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Not So Dead: A Sam Sunborn Novel Kindle Edition

4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 341 ratings

What if you could live forever, would you do it?

"There's a cutting-edge current to every page that's hard to resist, so get ready to engage your heart and your mind." - Steve Berry,
New York Times Best Selling Author

What could go wrong when a team of brilliant computer scientists achieves immortality by digitizing their personalities? Everything - if the government wants the technology and you've crossed paths with a band of ruthless terrorists bent on causing unspeakable damage.

Follow Sam Sunborn as he teams up with a real Einstein to give birth to an invention that could change the lives of everyone on the planet forever. Sam wants to help people with his invention but lands up having to defend it and his family from a sadistic psychopath known only as the Leopard, a driven and demented terrorist, whose mission is to rain chaos and destruction on the Western World. Using the latest technology and a battle of wills and wits, Sunborn and the Leopard engage in an epic global clash. What disasters befall the innocent in the Leopard's wake? Can Sam and his rag-tag team use wit and will alone to prevent a worldwide catastrophe? Mysteries and surprises abound in this fast-paced thriller.

NOT SO DEAD is the first standalone book in the Sam Sunborn series of cutting-edge techno-thrillers. If you like Michael Crichton, Tom Clancy, and Robert Ludlum, then you'll love NOT SO DEAD that combines all of their best traits in a captivating, current-times to a near-future global thrill ride. If you enjoy heart-pounding action, mind-bending inventions, and terrifying villains, then you'll love Charles Levin's gripping saga.

Buy NOT SO DEAD and plug into this exciting thrill-ride today!

"A tense, high-powered techno-thriller." - Kirkus Review

Charlie's 23-year background in tech, a degree in philosophy and love of fast-paced thrillers are the brew that created NOT SO DEAD. He lives in New Jersey with his wife, Amy, and has two sons, too far away in California.

NOT SO DEAD is Book 1 in A Sam Sunborn Novel Series.

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A tense, high-powered techno-thriller." - Kirkus Review

get ready to engage your heart and your mind." - Steve Berry, New York Times Best Selling Author

A Gripping Tale

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"This one imagines a world that is both frightening and fascinating, the possibilities leaving you cold, damp and anxious. There's a cutting-edge current to every page that's hard to resist, so get ready to engage your heart and your mind."
-
Steve Berry, New York Times Best Selling Author


"A tense, high-powered techno-thriller." -
Kirkus Review



"What if you could live forever, in a digital universe? What if digital immortality was available for all - including a ruthless terrorist who has you in his sights? What if the two of you played a deadlier game in this digital realm than any virtual reality adventure could offer?


All this and more make the thriller
NOT SO DEAD exceptional. While some sci-fi in the realm of LitRPG gaming novels already have stories based on digital living, what makes Not So Dead something different is the fact that it embeds a firm thriller element throughout, reaching beyond a relatively obscure genre fan set to tweak the hearts and minds of the general-interest sci-fi or thriller reader looking for something different.

Its plot and premise may lie in a digital universe, but the mechanics and story of
Not So Dead have their roots in something far greater than formula writing. Just look at the chapter titles, for one clue of this difference - "Spy Vs. Spy," "Rook to Queen Eight," "Quantum State," and "The Rumble Down Under," to name just a few of the many intriguing chapters and twists this story takes.

There are obstacles to this winding investigation in both digital and non-digital worlds ("...
based on your login, we know who you are and have programmed in a block against speaking with your digital self. We have done the same for each of us. It's just too dangerous."), there are progressions forward and backward in the investigation ("I felt like we were living in that old Mad magazine cartoon, Spy vs. Spy. Don't know why that came to mind. The war on terror has really been more like an endless game of Whack-A-Mole. Sometimes you're ahead and sometimes you're behind. Despite what Frank said, I had the uneasy feeling that, at the moment, we were behind."), and the fact that the characters have a vivid immediate feel to them in both arenas adds tension and realistic involvement to the plot: "I felt like a little kid being left behind and left out. But on second thought I was happy not being involved in another confrontation. My nerves were frayed like ropes about to snap."

