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Adaptation
The battle to live in sync with the environment may not be with the planet… A tale of love and other human achievements.
Set in an imminently possible future, cultures collide when two teenagers of a Rural Tribe are forced to deal with the arrival of Kali, a City Raider. Can she help their home avoid inevitable disaster, or is she bringing it upon them all?
Many, many years ago we had already mastered how to obtain the sustenance we needed from this Earth. We have continued to evolve our lives, technology and environment since, but to what benefit?
ADAPTATION is a social philosophy adventure dedicated to a new generation of readers, where again these questions are increasingly being asked of ourselves, and of each other. It is the adventure and common goals of survival that we all share together, despite our differences. Told from the perspective of teenagers enforced on a journey through our world’s contradictions, the tale is an allegory for the conflict, angst, failures and achievements experienced by all ages.
"So really, how are we to know what is the right thing to do? I think… it’s what I can feel deep down in my heart, and I continue to hope everyone wants a good outcome too… Even if they’re as bad as me…"
Any apocalypse is irrelevant when compared to those that you love, and adaptation is eternal.
Set in an imminently possible future, cultures collide when two teenagers of a Rural Tribe are forced to deal with the arrival of Kali, a City Raider. Can she help their home avoid inevitable disaster, or is she bringing it upon them all?
Many, many years ago we had already mastered how to obtain the sustenance we needed from this Earth. We have continued to evolve our lives, technology and environment since, but to what benefit?
ADAPTATION is a social philosophy adventure dedicated to a new generation of readers, where again these questions are increasingly being asked of ourselves, and of each other. It is the adventure and common goals of survival that we all share together, despite our differences. Told from the perspective of teenagers enforced on a journey through our world’s contradictions, the tale is an allegory for the conflict, angst, failures and achievements experienced by all ages.
"So really, how are we to know what is the right thing to do? I think… it’s what I can feel deep down in my heart, and I continue to hope everyone wants a good outcome too… Even if they’re as bad as me…"
Any apocalypse is irrelevant when compared to those that you love, and adaptation is eternal.
200 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 25, 2013
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G. C. Huxley loves philosophy and adventure.
Ever read philosophy essays? Whilst some of the ideas may be exciting, some can be a sterile read. Philosophy is very important for comprehending our connection with reality but we are still human, and the best medium for reaching through to our hearts is art.
That’s where the adventure fiction comes in. Teenage adventure especially can be a revelation in new experiences, just like new ideas in philosophy, and is accessible to all ages of thinkers.
There aren't many philosophy-fiction books out there though. This drives G. C. Huxley to write his own, carving adventures out of philosophy he is passionate about.
Adaptation
http://www.huxley.id.au/adaptation
The battle to live in sync with nature may not be with the planet…
Superunknown: Of Fairytales and Grunge
http://www.huxley.id.au/superunknown
Reaching #1 on Amazon Australia for existentialism upon release!
____________
G. C. Huxley loves philosophy and adventure.
Ever read philosophy essays? Whilst some of the ideas may be exciting, some can be a sterile read. Philosophy is very important for comprehending our connection with reality but we are still human, and the best medium for reaching through to our hearts is art.
That’s where the adventure fiction comes in. Teenage adventure especially can be a revelation in new experiences, just like new ideas in philosophy, and is accessible to all ages of thinkers.
There aren't many philosophy-fiction books out there though. This drives G. C. Huxley to write his own, carving adventures out of philosophy he is passionate about.
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April 29, 2014
Adaptation is a Youth Fiction, it's story is original and I have never read such a plot before.
In his futuristic vision, the author lucidly builds a contrast between an urban nearly destroyed world and a rural one. The Rural tribe is extremely simple almost forgotten in today's time. They believe in sharing of resources, divided physical labor and teaching of philosophy of life to their youth. This is completely opposed to the self destructed world with machines taking over the majority of tasks, frustrated laborers, high demands and poor supply, multiple killings and chaos.
