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by Tal M. Klein (Goodreads Author)

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If he's an everyday twenty-fifth century guy, what is he doing in 2147?

Tal M. Klein You've likely gone back in time to an earlier synopsis. When I first started writing the story it took place in 2471. One of the major changes made on…moreYou've likely gone back in time to an earlier synopsis. When I first started writing the story it took place in 2471. One of the major changes made on the 2nd draft of the manuscript was moving the novel back to 2147. See here: https://www.facebook.com/thepunchescr... for additional context.(less)

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Tal M. Klein There were so many things that I had to cut from the footnotes (if you read some of the reviews complaining about how many footnotes there are now, ju…moreThere were so many things that I had to cut from the footnotes (if you read some of the reviews complaining about how many footnotes there are now, just imagine how much more vitriol I'd get if I left everything in - I could [and might!] write another book just from the tech I cut out of this one).

So, yes, I did explain how we get to superluminal communication in the 22nd century:

In order to transmit information faster than light we naturally need to find something through which we could encode information that travels faster than light. Enter our friends the tachyonic particles; hypothetical particles that travel faster than light and thus could enable superluminal communication. Only trouble is: they're still hypothetical. So, I had this whole history of how someone researching the EPR paradox stumbled on to them. But that history is history... for now ;)

Also, FWIW, I originally considered cutting the mosquitoes too, but beta readers seemed to really like them, so they stayed.(less)

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Will there be a sequel?

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Is this the same story as "The 6th Day" movie with Arnold Shwarzenegger?

Tal M. Klein I'm glad you asked. I think from the synopsis people might construe this would be something like that, or a whole book about The Prestige "glitch" or …moreI'm glad you asked. I think from the synopsis people might construe this would be something like that, or a whole book about The Prestige "glitch" or various Star Trek scenarios, etc. However, this is very much an original story. I've yet to hear anyone accuse it of being derivative of anything after they've read it. I hope you give it a chance!(less)

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Tal M. Klein Transmission loss was deemed immaterial because there was a checksum-like process at the end - the analog here is more 3D printing of cloud-hosted fil…moreTransmission loss was deemed immaterial because there was a checksum-like process at the end - the analog here is more 3D printing of cloud-hosted files than TCP/IP. If the print job wasn't perfect, it would be cleared and the person would be retransmitted.(less)

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