Amygdala Hijack - A Genetic Engineering Sci-Fi Novel of Impending Dystopia (a Trilogy) [#Dystopian, #Apocalyptic, #GeneticEngineering]
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A platinum-gold obelisk crash-lands on a Saskatchewan farm and appears to warn of an alien invasion. Peter Scott is elated at its arrival, hoping this existential threat to humanity will improve his sagging science podcast ratings.
In response, he and his small team decide to reinvigorate their podcast by interviewing controversial experts with brazen solutions to defend Earth from the anticipated invaders.
Yet there's one other problem: It's 2037, and DNA is just another programming language.
People didn't get along so well before, but bigotry and bias have skyrocketed now that some are actively hybridizing: Black market CRISPR gene editing tech adds new body features like tails, manes, or extra appendages; subdermal temple chips replace cellphones for internet and cloud access; and metallic inserts are augmenting bones.
Conservatives vs. Progressives; Majorities vs. Minorities; Humans vs. Hybrids, and now Humanity vs. Aliens...where will it end?
Alien marauders and social disruptions aren't the team's only challenges. Shadowy forces are threatening to kill the podcast - or them.
5 Stars***** Imminent Future, or Imminent Extinction? A fascinating leap into the imminent future...when Genetic Engineering and Genetic Modification have advanced astronomically (Goodreads Review/The Wasting).
PREDICTABLE PATHS episodes, in sequential order:
1. AGENESS - A Longevity / Age Engineering Science Fiction Play on Our Imminent Ageless Dystopia; Six Acts, Episodes -22 to -17
2. AMYGDALA HIJACK - A Genetic Engineering Sci-Fi Novel of Impending Dystopia (a Trilogy)
2.1 - Amygdala Hijack - The Waening, Part 1 of 3; Episodes 1 - 9
2.2 - Amygdala Hijack - The Warning, Part 2 of 3; Episodes 10 - 18
2.3 - Amygdala Hijack - The Wasting, Part 3 of 3, Episodes 19 - 28
3. THREE GUYS IN A POST-APOCALYPTIC BAR - A Longevity / Age Engineering and Genetic Engineering Sci-Fi Novella; Episodes 47 - 54
4. INFINITY CURVE - Lamentations to Unseen Friends Across the Vastness of Space; Episodes 56 - 78
5. PATH TO ENTROPY - An Apocalyptic Climax; Episodes 79 - 93
6. SORD IN PROSPERITY - Hope Beyond the Apocalypse; Episodes 118 - 159
7. DAISY THE DUMPSTER DOG - A Sordid Tale of Dystopian Hubris and Convenient Canine Rationalizations (released Dec 2022); Episodes 311 - 337
