Book 2/30: Code Breakers: Alpha

Oh my, this book :).  I have a strange love/fascination with all things dystopian, especially if they involve technology.  I equally love all things Steampunk or other things out of time and place - so if you know of any good Steampunk or anachronistic books, please let me know.

Anyway, on to the description - I suck at these and Amazon does a pretty good job of it, so I'm making my life easier by copy/pasting.

 Code Breakers: Alpha* is a futuristic, high-stakes thrill ride.

In a post-apocalyptic future, humanity survives within a single domed city run by a shadowy benefactor known only as The Family. Each week the death lottery claims more lives and Gerry Cardle, head of the lottery, inexplicably finds himself the next on the list.
Something's wrong with the system. A deadly artificial intelligence has breached security. Gerry has just 7 days to live. Forced off the grid, Gerry has to do the unthinkable: willingly leave the city. What he finds in the abandoned lands will shatter his perception of what it means to be human. Everything he had been told before was a lie.
In a deadly world of conspiracies, Gerry has to sacrifice everything he loves in order to save it, and time is running out.

 What this description doesn't tell you is that this book is like a cross between Mad Max and I, Robot. It kept me guessing as to what was really going on and at the last page I had many questions.  2 of those being: What the hell did I just read?  and How much is the next book?  It was strange, entertaining and addictive.  Alpha is the first in the 4 book series - book 2 is Beta, 3 is Gamma and 4 is Delta. My OCD tells me that is out of order...but I'm sure Mr. Barnes has a reason other than annoying me.

According to his website, Colin F. Barnes is a British author and publisher that credits authors from Stephen King to Isaac Asimov as being "catalyst(s) to tell his own stories" .   He also has a new book series called Sequence which he refers to as a "Crichton-esque fast-paced thriller".  I'm not yet sure if I will be adding this to my reading list, but if I do, I will definitely let you know :)

Other books in the series:
Prequel: http://smarturl.it/cbprequelamazon
Beta: http://smarturl.it/cbbetaamazon
Gamma: http://smarturl.it/cbgammaamazon

* Originally published as Artificial Evil: Book 1 of the Techxorcist.*