Admist this,the author incorporates lives of three teenagers and finely weaves their histories, confusions, heartbreaks, identity struggles along a quest to save their homeland. The story portrays three different ways of adaptation of these teenagers to the challenges posed to them in every sphere of life including love, loss, struggle, choices to make between friends, community and their own life. The story ends without a definite closure. I believe this was deliberate as the author wanted to emphasize the need to adapt of any or every kind of change even when it is over a lost identity or memories or a changed friend.
There were portions in the book which I felt could have been dealt with depth and needed more latitude. And so three stars...
Overall, the book was very easy to read with good plot and enough food for thought :)
I got this book from the author in return of an honest review.
In his futuristic vision, the author lucidly builds a contrast between an urban nearly destroyed world and a rural one. The Rural tribe is extremely simple almost forgotten in today's time. They believe in sharing of resources, divided physical labor and teaching of philosophy of life to their youth. This is completely opposed to the self destructed world with machines taking over the majority of tasks, frustrated laborers, high demands and poor supply, multiple killings and chaos.
Admist this,the author incorporates lives of three teenagers and finely weaves their histories, confusions, heartbreaks, identity struggles along a quest to save their homeland. The story portrays three different ways of adaptation of these teenagers to the challenges posed to them in every sphere of life including love, loss, struggle, choices to make between friends, community and their own life. The story ends without a definite closure. I believe this was deliberate as the author wanted to emphasize the need to adapt of any or every kind of change even when it is over a lost identity or memories or a changed friend.
There were portions in the book which I felt could have been dealt with depth and needed more latitude. And so three stars...
Overall, the book was very easy to read with good plot and enough food for thought :)
I got this book from the author in return of an honest review.
February 4, 2014
This book was fabulous, such a good read. The book made me think a lot about the way we live and how easily everything could go wrong if we carry on the way we are. It felt futuristic but also close to home as we deal with issues like the credit crunch on a daily basis.
The story is set in a rural tribe in a world where everyone works in sync despite the threat from City Raiders coming to steal their fresh food and resources. This tale shows what happens when you get pulled from the life you know and made to look at things from another point of view, the world is alot bigger than your own back yard.
The characters were believable and interesting, so easily pulled you into the story. The story is told from various points of view but G.C. Huxley has written the text so well that it doesn't feel jerky or jumpy between character thoughts and instead leaves you with an all round in-depth feel for what is happening.
Without giving anything away, I would love love love a sequel and can only hope that this happens! There were a few untied ends when we left the characters and I would love to know what happens next.
The story is set in a rural tribe in a world where everyone works in sync despite the threat from City Raiders coming to steal their fresh food and resources. This tale shows what happens when you get pulled from the life you know and made to look at things from another point of view, the world is alot bigger than your own back yard.
The characters were believable and interesting, so easily pulled you into the story. The story is told from various points of view but G.C. Huxley has written the text so well that it doesn't feel jerky or jumpy between character thoughts and instead leaves you with an all round in-depth feel for what is happening.
Without giving anything away, I would love love love a sequel and can only hope that this happens! There were a few untied ends when we left the characters and I would love to know what happens next.
June 23, 2014
Adaptation Review
When I received my copy of Adaptation today I was pretty excited. This is the first book I've won on Goodreads so I wanted it to be great. I had just gotten home from school so I didn't start it right away but once I did I couldn't put it down.
I was a bit hesitant at first because I'm only just starting to get into scifi and futuristic books, and I'm a sucker for the cliche love story and so I wasn't expecting to enjoy Adaptation that much. Plot twist: I love it. There are definitely a few things that I want to address, mostly good.
1- Three parts
This is totally my fault but I was really confused. When I got to the end of part one and I saw "epilogue" I was sitting there trying to figure out how the book was over. I had just started it and while I am a quick reader I couldn't wrap my head around it. There were still over a hundred pages I didn't even open to yet. Silly me! I'm never one to actually read the table of contents, but I went back to figure this out. I was happily surprised to see that I had only finished part one. My fault! Not really a problem, I just have to learn to look at the table of contents.
2- Charini.
