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The Aviator (The Burning World 1)
by
Gareth Renowden (Goodreads Author)
Flying around a world battered by rapid climate change and struggling with economic collapse in a hi-tech airship, Lemmy encounters the remnants of our civilisation – the artificial intelligences searching for the singularity, a rocking bishop in his flying cathedral, the last climate sceptics, the technovegans and deep green terrorists, billionaire libertarians in their b...more
ebook, Kindle edition, 340 pages
Published
August 15th 2012
by Limestone Hills Publishing
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I liked this book.
For one, I think that lighter than air travel will become much more important in the future, with less fossil fuel available. I have blogged about such things as the Aeroscraft game changing new technology.
I understood why the main character would have "Newman" as a name:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty_T...
I did not understand, but learned with a little research, why one of the other characters would have "Kurzweil" as a name.
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I am not...more
For one, I think that lighter than air travel will become much more important in the future, with less fossil fuel available. I have blogged about such things as the Aeroscraft game changing new technology.
I understood why the main character would have "Newman" as a name:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty_T...
I did not understand, but learned with a little research, why one of the other characters would have "Kurzweil" as a name.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sing...
I am not...more
I picked up The Aviator not knowing what to expect, other than the theme of 'climate change'. What I got was a very pleasant surprise.
In this warm-hearted and very easy to read novel, we follow the adventures of an airship captain, the supersmart AI which guides said airship, and the lovely lass the captain meets.
They fly all over the world, and Gareth (the author) uses this to examine ideas about what the impacts of unchecked climate change could be on our societies, environment and economies....more
In this warm-hearted and very easy to read novel, we follow the adventures of an airship captain, the supersmart AI which guides said airship, and the lovely lass the captain meets.
They fly all over the world, and Gareth (the author) uses this to examine ideas about what the impacts of unchecked climate change could be on our societies, environment and economies....more
This is actually a genuinely interesting book. I picked up this book on the kindle at random, and have been distracted quite happily by it for a good few days...
I really loved this book: the funniest thing about it is that it seems hardly far fetched at all... Gareth has created a dystopian future yet it's a thrilling and heartwarming tale.
If Gareth hasnt sent a copy to Peter Jackson, I will. Brilliant, believable and really well written. Hurry up vol 2!
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Gareth Renowden is a writer, photographer and truffle grower based in the Waipara Valley, New Zealand. His latest book is The Aviator, a story set in a world being battered by climate change and economic collapse - the first in a series dealing with the Burning World. Here's the blurb:
Flying around a world riven by climate change and economic collapse in his hi-tech airship, Lemmy encounters the s...more
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