Hi, my name is Matt Browne. I'm a Google Groups newbie and also new to
this particular newsgroup. Dan Goodman from rec.arts.sf.written (where
I got started at Google Groups) gave me the tip that this might be the
right place for posting a press release that science fiction fans
might be interested in. The novel explores an interstellar space
colonization concept that involves cryopreserved human embryos:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
New science fiction writer Matt Browne explores the ramifications of
identical twins born years apart
THE FUTURE HAPPENS TWICE
Book 1 in the trilogy: THE PERENNIAL PROJECT
Paperback, 732 pages
ISBN: 978-1844018307
Date: June 14, 2007
Published by Athena Press, London
For decades scientists have dreamed of sending deep-frozen humans on
interstellar missions. But until this dream comes true, they must
settle for a much simpler technique available: the freezing of human
embryos. However, long distance space travel of this nature poses
other challenges, none more so than the management of artificial
pregnancies and how to raise the children produced.
One viable solution comes in the form of advanced biotechnology and
highly sophisticated androids, and a large scale project has been
implemented to explore these options. To prove that it can really
work, the project's scientists go a step further. Somewhere in the
Nevada desert and well hidden underground, they conduct an eighteen-
year-long experiment using a young starship crew unaware of their true
environment. Surrounded by complex simulations, the crew believes they
are approaching a distant star system, one that appears to host a
planet suitable for human colonization. What they also don't know is
the fact that their embryos had been split prior to the implantation
in the womb devices.
The scientists' bold plan is to send the twin embryos on the real
mission, pioneering the frontier of space. From both identical genes
and an identical environment inside the starship, they arrive at the
assumption that the future is a mere repetition of the present events.
And indeed, about 42,000 years later the twins grow up with the very
same android parents.
But then things start to drift away from the original plan. The real
starship crew now faces a constant battle for survival. Only their
fortitude and strong determination to land on the extrasolar planet
averts a disaster. The reward is the new exotic world that awaits
them, full of overwhelming potential.
Matt Browne's beautifully worked space epic explores the bounds of
human hope and invention and plumbs the depths of human duplicity.
Tender relationships between the budding astronauts are pitched
against the disillusion they feel when an embattled President
confronts them with their true origins and purpose, only to reveal the
real culprit in the entire project - something closer to all of us
today.
The author's fascination with the fields of bioengineering and
information technology sustains the reader's interest all the way in
this futuristic roller-coaster ride. And he asks a terrifying
question. Setting aside man's inhumanity to man, what if Nature
herself turns against us?
This gripping novel of epic proportions skillfully mixes elements of
drama, medical thriller and science fiction. As the story unfolds,
Matt Browne takes his readers on a breathtaking journey through vast
stretches of time and space.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Matt Browne is a computer scientist with an M.S. degree from the
University of Kansas. He works for a large, multinational company in
the information technology division. He lives near Frankfurt, Germany,
is married and has two twin children. In 1996 Matt Browne began his
part-time writing career. Currently he is underway completing "Human
Destiny", the second novel of the "Future Happens Twice" trilogy.
Author website is http://www.meet-matt-browne.com
Amazon link is http://www.amazon.com/dp/184401830X
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