Lee Willard

On the Horizon (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Until now the people of Reddend do not know they had been brought here by a gateship four thousand years ago, because that civilization has since collapsed. They know they first appeared on the planet at a place called Mount Ararat on the isle called Armenia and believe that all history before that has been lost. They do believe that science and the Bible pretty much agree. When Bainee reads some information retrieved from an ancient magic crystal that says the stars seen from the dark side are all suns and Reddend is a tiny backwater world beneath notice by the galaxy, it triggers a lot of thought about their place in the universe and their place in God's eye. It kindles a new desire on her part to reconcile the teachings of Jesus and the works of Brancettrabble.

It is my sincere hope that the dilemma Bainee faces will be faced by us all in the relatively near future, so this may be on our horizon. It probably won't take the same form since the Species Immunity Complex is probably a much greater feat of genetic engineering than prolonging youth thru pills. But any technological preservation of youth is going to bring about religious problems. Even if we are not using sex as conjugation, as was required to explain the 'free love' aspect of the hippies, we will still find it difficult to stay with the same person century after century, and we will easily get to the point where we forget if we were ever married or not, as one of the characters in this story does.

This story occurs in the years 9211 and 9212, the latest I've done so far. There is considerable sexuality in it but I don't feel it is so explicit as to warrant an 'adult' warning. This story is completely free of violence.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lee Willard
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. März 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781005114763
• Artikelnr.: 72788123

Autorenporträt

I am a retired embedded systems engineer and sci-fi hobbyist from Hartford. Most of my stories concern Kassidor, 'The planet the hippies came from' which I have used to examine subjects like: What would it take to make the hippy lifestyle real? How would extended lifespans affect society? What could happen if we outlive our memories? How can murder be committed when violence is impossible?

I have recently discovered that someone new to science fiction should start their exploration of Kassidor with the Second Expedition trilogy. To the mainstream fiction reader the alien names of people, places and things can be confusing. This series has a little more explanation of the differences between Kassidor and Earth. In all of the Kassidor stories you will notice the people do not act like ordinary humans but like flower children from the 60's. It is not until Zhlindu that the actual modifications made to human nature to make them act that way are spelled out. To aide that understanding I've made The Second Expedition free.

I am not a fan of violence and dystopia. I believe that sci-fi does not just predict the future, but helps create the future because we sci-fi writers show our readers what the future will be and the readers go out and create it. I believe that the current fad of constant dystopia and mega-violence in sci-fi today is helping to create that world, and I mention that often in reviews and comments on the books I read. I also believe that the characters in those stories who are completely free of any affection are at least as unnatural as the modified humans of Kassidor.

In my reviews, * = couldn't finish it. ** = Don't bother with it. *** = good story worth reading. **** = great and memorable story. ***** = Worth a Hugo.