She's that bit of cliche that I was really looking for in this book. She was clearly hopelessly in love with Bodhi, and while it was sweet, it was also pathetic and annoying. She wouldn't drape herself over him (not too much, thank goodness) but she wasn't exactly subtle about her feelings. When Kali came along Charini clearly had a problem with her. She argued with her at every chance she got,and tried to keep her away from Bodhi. Not that Kali was interested in Bodhi, but Bodhi was certainly interested in her. Charini is like the jealous ex-girlfriend who's convinced that she's still dating her ex. But in Charini's case, she never was dating Bodhi.
3- Kali.
Kali was pretty much the ultimate female character ever. She had these super cool fighting skills and could outfight most men, was intelligent and logical, and while she had her 'tough heroine' side, she clearly still had a teenage girl side about her. Kali loved to have fun, and to just live as light of a life as possible(unfortunately for her, her life was anything but normal). Kali isn't some super sweet girl like Charini, and that's what makes her an epic character. She doesn't deserve what comes to her, she just wants to be normal and nowadays it's hard to find a female character who craves the norm.
4- The book itself.
When I won this book about two weeks ago, I got a notification telling me that it would take about four to six weeks for me to get the book. I was kind of freaking out. I was dying to read this book and I didn't want to spoil it for myself by checking it out of the library and reading it while I waited. To my complete surprise, I received it After a little under two weeks. Amazing! As if that wasn't enough, it was shipped from Australia, straight fro, G. C. Huxley himself. He even included a handwritten note, which was very nice. Other than a few awkwardly placed ellipses, I had no problems at all with grammar or formatting of the book. I found the book so interesting that I paused few times, including to eat dinner. I would have read through dinner but I don't want to get the book dirty. I got the book a total of 5 hours ago, pausing to eat(twice), do a bit of cleaning, and to go for a run (which I actually cut short because I really wanted to finish the book).
5- The reality of it.
While this book is fiction, I'm sad to say that I wouldn't be surprised that by the time we do make it to 2073, if we do, things won't be much different than what Huxley has written. Things in the book are very realistic, embracing the fact that humans need to lessen their footprint by a lot. The Rural Tribes show an ideal amount of electricity use, and the Outer Rim shows something similar to our current society, consuming much more natural resources than necessary. I made sure to read Adaption from the opinions of all the characters about the environment. In a way, they were all sort of right and I wish that they combined their ideas to make progress.
6- Plot
I've said something about everything but the storyline. I'm honestly at a loss for words. The book is realistic and sci-fi-ish and that makes it unique. It's certainly got a reasonable plot, not just some teens being teens. The plot grows and grows and grows, then declines just the slightest bit for the problem to be solved, and then just like that, it ends. I'll tell you, it leaves you wanting SO much more. It's almost as bad as ending a book in the middle of a sentence (cough John Green cough).
All in all, five stars, two thumbs up and all the little golden star stickers to G. C. Huxley on Adaptations. The whole book was like my favorite roller coaster, I just want to read it over and over again. And just like the roller coaster, it will probably get better every time. G.C Huxley is an author that I would recommend to anyone, I myself am going to pick up a copy of his next book as soon as possible .
Ps. I just wanted to say that it's really cool how the title is in Japanese and in English.
When I received my copy of Adaptation today I was pretty excited. This is the first book I've won on Goodreads so I wanted it to be great. I had just gotten home from school so I didn't start it right away but once I did I couldn't put it down.
I was a bit hesitant at first because I'm only just starting to get into scifi and futuristic books, and I'm a sucker for the cliche love story and so I wasn't expecting to enjoy Adaptation that much. Plot twist: I love it. There are definitely a few things that I want to address, mostly good.
1- Three parts
This is totally my fault but I was really confused. When I got to the end of part one and I saw "epilogue" I was sitting there trying to figure out how the book was over. I had just started it and while I am a quick reader I couldn't wrap my head around it. There were still over a hundred pages I didn't even open to yet. Silly me! I'm never one to actually read the table of contents, but I went back to figure this out. I was happily surprised to see that I had only finished part one. My fault! Not really a problem, I just have to learn to look at the table of contents.
2- Charini.
