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Prophet of the Godseed
When you travel between worlds, time slows. In the depths of deep time, travelers become ancient. They become gods.
Alone, Padalmo walks through the eternally sunlit desert of Terranostra. He prays for the return of the Seeders, the race of gods who instilled all worlds with life, and that they would make him into their prophet. Above, Malcolm Macbeth watches a world that has changed radically in the 2000 years since he seeded it with human life; a world which now walks the razor edge between two kinds of annihilation: nuclear war and cognitive singularity.
As war breaks out and the fate of the world races toward a grim conclusion, the Clan Macbeth must find a way to save the world - if it is worth saving at all. Moses, a refugee from Earth's ancient singularity may hold the key in his union with technology, but can the clan make use of him in time?
Alone, Padalmo walks through the eternally sunlit desert of Terranostra. He prays for the return of the Seeders, the race of gods who instilled all worlds with life, and that they would make him into their prophet. Above, Malcolm Macbeth watches a world that has changed radically in the 2000 years since he seeded it with human life; a world which now walks the razor edge between two kinds of annihilation: nuclear war and cognitive singularity.
As war breaks out and the fate of the world races toward a grim conclusion, the Clan Macbeth must find a way to save the world - if it is worth saving at all. Moses, a refugee from Earth's ancient singularity may hold the key in his union with technology, but can the clan make use of him in time?
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235 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 21, 2016
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December 11, 2023
A fun sci fi story with some great concepts
Deep time and the here and now meet when an intergalactic ship that ‘seeded’ a planet with human colonists returns after millennia, and only a few decades have passed from their perspective. The colonists have built a civilization that has risen and fallen, and the original ‘godseeders’ have become mythological divinities. Now the world is on the brink of nuclear Armageddon. What will the space travelers do? A young planetsider attempting to become a prophet by journeying into the desert may hold the solution.
Deep time and the here and now meet when an intergalactic ship that ‘seeded’ a planet with human colonists returns after millennia, and only a few decades have passed from their perspective. The colonists have built a civilization that has risen and fallen, and the original ‘godseeders’ have become mythological divinities. Now the world is on the brink of nuclear Armageddon. What will the space travelers do? A young planetsider attempting to become a prophet by journeying into the desert may hold the solution.
October 16, 2017
Suprisingly satisfying sci fi.
I admit I was pleasantly surprised with how this story was executed. The science fiction universe that was established was satisfying, smart and well done. More stories of the seeders would be welcome.
I admit I was pleasantly surprised with how this story was executed. The science fiction universe that was established was satisfying, smart and well done. More stories of the seeders would be welcome.
January 8, 2024
Despite some flaws I ended up enjoying this book towards the end. It tackles some interesting themes regarding religion and technology. And has a strong cast of memorable characters too.
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