Review: THE FUTURE OF THE WORLD?
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 8, 2013
Lane Mason, scientist and test pilot, is chosen to be the guinea-pig for a time-travel project in the twenty-third century. As backward time travel is not feasible, this is a one-way ticket into the future, over 1500 years into the future, to be exact, the year 3853. He discovers a corporate slave world where people work in servile conditions for 3 meals a day, medical care, housing, and 2 years of retirement before being eliminated, all for the benefit of a rich corporate elite. We follow this graphically-written tale as Lane escapes with some companions into a world even further in the future where the human race has been expunged from existence. Bit by bit, Lane and Abbie, the love of his life, and the others begin the long journey of re-establishing human civilisation on a deserted planet, despite the fearsome trials and tribulations brought about by seismic and climatic conditions, not to mention struggles with jaguars and cougars which prowl the empty expanse. As well as a graphic tale of suspense and imagination, this is a tribute to the determination and fortitude of the human spirit. The author imbues the story with a reality and authenticity that keep the reader hooked all the way through. Check it out.