Sleeper, Awake

"""As the title suggests, this is a book concerns a person waking from cry-o-genic sleep far into the future. You may think this concept has been explored unto the point where nothing more can be said. However, the sleeper is just a small part of this tale. It is the intro-ductory device that allows the author to show us his version of the future of mankind. This is a highly polished, well constructed work that gives the reader a glimpse into Bob Rich version of mankind's destiny. It is not a story high in action content-this is far more SF in the vein of Asimov where the ideas are all important than of Heinlein's militaristic aggressive style but with Asimov my favorite SF author I certainly wasn't complaining."" --Steve Mazey, The Eternal Night ""In this story, Rich has fleshed out well-rounded, very human characters. Though of a different time and place, Flora's new friends bear close likenesses to people we encounter in our everyday lives. Sleeper, Awake contains insightful messages about living in a world where racial boun-dar-ies are nonexistent; about relationships between family members, friends and lovers; and, most poignantly, perhaps, it's about Flora's soul-search-ing journey as she comes to a new understanding about the cycle of life and death. If you relish thoughtful, imaginative speculations about what our future may bring, you won't regret taking the time to read Sleeper, Awake by Dr. Bob Rich!"" --Jeanne Allen, Ivy Quill Reviews ""When beautiful, wealthy actress Flora Fielding had herself placed in suspended animation, she expected to be revived during the twenty-first century so that her breast cancer could be cured. Instead, she is shocked to find herself awakened almost fifteen hundred years later. Flora faces physical and mental challenges, but she is a somewhat passive protagonist because of her health. Abel, Kiril, and Tam�s provide most of the action, and there are lots of thrills and chills as they and other male characters scale mountains, ride bulls, and navigate stormy seas. The women are strong and independent, loving and inspiring the men who may soon father their children. The story brims with fascinating, sometimes contro-versial theories about our present and future. Dr. Rich, who writes with compassion and irony, has fashioned a rather complicated plot, and the reader may occasionally feel as overwhelmed as Flora does upon awaken-ing. Still, the tale moves swiftly and is filled with charm, tenderness, and excitement. And the scenic descriptions are fabulous."" --Ilene Sirocca, Running River Reader ""Sleeper, Awake, a science fiction novel by Dr. Bob Rich, is a truly amazing experience. To step inside this novel is to step inside an almost alien, but totally believable, world. Dr. Rich designs the futuristic world of Sleeper, Awake with such compelling detail that one comes to the conclusion that this must indeed be the reality of our future earth. Despite its alien quality, the world of Sleeper, Awake is in many ways a vast improvement over the world today. I give this fascinating book 5 stars. --Marilyn Peake, author of The Fisherman's Son ""The author, through a descriptive narrative and well-developed charac-terization, shows a future where a great upheaval shifted the environment and altered landmasses. For example, a huge mountain formed where Chicago once existed. In his fluid writing style, Dr. Rich creates a world of the far future where hunger, war, and disease are but a faint memory in the consciousness of humanity. The world of Sleeper, Awake is a fascinating read. I give it all my fingers and toes up."" -- Michael L. Thal, EBooksNBytes"