just like earth. They happen to have a society identical to Medieval times here, right down to knights in armor and four-poster beds. They even speak English. Sorry, this does not compute. I don't know if the author's creativity failed or if he was simply trying to write a pot-boiler.
Third, the worst was the ending. But I will not spoil that for the reader.
I can't recommend this book, and will not be reading the sequel, Equinox, The Rise of Jason.
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Victor L Hathon
4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable read
Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2017
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Very well written, looking forward to reading the next book in the series.
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LevelingUp
5.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining! Loved it
Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2015
I really enjoyed this book. I was able to finish this book fairly quickly, didn't even notice the time pass by. I was pretty caught up with the storyline... The authors attention to detail was definitely a plus. I can definitely see this science fiction novel turn into a TV series. Can't wait for more from this author! Very creative and unique!
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2.0 out of 5 stars not for this long-time Sci Fi reader
Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2018
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I made it to chapter 2 before the text got to be so annoying to me that I couldn't stand it any more. The author shows no understanding whatsoever of orbital mechanics, which is a big negative for anything ship-based storytelling. A few moments of obnoxiously redundant and entirely unnecessary restatements. But at least there was none of the continuous sentence fragments that too many other kindle books are filled with.
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bifftex
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Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2019
The writing is not very good. Too choppy. Feels like it’s written by an eighth grader.
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Jamie Brown
5.0 out of 5 stars A new gem in an often difficult genre.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 25, 2015
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So glad I decided to take a risk and download this book! I have always found Science Fiction books to be a hard thing to get right but Equinox was a new gem I have discovered in one of my favorite genres.

Through the book the author does a great job of creating a world that as I flicked through the pages I felt a part off. The equinox is beautifully described and very few authors have the ability to create such a striking setting. As the book was reaching its climax I literally couldn't put this book down and had to finish it there and there

Cant wait until the next one comes out and I am looking forward to pre ordering my copy as soon as it is available.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A refreshing and original story
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 3, 2015
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This is a refreshing and original story in a genre that is difficult to be original and stand out from the crowd. The story is fast-passed and develops quickly, you don't have time to get bored. The author uses scientific theories very cleverly to make the technologies used in the book believable, while still keeping it simple enough for a layman to follow and understand the physical rules of the story.

Yusuf Shaik, tells a vivid tail that conjures up the scenes in your minds eye as you read- something a lot of other author with multiple publications struggle to accomplish.
An excellent début from a talented new sci-fi author. One to watch out for in the future.
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Monty
4.0 out of 5 stars Octavia
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 17, 2017
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Nice short read. No time to develop characters or put much suspense into the plot but as a freebie it is a pleasant time killer
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