She's that bit of cliche that I was really looking for in this book. She was clearly hopelessly in love with Bodhi, and while it was sweet, it was also pathetic and annoying. She wouldn't drape herself over him (not too much, thank goodness) but she wasn't exactly subtle about her feelings. When Kali came along Charini clearly had a problem with her. She argued with her at every chance she got,and tried to keep her away from Bodhi. Not that Kali was interested in Bodhi, but Bodhi was certainly interested in her. Charini is like the jealous ex-girlfriend who's convinced that she's still dating her ex. But in Charini's case, she never was dating Bodhi.
3- Kali.
Kali was pretty much the ultimate female character ever. She had these super cool fighting skills and could outfight most men, was intelligent and logical, and while she had her 'tough heroine' side, she clearly still had a teenage girl side about her. Kali loved to have fun, and to just live as light of a life as possible(unfortunately for her, her life was anything but normal). Kali isn't some super sweet girl like Charini, and that's what makes her an epic character. She doesn't deserve what comes to her, she just wants to be normal and nowadays it's hard to find a female character who craves the norm.
4- The book itself.
When I won this book about two weeks ago, I got a notification telling me that it would take about four to six weeks for me to get the book. I was kind of freaking out. I was dying to read this book and I didn't want to spoil it for myself by checking it out of the library and reading it while I waited. To my complete surprise, I received it After a little under two weeks. Amazing! As if that wasn't enough, it was shipped from Australia, straight fro, G. C. Huxley himself. He even included a handwritten note, which was very nice. Other than a few awkwardly placed ellipses, I had no problems at all with grammar or formatting of the book. I found the book so interesting that I paused few times, including to eat dinner. I would have read through dinner but I don't want to get the book dirty. I got the book a total of 5 hours ago, pausing to eat(twice), do a bit of cleaning, and to go for a run (which I actually cut short because I really wanted to finish the book).
5- The reality of it.
While this book is fiction, I'm sad to say that I wouldn't be surprised that by the time we do make it to 2073, if we do, things won't be much different than what Huxley has written. Things in the book are very realistic, embracing the fact that humans need to lessen their footprint by a lot. The Rural Tribes show an ideal amount of electricity use, and the Outer Rim shows something similar to our current society, consuming much more natural resources than necessary. I made sure to read Adaption from the opinions of all the characters about the environment. In a way, they were all sort of right and I wish that they combined their ideas to make progress.
6- Plot
I've said something about everything but the storyline. I'm honestly at a loss for words. The book is realistic and sci-fi-ish and that makes it unique. It's certainly got a reasonable plot, not just some teens being teens. The plot grows and grows and grows, then declines just the slightest bit for the problem to be solved, and then just like that, it ends. I'll tell you, it leaves you wanting SO much more. It's almost as bad as ending a book in the middle of a sentence (cough John Green cough).
All in all, five stars, two thumbs up and all the little golden star stickers to G. C. Huxley on Adaptations. The whole book was like my favorite roller coaster, I just want to read it over and over again. And just like the roller coaster, it will probably get better every time. G.C Huxley is an author that I would recommend to anyone, I myself am going to pick up a copy of his next book as soon as possible .
Ps. I just wanted to say that it's really cool how the title is in Japanese and in English.
July 20, 2016
Adaptation is Huxley’s thought-provoking debut in the genre of teenage adventure fiction. Huxley weaves together philosophy, action and drama to draw the reader into a vision of the future, where the battle for resources has city-dwellers pitted against rural tribes. The teenage protagonists are propelled into a quest that tests their limits and leads them to question their way of life and how they interact with the world around them. Adaptation presents an intelligent alternative to other offerings in the genre, and can be enjoyed by teens and adults of all ages. The strength of this book lies in Huxley’s ability to develop his complex protagonists, who are striving to succeed in the task that is set for them, all the while trying to understand the confusing world they find themselves in and coping with the challenges of teenage life to which every reader can relate. However, the heart of the novel is to be found in the engagement with key philosophical questions of our time, and for this reason the book should be considered essential reading for teens.
March 31, 2014
Rudra (City Raider) & his younger sister, Kali (City Raider, naginata) are just getting up.
