Future Ecology

by J. Paige Straley

The tales in this book share a few common themes. First and foremost, I’m very sure that biology is the single most disruptive technology in our future. There’s a strong trace of transhumanist thought in these stories, pushing people (and sometimes their animal companions) far past our experience, and far past the most extreme bounds of existing human capabilities. The choices we’ll see in the next century are entirely novel in human experience.

There’s a bit of future politics, too. Large nation-states end up not serving their people, but when virtually all the people are pretty clever they get wise to propaganda. (Hah, West Virginia turns out to be unique!) The end result will be distinct polities and smaller nation-states. Your mileage may differ, but it sure is an interesting theme for story-telling.

All these novel choices are catalysts for a good SF story. But the characters are still people, land is still a part of nature, and everyone has human needs. Mix it all together and you get my take on the reasonably near future.

My stories are a bit longer than a typical SF story you’ll see in some paperback compilation. This means characters are not caricatures and stories have a bit more tasty detail. Oh, but they do move forward – you’ll turn the pages.

Go for it!

J. Paige Straley

Kindle Edition

Published April 1, 2020

About the author

Interesting career as an environmental engineer, mostly in manufacturing. Fairly decent chemist! I a history buff and so enjoy (and write) historical fiction, of which "The Good Harvest" is best...see it on Amazon. I am also a futurist, and I think the must disruptive technology in the next five decades will be biology...this makes a good stew in which to brew SF stories. See Smart Kat or Good Insurance for two good long books, both on Amazon.