As Above, Part 1: The Escape

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Description

4th of July, 2025: When billionaire entrepreneur Quentin Vannevar flies off in his home-made rocket ship, broadcasting his blueprints for all to see, the disgraced tech mogul sparks an exodus to the moon… and with it, World War 3.

As society splinters and shelves grow bare, we begin following the Schwab family as they covertly build a space craft of their own, only to discover that the Final Frontier isn't as empty as it appears!

Caught between will and fate, their journey will take them from forgotten lunar bases to the windswept horrors of the Martian dunes… and back to the cradle of mankind´s darkest secret.

Buckle up, it's time to launch.

Information

Status: Hiatus
Year: 2023
Author: DanBernardini

Royal Road Stats

Rating: 4.2/ 5.0
Followers: 7
Views: 4,159

Chapters(19 total)

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Community Reviews(2)

Driftedwings14Royal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
It's a unique book compared to any others I've read on RR, as most webnovels on the platform tend to focus more towards fantasy tropes from what I've seen, despite that I happened to get hooked pretty easily as it managed to rope me in similar to some of my most favorite novels. Honestly even though it just came out I think it has a lot of potential for the future if it's already caught my eye by this much just in the beginning. Also it really gives off vibes similar to the show "Lost in Space" on Netflix.
Evelyn AdelbergRoyal Road
★★★★ 4.0
The author used the phrase cognitive dissonance at one point, and I think it sums up perfectly how I feel about this fiction.
The themes the author is going for are all very interesting to explore, and the premise in of itself is good. But the language is too informal to stay properly engaged in the heavy topics.
I can appreciate the humor element that the author is going for, but to me it just doesn't hit right because the events described are all very serious, and have in-universe consequences (the Internet shutting down, people loosing their bank accounts), but are not talked about as such.
TLDR: if you care more about the premise and themes in of themselves, rather than how they're executed, give this one a shot. It has a fun dystopian thing going on.
🍎 [5/100]