My science fiction novel: 20120110
I started writing a novel several years ago. It's finished now. Extreme Distance Genome Exchange (EDGE) is basically science fiction but doesn't have the usual space travel, time travel, beam weapons, or other such typical science fiction incarnations. My novel is about the near future, the twenty-first century, and presents a plausible scenario of what could happen in the reader's lifetime and what to me seems likely to happen.
The story and the theme fit in pretty well with the subject of this website. The main character of the novel is a tinkerer. The circumstances in the story make it necessary for people to rely on their ingenuity and resourcefulness. Creativity to solve practical problems becomes especially critical for a person's well-being. It is a scenario that may play out in our lifetimes. Many plausible, and arguably likely, catastrophes have been predicted by knowledgible people. Wouldn't it be best to take action to be prepared and then feel good that you have done so?
I feel good about recommending the book. It's entertaining, at least to people with an interest in the main themes of the novel: science, self sufficiency, and maximizing resilience as strategies to best deal with future unknowns. EDGE is mainly a story of the lives of the main characters and how they react and prepare for the future. It is a future rich with possibilities. There will be many advances that enhance our lives. And there will be misfortune.
EDGE is currently available as a Nook ebook and a Kindle ebook with the title Earth's Edge. On Smashwords it has the title Extreme Distance Genome Exchange. Eventually, I hope to make it available as a print-on-demand book from Amazon.com.
Best wishes,
Alan Detwiler: rural resident, gardener, and advocate of self sufficiency and resilient living.
Bio at www.smashwords.com/profile/view/alandetwiler
Move your mouse cursor onto this sentence to see the cover image from Earth's Edge.
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