| From: | "Ted & Janet" <tedjanetm31(at)roadrunner.com> |
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| Date: | Sat, 28 Mar 2009 17:32:32 -0700 |
| Subject: | New utopian novel supports direct democracy |
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Worldwide Direct Democracy Movement, You
may be interested in my new novel called Forever Pleasure: A Utopian
Novel. The story is an adventure through human and posthuman futures
where technologies have required radical solutions to governing and the use of a
direct and participatory democracy. The citizens of the solar system are
motivated to become science and technology literate because they directly do all
legislative duties without representation. This book is the product of 25
years of lunch time discussions with experts on robotics and machine
intelligence at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. These discussions helped create
the book’s governments and societies like no other speculative fiction. I’ve been an admirer of direct and participatory democracy. I would be honored if you’d help me inform others of our call for better economic and social solutions for our future. Sincerely yours, Theodore Eastman The book is avaliable on Amazon: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Forever-Pleasure-Utopian-Theodore-Eastman/dp/0595505635/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1238286698&sr=8-2 And on Barnes and Noble: http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Forever-Pleasure/Theodore-Eastman/e/9780595505630/?btob=I FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
(ISBN: 978-0-595-49909-0) Theodore Eastman New Novel Incorporates Advanced Science,
Romance as it Follows Young Technician through Galaxies and Time
Periods
Los Angeles, CA February 7, 2009 — In a new science fiction novel by Aerospace Engineer and author Theodore R. Eastman, he gives readers both a taste of the real possibilities of the future and the timeless theme of love. Forever Pleasure: A Utopian Novel is told though the eyes of a 23-year-old who finds himself traveling through time and meeting creative characters that challenge him throughout the story. It’s the year 5006 when Jeso arrives at a planet in the Virgo Supercluster galaxies with the mission of converting the inhabitants to pleasure machines. While there, he is persuaded to take up the cause of rebellion and fight for an ancient accord of the Local Group of galaxies. The scene then moves to the novel’s hero, John Seeger, who is working on a high-tech experiment in 1986 that could make viewing past or future events a reality. A slip-up propels him to the year 2076, where he meets his first love interest of the book, Mahea. After being subjected to an infusion of microbots, John flees. While trying to reach home, he’s transported accidentally to the year 5009. Jenay, a silver-haired, perfectly engineered teenager befriends him and teaches John of the advances in science and society. To John's relief, the Esperanto skills given to him in 2076 are still of use, as it is the main language spoken. Jenay's artificial make up is something John rejects; he has been on a quest to find a truly natural woman. Conflict arises when he meets Sol, a wholesome beauty whose memories have been locked away due to an accident. Romantic tension develops, and John finds himself deciding between the transhuman Jenay and Sol, who has a slew of secrets, some of which shine light on the uprising undertaken by the book’s opening character, Jeso. An inspired work, Forever Pleasure: A Utopian Novel, is a smart, creatively conceived story that weaves advanced science with romance and friendship. Readers take a wild journey through time and experience a classic story of both love and one man’s search for what that means to him. About the Author Theodore R. Eastman has worked in navigation and deep space tracking since 1984. He is contracted to NASA as an automation engineer for the Deep Space Network and has had two innovation proposals through NASA/JPL: “Electron Circulating Spin Memory,” a type of quantum memory (1994) and “Condensational Ion Propulsion,” a quantum ion propulsion system (1996). The recipient of numerous group and personal awards from NASA and other major aerospace corporations, Eastman has also designed and coded four artificial intelligence systems for JPL and NASA. Forever Pleasure: A Utopian Novel is his first book. |