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Future Man
In this movie-script-based novel, an action-adventure epic, with sci-fi archetypes at its center ...
As Vincent De Marcos watches a barge carry off a supersonic airliner to a museum in November 2003, he can't help but think: The old boat still has a place in the world, but the Concorde apparently does not.
For the first time in the history of transportation, distances have become longer, and it feels like a funeral-only they are burying the future instead of a person.
No one seems to care, but sixteen years later Vincent still can't help thinking about what the world has lost. To him, we still live in the past, and smartphones and tablets, as amazing as they are, will never change that. He struggles to focus on work at the Rigor Insurance building and looks forward to sometimes flirting with his friend, the beautiful Nuria Guzman.
It's only by chance that he sees a presentation about the supposed existence of a forgotten Jewish community composed of elite, scientific thinkers that have been hiding in Antarctica since World War2.
Throwing caution to the wind, he decides to search for the community, even though it means risking his life. If he finds it, he'll be forced to decide whether or not the scientists can be trusted to help the world live up to its promise in "Future Man."
"Inspired by the findings of historical researcher Rainer Daehnhardt who, in 2005, was awarded "Top One Hundred Scientist 2005" by Cambridge, for his historical scientific research, namely his findings on the activities in Antarctica by the German of the 3rd Reich in the 1930/40s and the secret operations, led by allied forces - especially the U.S. - to find them, long after WWII was over.
He has published 80 books and over 600 scientific articles."
As Vincent De Marcos watches a barge carry off a supersonic airliner to a museum in November 2003, he can't help but think: The old boat still has a place in the world, but the Concorde apparently does not.
For the first time in the history of transportation, distances have become longer, and it feels like a funeral-only they are burying the future instead of a person.
No one seems to care, but sixteen years later Vincent still can't help thinking about what the world has lost. To him, we still live in the past, and smartphones and tablets, as amazing as they are, will never change that. He struggles to focus on work at the Rigor Insurance building and looks forward to sometimes flirting with his friend, the beautiful Nuria Guzman.
It's only by chance that he sees a presentation about the supposed existence of a forgotten Jewish community composed of elite, scientific thinkers that have been hiding in Antarctica since World War2.
Throwing caution to the wind, he decides to search for the community, even though it means risking his life. If he finds it, he'll be forced to decide whether or not the scientists can be trusted to help the world live up to its promise in "Future Man."
"Inspired by the findings of historical researcher Rainer Daehnhardt who, in 2005, was awarded "Top One Hundred Scientist 2005" by Cambridge, for his historical scientific research, namely his findings on the activities in Antarctica by the German of the 3rd Reich in the 1930/40s and the secret operations, led by allied forces - especially the U.S. - to find them, long after WWII was over.
He has published 80 books and over 600 scientific articles."
572 pages, Paperback
First published July 31, 2015
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Bruno De Marques
1 book12 followersI never expected to be here at 43.
And, by “here”, I mean planet-side. I thought, by now, I’d be doing whatever I’d do as a grown up, in a larger world (I presently work in Marketing in case you’re wondering). A world with many worlds – not just one.
Is this my 16-year-old-self speaking for me or my 43-year-old one? You’ve guessed it! Do you still have your 16-year-old-self in you? You do? I guess congratulations are in order, for few survive the ordeals of adulthood.
(FYI: I have two daughters to raise and a wife I’d like to keep. My 16-year-old-self could be on his last leg …)
Like rats in a maze, we’re thrilled everytime communications become a little faster or some trendy device gets an upgrade, but we seem to care little about what’s happening beyond it. What about transportation? And all the other technologies that could make a difference in expanding our world?
“A Larger world”. Sir Alec Guinness couldn’t have said best. Of course, I wasn’t counting on “the Force”. I was counting on man’s ingenuity and endeavoring spirit, that seemed to be alive-and-well right up until the seventies and then … poof! We were expanding our world, our universe, just fine and then … just poof!
I guess it’s nobody’s fault, really. Perhaps mine, in expecting too much of the world. You see, I was born in an age when expectations about the future where probably at their highest ever. If you’re a child of the 1970s like me, you may get this right away. If you’re not … stick around. I’m kind of hoping this condition is contagious.