The result is a powerfully-wrought tale of intrigue, terrorism, and threats to immortality that use powerful psychological involvement to keep readers exquisitely on edge until the final surprise. It's a story designed to reach far from the LitRPG/gamer sci-fi audience and into the hearts and minds of the sci-fi reader who enjoys investigative drama and thriller elements to spice a complex read." -
Midwest Book Review


"A debut novel explores the possibilities that technology offers to terrorists.
Levin plumbs his career in high-tech and his degree in philosophy to ask important "what if" questions. Primary among these is whether people could live forever through computers. This idea leads the protagonist, Sam Sunborn, down a slippery slope. "Can you imagine a world where we can live on beyond our physical lives in a digital world?" Sam asks. "Where we could still interact with our loved ones, read and enjoy all the 'pleasures of the mind' just like when we were alive?" Unfortunately, Sam's research draws the attention of the Barinian terrorist The Leopard, who sends gunmen after Sam's team, resulting in the physical death and virtual rebirth of his mentor, Frank Einstein (no relation to Albert). The Leopard, a master strategist, is seeking vengeance for his family, killed by U.S. drones: "These were the so-called virtuous Americans, killing indiscriminately based on shaky intelligence." Sam figures that the best defense is a good offense. So he gathers a band to inhibit The Leopard's plans, including his own employees, some young hackers from the U.S. Cyber Command, police detective Al Favor, and Rich Little from Homeland Security. They largely block The Leopard's scheme to take over America's air-control system. But then the group must devise a way to stop his master stroke: sabotaging nuclear plants across the nation. Levin's biggest accomplishment is to make readers ponder which scenarios terrorists could actually accomplish. While people may not yet be able to live on digitally, otherwise, as Levin explains in his Author's Notes, "all the science and technology in this book is currently available and being deployed." He also provides links for those whose curiosity has been piqued by his novel. Levin's pacing is admirable. His story never drags, despite some very technical passages, and leads up to a satisfying twist ending. He's developed highly believable characters, including the terrorists, who many times end up being one-dimensional in this genre's tales. Best of all, many of them survive so that future series installments are possible. But the author has set the bar high with this promising, well-crafted debut.
A tense, high-powered techno-thriller." -
Kirkus Review



I have to be honest: hard sci-fi isn't something I often delve into. I like it well enough, but sometimes it feels like the author is more interested in showing off how well he knows certain scientific theories than in telling a compelling story. This is, fortunately, not the case in
NOT SO DEAD. While there is strong science behind the story (with helpful links in the Author's Notes at the end of the book), the plot itself is able to stand on its own merits. I was sucked into the story from page one, and it wouldn't let me go until the epilogue.

Sam Sunborn has come up with a brilliant idea: what if it were possible to create a digital memorial for people? This isn't the sort of digital memorial you're probably thinking of, a website set up by survivors to remember someone they loved who has passed. This sort of memorial would be set up by the person before their death, so that they could leave messages for their loved ones. Said loved ones could also upload pictures and videos as their way of remembering. It sounds pretty straightforward so far, but then Sam meets Frank Einstein, a neuroscientist who has been working on digitizing thoughts and memories. This is where the sci-fi starts: Frank and Sam team up to upload people's consciousness onto the Internet, creating virtual immortality.

On its own, this would make for a pretty solid short story, perhaps with some commentary on the mind-body connection and whether we can be defined solely by our thoughts. Charles Levin turns it into a thriller by adding a proper, timely antagonist: a terrorist named Ahmed LaSalam who is intent on bringing America to its knees. He crosses paths with Sam and his team, who soon find themselves in a race against time to stop him.

NOT SO DEAD is the perfect thriller for the twenty-first century. It takes technology we already have and pushes it just far enough that you start to wonder "what if," without going so far that it becomes entirely unbelievable. The action is fast-paced and exciting, and the hero and villain are set up in a perfectly matched game of cat-and-mouse that left me guessing all the way through. If you're looking for a thriller with a solid grounding in computer science and modern politics, then Not So Dead is exactly what you need to read next. - San Francisco Book Review

From the Author

My 23-year background in tech, degree in philosophy and love of fast-paced thrillers are the brew that created NOT SO DEAD. I myself enjoy being entertained and learning something new at the same time. The story leaps from California to New York to Washington, DC and Cambridge, Massachusetts while our hero and his friends race against time to save us from the apocalyptic plot of an international terrorist. What could go wrong?
Readers have asked me and yes, all the technology used and explored in the book is real and currently available with one notable exception. And that exception is on its way to being real, but I don't want to spoil it for you. So I hope you enjoy reading NOT SO DEAD as much as I enjoyed writing it. I'm already working on the sequel.
Finally, I would appreciate any feedback or questions you have. I'm clearly passionate about the subject.

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B074JJS975
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Munn Avenue Press; 1st edition (August 2, 2017)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 2, 2017
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 598 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 315 pages
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Charlie is an author who has written four thriller novels, NOT SO DEAD, NOT SO GONE, NOT SO DONE, and STILL NOT DEAD. and a collection of 30 short stories called The Last Appointment. His latest Amazon #1 New Release in Children’s Books is Nougo and His Basketball, co-created with his twin grandsons. Charlie’s 27-year background in tech, degree in philosophy, and love of fast-paced thrillers are the brew that created them.

