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Romo's Journey (The Turing Files Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Paul J. Joseph (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 out of 5 stars 38
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"Fantastic read! Paul J. Joseph is an author to watch."
- Jonas Saul, author of the Sarah Roberts Series

What if a service robot suddenly fears for his life and asks for asylum?

How can he prove that he’s more than a machine?

From Paul J. Joseph, the author of the ground-breaking science fiction series Through the Fold, featuring Marker Stone, Homesick, and Splashdown.

Romo didn’t know who he was or who put him into a robot body onboard the colony ship, but he knew somebody was trying to kill him. He also knew that he should stay away from humans, and Mars might be a safe place to go. But then he noticed the radiation levels begin to rise. Somebody was trying to kill the colonists, his only friends. Saving them would mean risking his own destruction before finding out why he was created. And how much can he trust the passengers and crew?

Can Romo save the colony ship before the traitor in their midst is discovered? Find out in this action-packed volume!

Also, purchasing this book will entitle you to a free gift of Twisted Fire, a short story anthology! And, by joining my mailing list you get new free content regularly!
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    The Turing Files
  2. Print length
    226 pages
  3. Language
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  5. Publication date
    10 July 2018
  6. File size
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07FDYSMQK
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1701 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 226 pages
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Paul J. Joseph

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Paul J. Joseph is an independent film maker as well as a story teller through writing. One of his recent films has been featured in the 2010 Ava Gardner Independent Film Festival. He has been teaching mass communication courses at a college level for 25 years, and currently works at a small private university in North Carolina. He lives with his wife Tyreese, his son Ian, a mother in law, and three cats.

Paul Joseph's first love has been and always will be science fiction. He looks for ideas that are based on plausible trends in technology, both good and bad. He is particularly interested in space travel and time travel, which can include alternate realities and paradoxes. He tends to avoid fantasy and magic. So, if you are looking for elves and fairies, this is not your guy. On the other hand, ESP and other observable phenomena may well be fair game.

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Christian Sommer
5.0 out of 5 stars This is a must read for all sentient beings.
Reviewed in Australia on 25 July 2018
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This book poses many philosphical points that are easy to follow and understand. Can a simple AI become sentient? And if so how are we humans to treat it?
This story is for all Sci Fi and philosopical fans out there. If your familiar with Paul J. Josephs other series 'through the fold', your going to absolutely love this too.
From teens and up this book is a must buy!
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Nicholas McAtee
5.0 out of 5 stars Scifi with a twist
Reviewed in the United States on 24 July 2018
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Another great book from Paul Joseph. He has a great talent for creating a setting in a very brief time with a great deal of detail. This book really gets the scene set for Romo and leaves me wanting to read more of the series. I will not tell you what the twist is you'll have to read for yourself to find that out, but I will tell you it is the first scifi book I have read that has this added piece. I would recommend this book to a friend and also would say that this is a level of reading anyone can do. This is a very short book, but it packs a lot in a short read.
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E Wooler
5.0 out of 5 stars A journey of an AIs self discovery!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 July 2018
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What does it mean to have a soul? What is a soul and what is it to be considered alive?Romo wakes up in a Robot body and these are just some of the questions he has to face along with trying to understand why he is on a ship traveling to Mars. Who is PACE? And who wants to kill all of them on board.
This is a sci-fi book with some existential questions that will make you question just what it is to be human. You start to feel for the Robot Romo and his plight and rejoice in his self development. It ends with you wanting to read more.
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Carrie J. Bylina
4.0 out of 5 stars Romo Comes Alive
Reviewed in the United States on 26 October 2018
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Romo’s Journey is well-written. It has an interesting character, Romo, a run-of-the-mill robot that wakens unexpectantly and grows more human with each passing day through circuit rerouting, mechanical fixes, data capacity increases, and speed adaptations on a voyage from Earth to Mars on a ship with about 100 occupants—the first colonizers. Though the science is a bit dense in places, the overall over-arching plot of humans trying to get to Mars and the PACE organization as their enemy is easy to understand and follow. I did, however, find the depth of most of the characters on the light side, but the twists are well handled.

The author avoids the Billy Mumy syndrome (a child so smart that he eclipses every adult). Instead, Romo has a small group of bright people who help him adapt to his new situation, and the promise of more in the future. (There will be sequels.) The read is quick enough though there were a few minor slow spots as technological explanations or explanations by Romo take center stage. The story does take place in the vacuum of space and explanations of the situation on Earth (and supposedly circling Earth) are not fleshed out enough for my taste.

Sci-fi groupies will like the story. It will garner its share of five ratings. Overall, I give it a solid four.
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Electric Palette
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent and engaging
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 July 2018
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I have read and listened to a number of Paul j Joseph’s books previously and like the others, this one does not disappoint. The plot is well written with an engaging format. Romo is a developing character who promises an intriguing journey through this and the next book. My only complaint....it’s over too soon! Bring on book 2
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rsandy
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Read!
Reviewed in the United States on 6 October 2019
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I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Well thought out and executed. Very creative and imaginative too. I can't wait t read the next book in this series.
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