We had just gone from propeller-airplanes (1945) to landing a spacecraft on the moon (1969) in as little as 24 years. So it’s only logical that young people would grow up wondering what their place in the future would be. So logical, apparently, that Science-fiction itself had long been “on fire” with the prospect of what the 21st century would bring. Not only about the high-concept tech, but also over the options that all those changes would bring to everyone.
15 years into the new century and, apart from smart gadgets and smart TVs, in most ways, it even feels we’re going backwards. The Concorde, the supersonic airliner, was decommissioned in 2003 making it impossible for you and me to cross the Atlantic Ocean in under 3 hours (outrageously expensive, sure, but still possible then). For the first time in transportation history, distances had become longer.
But that’s not all: Apollo 17 remains the most recent manned flight beyond low Earth orbit. “Apollo” and “most recent” in the same sentence: doesn’t it feel wrong? It’s been 40 years. C’mon!
But what can one Marketing guy do? He can write about it. My humble contribution: Future Man, a tribute to classic Sci-Fi writers, their concepts and their expectations for the future.
Bruno De Marques
#thefutureneedsyou
And, by “here”, I mean planet-side. I thought, by now, I’d be doing whatever I’d do as a grown up, in a larger world (I presently work in Marketing in case you’re wondering). A world with many worlds – not just one.
Is this my 16-year-old-self speaking for me or my 43-year-old one? You’ve guessed it! Do you still have your 16-year-old-self in you? You do? I guess congratulations are in order, for few survive the ordeals of adulthood.
(FYI: I have two daughters to raise and a wife I’d like to keep. My 16-year-old-self could be on his last leg …)
Like rats in a maze, we’re thrilled everytime communications become a little faster or some trendy device gets an upgrade, but we seem to care little about what’s happening beyond it. What about transportation? And all the other technologies that could make a difference in expanding our world?
“A Larger world”. Sir Alec Guinness couldn’t have said best. Of course, I wasn’t counting on “the Force”. I was counting on man’s ingenuity and endeavoring spirit, that seemed to be alive-and-well right up until the seventies and then … poof! We were expanding our world, our universe, just fine and then … just poof!
I guess it’s nobody’s fault, really. Perhaps mine, in expecting too much of the world. You see, I was born in an age when expectations about the future where probably at their highest ever. If you’re a child of the 1970s like me, you may get this right away. If you’re not … stick around. I’m kind of hoping this condition is contagious.
We had just gone from propeller-airplanes (1945) to landing a spacecraft on the moon (1969) in as little as 24 years. So it’s only logical that young people would grow up wondering what their place in the future would be. So logical, apparently, that Science-fiction itself had long been “on fire” with the prospect of what the 21st century would bring. Not only about the high-concept tech, but also over the options that all those changes would bring to everyone.
15 years into the new century and, apart from smart gadgets and smart TVs, in most ways, it even feels we’re going backwards. The Concorde, the supersonic airliner, was decommissioned in 2003 making it impossible for you and me to cross the Atlantic Ocean in under 3 hours (outrageously expensive, sure, but still possible then). For the first time in transportation history, distances had become longer.
But that’s not all: Apollo 17 remains the most recent manned flight beyond low Earth orbit. “Apollo” and “most recent” in the same sentence: doesn’t it feel wrong? It’s been 40 years. C’mon!
But what can one Marketing guy do? He can write about it. My humble contribution: Future Man, a tribute to classic Sci-Fi writers, their concepts and their expectations for the future.
Bruno De Marques
#thefutureneedsyou
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February 4, 2016
Is has a nice premise and it's quite promising at the beginning, but later on, there were times it reminded me of an 80's B movie, full of cliches and unnecessary scenes, in this case, text.
The last chapters were good, some twists here and there.
Bottom line, it's ok.
PS: Your Disbelief Suspension Level (DSL) has to be quite high to accept some of the book approaches, but hey, it's science fiction. ;)
The last chapters were good, some twists here and there.
Bottom line, it's ok.
PS: Your Disbelief Suspension Level (DSL) has to be quite high to accept some of the book approaches, but hey, it's science fiction. ;)
March 9, 2023
Although the reader is aware of reading a well-crafted piece of fiction writing, we can't help but realize that some of the predictions in "Future Man" are almost being realized.
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