Charlie is the founder and publisher of the Munn Avenue Press. He and his team of book publishing and marketing experts help turn manuscripts into books into bestsellers. The Munn Avenue Press provides a full suite of services from editing to cover design, publishing worldwide, optimizing on Amazon, and getting books to #1 in their genres.

He gives presentations to business groups and educational organizations on Online Marketing, business management, and the Internet. His avid enthusiasm for these areas makes him a sought-after speaker at corporations, local and international events sponsored by the Young Presidents Organization and at business seminars across the U.S. Charlie was also on the Board of Directors of the World Presidents Organization and President of the area chapter of Business Networking International. As part of his diverse interests, Charlie served on the Governing Board of Directors of the Chicago Art Institute. He is also an avid Poker player.

Charlie coauthored Harvard Graphics in Business, published by Simon & Schuster in 1991 and his presentation on Poker in Business was the highest-rated presentation of the year at the New Jersey YEO Chapter. He also served as editor of two national publications, The Energy Cost Cutter and The Computer Price Alert. Charlie was also one of the first online Editors for the Washington Post.

A Summa Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Rochester with a Bachelors’s Degree in Philosophy and Ancient Greek. He also attended Boston College Law School. He lives in New Jersey with his wife, Amy, and has two sons, too far away in California.

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  • Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2018
    Charles Levin’s book Not So Dead was an exciting, riveting thrilling read. It kept me up reading WAY later than I should have on consecutive nights. While there were elements of science fiction in the book, the premise is built on a foundation of solid technology and research and scientific principles that exist today, and for me, being in the IT Technology sphere, this made the book all the more enjoyable.

    More on the points of realism: I am also affiliated with certain governmental agencies that were discussed in detail in the book and factor heavily. I don’t know much of Charles Levin’s background, but his discussion of 3 letter agencies processes, procedures, interactions and what they actually do is spot on. About at the level or realism of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. And to me that was written by an insider who KNEW.

    The villain in the story was very realistic. Once again this is a nod to the amount of research and development that Charlie did on this book. While horrific, he painted a very realistic picture ideologically and philosophically of the Leopard and the Cub. How he treated people, and the complete lack of humanity with which he dealt with problems and simply killed people is very accurate to the mindset of the radical terrorist. I was really impressed.

    Noted science fiction author Ray Jay Perreault has a quote that I really like: 'A good Sci-Fi Author shows you an alien world; a great one takes you there.' In Not So Dead, Charles takes us to the world of the cyber personality, the machine-based virtual person, and we don’t even know it. He also hypothetically deals with some of the real issues that might arise from being a virtual person living in computer networks and not a flesh and blood human. The other quote I like from R.J. Perrault is 'Aliens are people too'. Which I refer to as we look at Frank, who very much considers himself to be, and acts like, a person too. And who reminds me tremendously of characterizations of his namesake, Einstein.

    So what about the story: All of the above is like the structure of the story, the heart and soul of this story is that it is extremely well written. It rocks along at supersonic speed, and the action and suspense is so non-stop that I severely overdrew my reading budget. And I was sleep deprived for the week that it took me to get through the book. It is a great read! Just outstanding.

    One of the things that I liked about the book was the shift between perspectives. The very real problems that the different characters were dealing with. The realistic interactions between people, whether terrified, horror-struck, loving, and even erotic. This is a really well-done book that needs to be read!

    This book is professionally written and edited, so you will find only a very, very few typographical errors or misprints. Maybe none. How refreshing!

    My usual litmus test for a book is three-fold: Did I enjoy it? Was it engaging and believable? Did it make me want more and want to know what happens next? The answer to all of these questions for me is a resounding yes! Another question is, would I buy the next book? And the answer here is yes again.

    Charles Levin is an extremely talented and skilled writer and editor, and I think you will really enjoy this speculative take on a very, very plausible near future.

