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BASE: Standing on the Edge of Reality
The Edge of Reality (2021)
This story is a gripping science fiction adventure about Simulated Reality and the first Base Civilization.
Imagine a massive computer complex. Imagine a gateway from where you explore endless worlds, where you repeatedly live an entire life anywhere and at any time of your choosing. The mind-bender you must ask yourself is, why are you here? What compelled you to explore this time and place.
There was an original civilization-the civilization that first explored the stars and conquered the galaxy. A base civilization built the endless gateway where you have crossed the edge of reality to be. To visit the base civilization is the go where it all began.
The story opens on the island of Kauai, where a handful of brilliant engineers and programmers have secretly gathered to build a system that enables humans to learn how to learn thousands of times faster. The story of BASE is a romantic, exciting adventure about the beginning and those who dared to know.
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James paused and surveyed the shocked silent press. Then taking his time, he smiled before continuing. "In honor of an ancestor of mine, Robert Louis Stevenson, we named the first starship Hispaniola. We are going treasure hunting, and the treasure we seek is an island in the sky. We intend to explore the wonders of a vast new star system."
***
Reaching the falls, he washed the sand from the front of his body but couldn't get to all the sand on his back. He heard a girl's voice from behind.
"Looks like you got hit by a big one," she said.
He turned around to see a gorgeous, completely naked girl standing in the waterfall with him. "Oh yeah, got burned by that one. Wasn't paying enough attention."
"You need any help getting the sand off your back? I've got a sponge. I'll wash yours if you'll wash mine."
"Okay," said Skyler.
After helping each other, he thanked the friendly girl and ran back to where Anchor was sitting, and unfortunately for him, watching. He plopped down onto the blanket with a big smile. "I'm starved."
Nothing but silence—his clue that something bad was coming.
"What was that all about?" asked Anchor with an onerous glare.
"What?" Skyler answered nonchalantly and kicked at the sand with his bare feet.
***
Pulling even closer, Skyler studied his friend, whose young clear blue eyes permeated with a wild, almost fearful, curiosity. "For two hundred thousand years, we've underestimated the creativity of the original explorers. Given what these Base Civilization inhabitants accomplished, we should have been more diligent. We have uncovered an advanced neutrino shield on Varuna. It has a Babylonian diaglyph on the surface! We've found them, Strant."
***
"Sorry, old-timer. I didn't mean to scare you."
Strant kneeled and pulled open the man's right hand. He folded in the Admiral's wad of cash and gently closed the wrinkled fingers. "Sleep well tonight," Strant whispered.
The Keeper watched as the carefree surfer turned and strolled whistling through the shadows toward the beach. He continued watching with curiosity as the young man paddled out to sea.
This story is a gripping science fiction adventure about Simulated Reality and the first Base Civilization.
Imagine a massive computer complex. Imagine a gateway from where you explore endless worlds, where you repeatedly live an entire life anywhere and at any time of your choosing. The mind-bender you must ask yourself is, why are you here? What compelled you to explore this time and place.
There was an original civilization-the civilization that first explored the stars and conquered the galaxy. A base civilization built the endless gateway where you have crossed the edge of reality to be. To visit the base civilization is the go where it all began.
The story opens on the island of Kauai, where a handful of brilliant engineers and programmers have secretly gathered to build a system that enables humans to learn how to learn thousands of times faster. The story of BASE is a romantic, exciting adventure about the beginning and those who dared to know.
----------- Excerpts -----------
James paused and surveyed the shocked silent press. Then taking his time, he smiled before continuing. "In honor of an ancestor of mine, Robert Louis Stevenson, we named the first starship Hispaniola. We are going treasure hunting, and the treasure we seek is an island in the sky. We intend to explore the wonders of a vast new star system."
***
Reaching the falls, he washed the sand from the front of his body but couldn't get to all the sand on his back. He heard a girl's voice from behind.
"Looks like you got hit by a big one," she said.
He turned around to see a gorgeous, completely naked girl standing in the waterfall with him. "Oh yeah, got burned by that one. Wasn't paying enough attention."
"You need any help getting the sand off your back? I've got a sponge. I'll wash yours if you'll wash mine."
"Okay," said Skyler.
After helping each other, he thanked the friendly girl and ran back to where Anchor was sitting, and unfortunately for him, watching. He plopped down onto the blanket with a big smile. "I'm starved."
Nothing but silence—his clue that something bad was coming.
"What was that all about?" asked Anchor with an onerous glare.
"What?" Skyler answered nonchalantly and kicked at the sand with his bare feet.
***
Pulling even closer, Skyler studied his friend, whose young clear blue eyes permeated with a wild, almost fearful, curiosity. "For two hundred thousand years, we've underestimated the creativity of the original explorers. Given what these Base Civilization inhabitants accomplished, we should have been more diligent. We have uncovered an advanced neutrino shield on Varuna. It has a Babylonian diaglyph on the surface! We've found them, Strant."
***
"Sorry, old-timer. I didn't mean to scare you."
Strant kneeled and pulled open the man's right hand. He folded in the Admiral's wad of cash and gently closed the wrinkled fingers. "Sleep well tonight," Strant whispered.
The Keeper watched as the carefree surfer turned and strolled whistling through the shadows toward the beach. He continued watching with curiosity as the young man paddled out to sea.
298 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 24, 2018
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April 18, 2022
With a mix of Hindu philosophy, physics, interstellar travel, and a totally out-of-the-box look at reality, I found this book highly entertaining. A little glitchy at times with the dialogue and the occasional "where are we going with this," overall, I found the book enjoyable. For fans of hard science fiction who enjoy the technical 'hows' and those who just like to look at things differently from the mainstream. Put your trust in the story if you start, it might take 50-60% for you to get there, but I thought the end was well worth it.
March 29, 2022
Distractions
It took way too long to get engaged in this sci-fantasy tale. There were lots of distractions and side shows, including useless dalliances with superfluous characters and dialogue that was too talky. Nice try, though.
It took way too long to get engaged in this sci-fantasy tale. There were lots of distractions and side shows, including useless dalliances with superfluous characters and dialogue that was too talky. Nice try, though.
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