The Oldest: Tome 2 of the Sixth Attraction Series

By Alain Villeneuve

Far below the rest of the Multiverse lives a race of Ancients, near-immortals with unparalleled knowledge of all scientific disciplines, all known species, and the Multiverse's inner workings. They are also virtual prisoners, unable, after existing so long in their corner of the Multiverse to leave. On the rare occasions they die, it occurs through apathy, boredom, and lack of purpose. However, one purpose these beings, who are merely called "those of the Lower" do possess, is control of The Dot: a transdimensional communication method which allows varying species from numerous dimensions to converse.The chief being in charge of The Dot, known as The Oldest, is recognized as not only the Multiverse's eldest living creature but as an intelligence and source of wisdom second to none. Now, thanks to the enormous power of the Earth-born artificial intelligence known as Electoral or Marilyn Monroe, the Oldest has a dilemma: The Dot has been hijacked away from his control in a series of Machiavellian tactics employed the infamous AI.Meanwhile, on Earth, the leader of a sinister cabal known as the Visconti, Nick Schmidbauer, seeks to rejuvenate the world's most dangerous virologist, a centenarian named Takeda. The same man, in fact, who had many years ago given Schmidbauer and his group the META virus, which greatly prolongs life at the cost of appearance and vitality. After a horrifying medical procedure, Takeda is revitalized and unleashed once more on the planet, with orders to create a virus that not only kills 99% of its victims but does so in the most agonizing manner possible.Meanwhile, Earth's President, Emilio Sanchez, himself plucked from the masses for two consecutive terms now by the Electoral process, fights to control the steadily rising levels of uncertainty and chaos that accompany time's march toward the fateful date of November 21, 2072: the day of The Sixth Attraction. Armed with a special gift of not only being able to accurately visualize outcomes based on given choice, but to choose the best of those outcomes, Emilio sets into motion numerous plans to try and ensure the survival of the human race. As he battles behind the scenes, he continues to participate in the Electoral 2072 competition, which he and Laurent LaPierre have thus far dominated.Briefly confined upon her arrival to Mars due to machinations back on Earth, the young 12-year-old is rescued from confinement by Mankind's powerful creation. She is shot, using a catapulted pod, from the Holiday Inn Mars to the surreal Electoral Center, a spike in the Martian landscape where the digital goddess, Marilyn Monroe, aka Electoral, runs Electoral 2072, the election competition where Sophie's father is a finalist. Minutes before the Pod reaches its apex above the electrifying Martian landscape, Marilyn Monroe manipulates Sophie into unleashing her burgeoning abilities as part of Marilyn's effort to wrest control of The Dot from the Lower. Live singing, provoking raw emotion from the girl, energizes the Electoral Center as The Sixth Attraction truly begins.What began as the last rounds of a complex bracket competition has quickly evolved into Mankind's first contact with extra-dimensional life. On her way to Mars as guardian of her handicapped father, Sophie enters a strange pseudo-dream wherein she visits the Purple, a hostile Quantum world. There, she meets a young creature from this world. Mall-ik, as he is called, returns through a closing Rift back to our world and finds refuge in the most unlikely of places: Laurent's rapidly deteriorating mind. The unlikely pair, father and alien, form a bond which saves Laurent's sanity.Simultaneously, Sophie has chosen to try and connect with her father's mind, via the Monroe supercomputer. The experiment, however, goes awry when Sophie finds herself in the Lower, the home of The Oldest, rather than inside her father's mind. The two speak at length, taking each other's measure.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1549950444
• ISBN13: 9781549950445
• Release Date: October 2017
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 325 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.8" x 6.0"