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Bright Triad: a novel (The Brightness Trilogy Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Daniel Zeigler (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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A groundbreaking project. A chance to cure the criminal mind. A vivid hope that spirals into a nightmare of human frailty and murder.

Rand Aroyan thrives on ambition. A rising star in academic circles, the thirty-five-year-old philosophy professor has already earned work as a medical ethics consultant for research into revolutionary gene therapy. And he anticipates further accolades as a study kicks off to turn a narcissistic no-good into a healthy member of society… until the subject turns violent and escapes.

Joining forces with a psychologist and an ex-pastor from the advisory council, Rand pursues his own investigation in a desperate need for answers. But even as his suspicions surrounding other committee members grow, the brilliant man finds everything he believed about humankind crumbling in the face of deadly stakes.

Can Rand put aside his own hubris long enough to stop the rising body count?

Bright Triad is the thought-provoking first book in the Brightness Christian science fiction series. If you like heroes who grow, attitude without the foul language and sleaze, and surprising twists, then you’ll love Daniel Zeigler’s insightful exploration of the intersection of reason and faith.

Buy Bright Triad today to take a step out of doubt and fear… and into light and hope!

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  1. Book 1 of 3
    The Brightness Trilogy
  2. Print length
    202 pages
  3. Language
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    April 13 2022
  6. Reading age
    16 - 18 years
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09XBPHLNN
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1803 KB
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  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 202 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ B09Y4CTWKS
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Daniel Zeigler

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Daniel R. Zeigler is a retired research scientist with laboratory experience spanning four decades. He holds a doctorate in Genetics from The Ohio State University. Daniel has published numerous journal articles and book chapters based on his research. He has served on the editorial boards for several scholarly publications. While a student, Daniel was confronted with the life and teachings of Jesus. Since then, his life’s passion has been the pursuit of what Dietrich Bonhoeffer described as “Discipleship” and “Life Together” and “religionless Christianity.” His fiction writing is a product of that passion as played out in the life of a trained scientist. Like some of the characters in his works, Daniel enjoys running in parks, eating meals with friends, and playing games with children. More importantly, he lives to immerse himself in a daily life shared with others, doing what he can to help them reach their full potential while gratefully reveling in their impact on his own life.

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Bruna45
5.0 out of 5 stars Intelligent, interesting, fun
Reviewed in Canada on May 16, 2022
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Worth the read.
Characters portrayed very realistically.
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HappyCamper
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read!!
Reviewed in the United States on August 16, 2023
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I really enjoyed this book. Very thought-provoking as well as suspenseful and intriguing. Definitely reminded me of C.S. Lewis’ Space Trilogy series.
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Bookworm Sandy
4.0 out of 5 stars The Genie is Out of the Bottle
Reviewed in the United States on July 17, 2022
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After an exciting opening, there is a slow patch of technical/medical exposition to set the stage for what is to come. Once the story reconnects with its opening, a taut psychological tale unfolds on several levels until the ending, which will leave your mind reeling. Lots of food for thought on how science may be getting ahead of our ability to control it and how the ethical dilemmas that result from such breakthroughs are not easily solved. Not a light beach read, but a strong, thought- provoking story.
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Kathy A.
5.0 out of 5 stars A real page turner with an exciting surprise ending.
Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2022
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I didn't know what to expect, but being interested in genetics and the implications of genetic engineering, I was intrigued with the plot. This book did not disappoint! Not only was it interesting, but it was exciting to see the story develop, then blossom into a real thriller - while at the same time explore the implications of this continually emerging field of science. Great read!
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pressing on
5.0 out of 5 stars There will be another book? Yes?
Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2022
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Reading a first time author, I was concerned I might be disappointed in the book. Not so! I found the plot plausible and thought-provoking. Our advancements in biology can allow us to tinker with our bodies and minds in ways never before possible, but to what end? Characters are well-drawn and believable. Toward the end, I was so caught up that I finished it in the car. (passenger!) I just couldn’t put it down.

The book does stand alone and ends with solid closure—no cliffhanger toward a second book. But, these characters have more to say—I look forward to seeing what happens in their future. Highly recommended.
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XYZ
4.0 out of 5 stars Good as a novel, can't recommend the theology
Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2023
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Found this book via the Fussy Librarian.

First of all, the prose of this book is quite easy to read - does its job of serving up the story without getting in the way. I felt like the writing style started picking up a little more personality as the book progressed, ironically the opening chapter with a high-speed car chase and cocaine in the glove box felt a little bland in terms of the writing itself.

There were also a few places where the characters don't quite break the fourth wall but do lean their backs conspicuously against it ("If this were a Micheal Crichton novel. . ."). I smiled a little at this but some readers may find it annoying.

The sci-fi elements were spot-on in terms of balancing the right amount of realism and detail for most readers. I have a bachelor's in biology (with a couple of psych classes thrown in to boot) so I could have used a little less explanation of the basics and a little more details on the speculative side, but I totally get that I'm not most readers in that regard. Some of the discussion over medical ethics of the type of experiment featured in the book got discussed and then re-hashed in more detail later, which wasn't the end of the world but felt a little repetitive.

As a woman in a STEM field myself I appreciated the acknowledgement of some of the challenges faced by women in science-related fields (and frankly just in general).

I'll also say that this book does a stylistically good job overall in terms of integrating theological content in a way that feels natural - it's neither a cursory mention of prayer and then slapping a Christian label on the book, nor heavy-handed lectures generously thrown around when they haven't been earned by the story progression. But because of the spiritual content, I absolutely could not in good conscience recommend this book to someone who was considering Christianity or was weak in the faith.

While there have absolutely been people who have reduced the Christian faith to mere checking boxes related to church attendance or other pious acts, this book metaphorically swerves HARD into the other ditch, setting up a piety where anything even *remotely* formal or organized is bad. More ink is spilled on this than any other aspect of theology. The death and resurrection of Jesus aren't even mentioned, something that I would think is much more important to the faith than making up rules about how Christianity is not about rules (it's a real relationship! that *must* look a certain way with no church membership and *only* informal spontaneous prayer).

The philosophy professor is shocked, SHOCKED that when his new friend says grace he prays "just as if talking to God like a real person", which isn't realistic for anyone who has spent any non-trivial amount of time in American culture. Nor, to be honest, would I find that particularly impressive if I were an unbeliever (I do realize YMMV).

Most important, though, is that God specifically tells us through the writer of Hebrews (I almost said Paul but decided not to pick any more fights than I'm already picking) not to forsake meeting together; what he had in mind was not a brief, highly informal prayer with another Christian before a tennis match but a deeply formal and liturgical form of worship that naturally grew out of the formal, liturgical worship of the synagogues of the first century. While a more well-read reader could probably recommend a book that more directly addresses the philosophy of church promoted in Bright Triad, if anyone is interested in the history of the development of Christian worship I highly would recommend Heaven on Earth by Dr. Arthur Just.

For me, these were just errors that were annoying, but I could never hand this book to someone who didn't fully appreciate the value of belonging to a church - the pastoral care received by a faithful undershepherd, the value in being systematically catechized by organized Bible studies and lectionary systems rather than just reading or talking about whatever happens to be on your mind that day, the spiritual growth that comes from having to walk side-by-side with co-parishioners that wouldn't necessarily be your friends otherwise (rather than just hanging out with the fellow Christians you happen to like). Going without these things is long-term dangerous to your spiritual health.
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