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  • State of Chaos

  • A Cade Rearden Thriller
  • By: JK Franks
  • Narrated by: Lee Strayer
  • Length: 16 hrs and 59 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (74 ratings)

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State of Chaos

By: JK Franks
Narrated by: Lee Strayer
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Publisher's summary

His mind has been fractured for years. Now, he could be humankind’s only hope of stopping the end of our species.

Special Forces Captain Cade Rearden struggles to control the whispers in his head. Plagued by multiple personality disorder, he nearly spirals into insanity after extremists kill his whole team and hold him captive. Defeated but not broken, he can hardly believe it when an artificial intelligence named Doris rescues him and then recruits him for an impossible mission.

Pulling together a crack military team, Rearden must take down Janus, a rogue AI intent on launching a chain of deadly attacks on American soil. And the key to staying one step ahead of the enemy could lie in understanding and protecting the incredible knowledge that Doris possesses. Knowledge that didn’t originate here on Earth.

Can Rearden somehow control his internal chaos and the battles raging around him? Can he and his team prevent the genocide of the whole human race? The stakes don’t get much higher.

State of Chaos is the first book in the riveting Cade Rearden science fiction thriller series. If you like near-future technology, complex heroes, and high-octane action, then you’ll love JK Franks’ explosive adventure.

©2019 JK Franks Media LLC (P)2020 Jk Franks Media LLC
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Great and realistic

Loved this book. So much of it could be true today. If you like techno thrillers this is the book for you. Can’t wait to read more of his books.

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Great first story

I know nothing about computers so it all sounded logical to me. Great story. That is a lot to accomplish in that book.

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Outstanding

It’s was a long book that blew by. Great execution, kept on the edge of my chair at every turn.

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Scary

Really makes you think where all the AI will go the next upcoming years.

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Great story that gets better

I enjoyed this from beginning to end. In some books the character building can be slow and monotonus and knowing you just have to push through it can be tough at times to keep picking it up. JK builds the story in a way that keeps you wanting more. All of it is important. I also commend the author for the amount of research he has done into the subject of this story. As unbelievable as some of it sounds, alot is rooted in real world truth. This is a great book and I highly recommend it along with other series JK has written.

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This Book Is Everything a Thriller Was Meant To Be

Sometimes you just get lucky. J.K. Franks’ novel, Midnight Zone, looks absolutely fascinating to me, but I decided to start with this first book in the series to make sure that I knew everything I was supposed to when I started the next book. Now, all I can say is, “WOW!” State of Chaos is an amazing ride that had me hooked from the very beginning straight through to the final page.

This book has everything a good thriller needs and a heck of a lot more. There’s a war between two rival AIs. There is first contact with an alien species. There’s a plot to create a coup within the U.S. government which will have the unavoidable side effect of killing many millions of people. And there are a few decent people dragged into the plots and conflicts that are trying desperately to keep Armageddon from happening.

On top of all of that, Franks has clearly thought very carefully about all the issues involved and pulled together a highly credible setting. These are events I could imagine happening in the modern U.S., which is quite an accomplishment since it involves two AIs, aliens, and a lot of high-tech break throughs.

The book is called a Cade Rearden Thriller, and frankly Cade, with his military training and multiple personalities is a great character, but there’s nothing in this first book to make you think he’s the only main character—i.e. the character the whole series will be built on. That’s because the rest of the cast from the friendly AI, Doris, to the teenagers she recruits to help her fight the war, to the handful of critical military personnel and scientists fighting to save humanity, are also great characters. I hope very much that they appear in the next book as well.

State of Chaos is an amazing experience. If you like high octane thrillers, strap on your seatbelt and give this novel a try.

I received this book for free from Audiobook Boom in exchange for an honest review.

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Awesome

Awesome book looking forward to the 2nd book which I have loaded up next. Loved the catalyst series as well.

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much better than I expected

First story from this author, not going be last.

early I struggled to fit divergent parts together. Had no idea what was going on. But then parts pulled together in a very good way.

The book was very well written, author knowledgeable and definitely kept my attention. The narrator was extremely good, would listen to anything by him.

Thank you, I will be looking for more stories by fine writer.

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Scary possible reality

This is the fifth book I’ve read/listened to by this author (previously listened to the entire Catalyst series) and I’d love to continue this series. I enjoy the speculation about AIs and their motivations and abilities based on initial programming. Some Sci-if ideas have become reality...for example, “beam me up Scotty” and flip phones. If only a small amount of possibilities in this book become reality, I am very scared! For me, this is more a story about what could happen when we underestimate and place too responsibility in the hands of advanced AIs (not a military, fight and go get the bad guy book).

The publisher’s summary leads us to believe this book centers around Captain Rearden. It does not. We are introduced to him at the beginning of the book, then we are introduced to a group of young kids who accidentally discover an advanced AI named Doris. The story then centers on them, Doris, and others working with them. It is quite a while before Rearden makes his way back into the story. He is also not the one putting together the team to take down the malevolent AI Janus, nemesis to Doris. I’m glad! This storyline is way better. It’s not one Rambo guy going around with some tag-alongs. There are many people, each playing a specific, important role.

This book has a conclusion and does not have an obvious lead into the next book. I’m very curious where this series will go from here.

This is the first book I’ve listened to by this narrator ( Lee Strayer ) and I would listen to another. He uses a few well placed, subtle sound effects (like radio transmissions). He does great performing this book. His male and female character voices are well done. He has a good range.

There are no explicit sex scenes, or overly excessive violence. There is the occasional swearing.

I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and voluntarily left this unbiased review.
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Scary realistic

Amazing book! Not sure if it’s a fictional story or a forecast for our future. The story is very well written and the characters are great. The characters are diverse but come together well in the story. The computer AI is such a great and believable villain. It’s scary because you can see this story as a real future reality.

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