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Escape to Cadrius: Life and Philosophy in a Distant Future
Imagine a place without violence, theft and deception. Then imagine another land, just across the border, filled with chaos, tyranny and misery.
Transport your imagination to the year 2092 where, after the chaos of the AI apocalypse, governments around the world have been replaced. Populations were plunged into poverty as AIs took over jobs. We find two contrasting societies, one controlled by a dictator, the other living by a set of guiding principles. These societies can propel people to either prosperity or poverty, happiness or sorrow, utopia or dystopia. These two lands are thought provoking in how their ethical values and social inequalities are similar to, or different from, our own. A story of how the world could be better, but also how it could go wrong.
In this world, Destiny lived a mostly happy life in a walled enclave, away from the cares of the outside world, only hearing the propaganda ministry's narrative of the world. Until her parents are arrested for treason by the authoritarian regime. She becomes an outcast, facing the same dangers as the commoners. Destiny, with her servant Savannah, makes a desperate escape attempt across a desolate landscape. They face hardship to get to a place of hope, to make new friends, and possibly find love. But on the other side, Destiny has a lot to learn. Her social status suddenly changes, and she fears she may be sent back.
Savannah, though she follows along with Destiny, has a very different journey. From misery, subservience and disrespect, to a new life of freedom and equality.
The challenges they face require personal growth in which they have to learn such things as courage, justice, critical thinking, and that they are equal to anyone. Their future will be forever changed. The lessons they learn are lessons we all need to learn.
Transport your imagination to the year 2092 where, after the chaos of the AI apocalypse, governments around the world have been replaced. Populations were plunged into poverty as AIs took over jobs. We find two contrasting societies, one controlled by a dictator, the other living by a set of guiding principles. These societies can propel people to either prosperity or poverty, happiness or sorrow, utopia or dystopia. These two lands are thought provoking in how their ethical values and social inequalities are similar to, or different from, our own. A story of how the world could be better, but also how it could go wrong.
In this world, Destiny lived a mostly happy life in a walled enclave, away from the cares of the outside world, only hearing the propaganda ministry's narrative of the world. Until her parents are arrested for treason by the authoritarian regime. She becomes an outcast, facing the same dangers as the commoners. Destiny, with her servant Savannah, makes a desperate escape attempt across a desolate landscape. They face hardship to get to a place of hope, to make new friends, and possibly find love. But on the other side, Destiny has a lot to learn. Her social status suddenly changes, and she fears she may be sent back.
Savannah, though she follows along with Destiny, has a very different journey. From misery, subservience and disrespect, to a new life of freedom and equality.
The challenges they face require personal growth in which they have to learn such things as courage, justice, critical thinking, and that they are equal to anyone. Their future will be forever changed. The lessons they learn are lessons we all need to learn.
96 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 8, 2023
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August 27, 2023
This book explores themes of ethics as technology advances to the point of taking over human jobs. Anyone interested in how society will or should address that issue will enjoy this story. The setting and characters make it a more interesting read, plus some funny moments along the way.
March 15, 2025
Escape to Cadrius was an interesting read. It is described as being a science fiction adventure novella. As I began to view this more as a philosophical tale I began to enjoy it more, with the idea behind the story being interesting enough to keep me reading.
During the story we meet several characters who journey together from their home to a place called Cadrius, where they hope to find better lives. There they meet tutors and AIs who instruct them in the philosophies of Cadrius. We follow their change in thinking, their understanding of these learnt philosophies helping them to grow as people.
Initially I was disappointed in this book. The language is simple and the speech of characters wooden. The book seemed to me more of a detailed plan of a book, with the style being more of a description of what is occurring, rather than telling the story as if it was unfolding at the moment of reading.
The book has basic description but not enough to make you feel emerged in the world it is describing. Characters appear one-dimensional, lacking in emotion and showing very little thought. This book did not elicit any emotion from me, did not make me feel what the characters were feeling, and so left me feeling rather flat.
So, while this book did not impress me with the language and writing style, and did not grab me, it nonetheless interested me enough as a philosophical tale to make me want to continue reading. If you are looking for a science fiction adventure to transport you away from your daily life and entangle you in other places and adventures this may not be the book for you, but if you are looking for something to help you contemplate the world and provide thinking points on how to improve your impact on the world, this may be a good way to spend an afternoon.
Note: Thank you to the author who provided me a copy of this book to enable me to give an honest review. I am sorry that I could not give a higher rating, but feel that this is an interesting beginning to your publishing and look forward to seeing what you produce in future.
During the story we meet several characters who journey together from their home to a place called Cadrius, where they hope to find better lives. There they meet tutors and AIs who instruct them in the philosophies of Cadrius. We follow their change in thinking, their understanding of these learnt philosophies helping them to grow as people.
Initially I was disappointed in this book. The language is simple and the speech of characters wooden. The book seemed to me more of a detailed plan of a book, with the style being more of a description of what is occurring, rather than telling the story as if it was unfolding at the moment of reading.
The book has basic description but not enough to make you feel emerged in the world it is describing. Characters appear one-dimensional, lacking in emotion and showing very little thought. This book did not elicit any emotion from me, did not make me feel what the characters were feeling, and so left me feeling rather flat.
So, while this book did not impress me with the language and writing style, and did not grab me, it nonetheless interested me enough as a philosophical tale to make me want to continue reading. If you are looking for a science fiction adventure to transport you away from your daily life and entangle you in other places and adventures this may not be the book for you, but if you are looking for something to help you contemplate the world and provide thinking points on how to improve your impact on the world, this may be a good way to spend an afternoon.
Note: Thank you to the author who provided me a copy of this book to enable me to give an honest review. I am sorry that I could not give a higher rating, but feel that this is an interesting beginning to your publishing and look forward to seeing what you produce in future.
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