Maiden Voyage of Petrus van Stijn

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Maiden Voyage of Petrus van Stijn

A Novel

Media studies Education Evolution The environment

Author: Michael Charles Tobias

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Language: English

Published by: Springer

Published on: 3rd May 2022

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 4 Mb

ISBN: 9783030976835


Book Synopsis

Petrus van Stijn’s world is besieged by two prime engines of destruction: massive geomagnetic storms caused by unprecedented solar storms – protracted coronal mass ejections (CME), and climate change wreaking unprecedented, but predictable collapse of the Antarctic ice shelves. Petrus has other problems to contend with, like surviving on a floating archipelago of ice, and then walking 2200 kilometers through a post-Apocalyptic world. At the same time, Petrus will discover something of a true social and biological paradise. Herein lies the paradox of a world where one species – ours – is facing extinction, while others – many genetically re-engineered – are enjoying a biodiversity renaissance.

Additional Information

With a Foreword by William Shatner, this provocative, lyrical, deeply philosophical work of fiction explores the ethical limits of science and technology, and the future of all life on earth.

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