Bodhi (Rural Tribe) & Ash confront/battle with the City Raiders. Alexis (f) the Rural tribal elder leader is going to meet with all the other females; Dohna, Nima, Anzan & Tylanni about the City Raiders. Alexis husband is Frank. Bodhi & Kali later meet up. Dohna is Ashoka (Ash, Rural Tribe) G/F. Charini (f, Rural Tribe) is part of the group also. Yazuka (m, Yaz, City Raider) later meets the others at a Coop’s bar. He invites them over to an apartment. Mana his sister is asleep. Yazuka Grandpa lives there also. Governor George Mansfield (Outer Rim) is on the TV news & talking about the cities issues. Lucius & Judias are part of the Raiders of the Rapture group who confront the Rural Tribe teens. Dr. Z treated Bodhi for his MI.
Is Kali a true City Raider or has she switched sides? Who will prevail/survive the City Raiders or the Rural Tribe?
Cool book cover, great font & writing style. A fairly well written teen sci-fi or paranormal book. It wasn’t always very easy to read/follow & never a dull moment from start/finish. No grammar errors, repetitive or out of line sequence sentences. Lots of exciting, frightening scenarios & a great host set of characters. This could make a great sci-fi movie, animated cartoon or TV series. It was just OK for me. That said I will rate it at 4/5 stars.
Thank you for the free book
Tony Parsons MSW (Washburn)
Bodhi (Rural Tribe) & Ash confront/battle with the City Raiders. Alexis (f) the Rural tribal elder leader is going to meet with all the other females; Dohna, Nima, Anzan & Tylanni about the City Raiders. Alexis husband is Frank. Bodhi & Kali later meet up. Dohna is Ashoka (Ash, Rural Tribe) G/F. Charini (f, Rural Tribe) is part of the group also. Yazuka (m, Yaz, City Raider) later meets the others at a Coop’s bar. He invites them over to an apartment. Mana his sister is asleep. Yazuka Grandpa lives there also. Governor George Mansfield (Outer Rim) is on the TV news & talking about the cities issues. Lucius & Judias are part of the Raiders of the Rapture group who confront the Rural Tribe teens. Dr. Z treated Bodhi for his MI.
Is Kali a true City Raider or has she switched sides? Who will prevail/survive the City Raiders or the Rural Tribe?
Cool book cover, great font & writing style. A fairly well written teen sci-fi or paranormal book. It wasn’t always very easy to read/follow & never a dull moment from start/finish. No grammar errors, repetitive or out of line sequence sentences. Lots of exciting, frightening scenarios & a great host set of characters. This could make a great sci-fi movie, animated cartoon or TV series. It was just OK for me. That said I will rate it at 4/5 stars.
Thank you for the free book
Tony Parsons MSW (Washburn)
August 10, 2016
Adaptation finds a unique blend between adventure, science and philosophy, making it a worthy read for any young audience or even the more experienced reader.
Adaptation is a clear example of author genuinely accompanying reader on a journey, searching for answers via charged but impartial storytelling. Despite any narrative devices employed by Huxley, there is a humbleness that encourages the reader to arrive at conclusions independently, inside the short, 200 page story. Huxley provides a constant landscape of disquieting and complex situations, which rouse the reader into contemplation of both the characters' and their own lives.
An interesting novella from this new author, possessing substantial depth, while maintaining a genuine optimism that leaves you far more motivated than it does gloomy or uncertain.
Adaptation is a clear example of author genuinely accompanying reader on a journey, searching for answers via charged but impartial storytelling. Despite any narrative devices employed by Huxley, there is a humbleness that encourages the reader to arrive at conclusions independently, inside the short, 200 page story. Huxley provides a constant landscape of disquieting and complex situations, which rouse the reader into contemplation of both the characters' and their own lives.
An interesting novella from this new author, possessing substantial depth, while maintaining a genuine optimism that leaves you far more motivated than it does gloomy or uncertain.
April 23, 2014
Great book! I loved it. But i could only rent it. So now that i found it i'm so happy!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 31, 2014
Can anyone explain to me what the Nomad might represent?
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