A.A. Clifford (Gary Hardwick) offers a intriguing look into the one aspect of human living the often has a stronghold on many. Sex Life is a futurist look at survival beyond need. Male and female interaction (sex) holds a more significant importance than in present day (today). The ramifications of living without is deadly.

This sci-fi novel is definitely an intellectual read, and a thought provoking page-turner. -LC

I've read all of Gary Hardwick's books, and Sex Life is one worthy of your time and money. The author does a good job of explaining how humanity has 'evolved' into what it now is, and the CMB affliction is a horrible and futuristic possibility I only hope remains fictitional in nature.

It is a story of hope; that humanity, no matter how advanced, will remain dependent on emotional connections between one another.

It is as close to a romance story as I (and most other 'men') will admit to reading, although this is not a gender specific story. It is an explanation of humanity's future, and how two people found one another in an ocean of hopelessness.

In his new novel, SexLife, author Gary Hardwick (writing under the pseudonym a.a. clifford) creates an absorbing and thought-provoking futuristic world. Best known for his gritty suspense novels Color of Justice, and Double Dead, Hardwick makes the transition with ease, but doesn't leave behind his signature style.

Set in First City (formerly called New York) in the year 2268, SexLife depicts a social utopia wherein humankind has solved its many ills. There is no poverty, crime or suffering and science has made life relatively trouble-free. So, what's the catch? Well, in this utopia, if you don't have sex five times each day, you will die.

Immediately, we meet Joe, an ordinary man plagued with CMB, the disease which has caused this global dilemma. Joe's peaceful life changes after an encounter with Vella, a mysterious woman (who is a chess master of all things) They do the deed and what results is not only a miracle, but perhaps the cure for a suffering world.

But any miracle comes at a price and this is when SexLife shifts into high gear, plunging the reader into a world where action, technology and romance merge, creating an enthralling, genre-defying mix.

Hardwick writing as a.a. clifford is both author and provocateur, entertaining and challenging at once. He craftily encodes social issues within his stylized narrative, forcing you to question both components of the book's subtly clever title.

With an intriguing premise and execution, SexLife is a compelling and satisfying read.