    I highly recommend this book. It’s a great, fun, gripping read and will bring you much enjoyment. Though I warn you, you really won’t be able to put it down! Come on, Charlie, we're ready for more!
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  • Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2018
    I have both the e-book and audio version so for the first time have been trying switching back and forth between reading and listening. Worked great on both my tablet and phone. Rather nice when you need to do something besides reading.
    On the audio version Daniel Greenberg is doing a great job in narrating the story.
    You are convinced different people are talking and he really brings the various characters to life.
    The story is a combination of reality and futuristic possibilities.
    Placed in a real world of politics, terrorist, global events and been able to store oneself as a digitized version in the clouds allowing interaction with the living after death.
    Opens up a lot of ethical questions but the story line is wonderfully put together.
    The ending is a surprising development and leaves some opportunities for multiple books. I highly recommend this book.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2021
    I'm finally reading the first story in this series. Yes, yes, I know, not how it should be read, but it's what happened :P

    And I must say that I enjoyed it, terribly. The premise is fantastic, the plot really good and, even when I knew what was coming, the ending still managed to surprise me.

    I loved the concept of a full personality uploaded on the net, and how this would affect that personality. I found really interesting the idea that these virtual persons would still be suffering from their mental issues, and the way in which Frank Einstein deals with it (No, seriously, that's his name :P). But he has been thinking about it for a long time:
    “Let me just rattle off a few. Who would get the privilege of being digitally or virtually immortal? Who decides? How much does it cost? What if a DigiPerson becomes sick mentally and becomes destructive? Who are the police, judge and jury? What about viruses?”

    My head was already spinning and all I could muster was, “Oh…I had not thought about those things.”

    He continued. “Another thing. Would the person be completely digital or would she at least retain the sense of a physical self?”

    He seemed to be gathering steam. “Here’s my ‘favorite.’ What if somebody creates multiple instances of themselves? How do they coexist? What kind of problems would multiple ‘yous’ cause? We know twins or even clones aren’t exact matches and diverge immediately from being real copies of their counterparts the minute they are born. But the kind of copies we are talking about are exact. I think these and many more problems need to be solved before we let the genie out, or it could literally destroy the world as we know it.”

    He took a breath. “I’m not sure who’s competent to solve these problems, who doesn’t have a special interest. If you tell the government, i.e. my bosses, they’ll think about how to make a weapon out of it. If you tell the university, who knows what they’ll do. From a business perspective, it’s worth billions. Now you know why I have been acting strangely.”

    This is a fascinating thriller, fast-paced and filled with action but it's also a thought-provoking, captivating tale about what make us human, about our dependence on technology and by the end I find myself wondering, as San Sunborn does, what's next?
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  • Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2019
    This had a very interesting up to day sci-fi beginning, which offered much to think about, but about a third of the way in the book became an action packed anti-terrorist movie almost. It lost a lot of it's appeal. And yet, I had enough interest to read all the way through.

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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Keep Reading
    Reviewed in Canada on June 25, 2024
    Just when you think it's over, you realize that there's another 100 pages to go, repeat at 75, repeat at 50 etc. It just keeps on going and getting better with a real surprise at the end.
  • Judith Dickinson
    5.0 out of 5 stars A thrilling look into our possible future
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 10, 2018
    I had no idea where this book was going to take me, I just sat back and allowed myself to be drawn in. Wow, what a unique journey. While much of the technology is in use here and now somewhere in the world, there were some powerful extensions to what the human race has achieved to date. It was obviously well researched and the reader is able to accept these new technologies with little trouble. Imagine being able to reproduce yourself as a digital being, able to interact with humans through a screen as though you are actually real. This is one of the challenges that, if achieved, might help to save the people from terrors that threaten them.
    I found the whole scenario fascinating, although if it happened in real life it might be a little scary.
  • Rita
    4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting Read
    Reviewed in Germany on August 26, 2018
    I really enjoyed reading the book though I usually don't like science
    fiction. I let myself get carried away by the good style and the fantastic story. It made me
    forget about the genre.
  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining
    Reviewed in Australia on September 23, 2018
    Loved the Max Headroom reference and the twisted end leaves comfortable anticipation of a sequel!
    A spunky, quick paced read keeping my attention piqued with every page turned . . . congrats on creating a great read!
    Appreciate the extra links at the end to delve deeper into topics touched in your story . . . truth can be wilder than fiction
  • Walter Scott
    4.0 out of 5 stars Moves forward briskly and has a few surprises as well
    Reviewed in Canada on August 7, 2018
    Charles Levin concludes Not So Dead with a stack of references to scientific articles, worked in the scientific fields he wrote about for 20 years, and has a degree in philosophy. The ideal life experience on which to base a novel about digitizing human personalities.
    Generally, the novel qualifies as Thriller Lite, but gives a taste of what the author might come out with next – which I wait for in anticipation. Not enough character development, perhaps, but that can come with experience. No Jason Bourne-like explosive action, but always interesting. Could have been targeted to the YA audience, and it would make for a fun movie.
    3.5 stars bumped to 4.

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