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Judy Backhouse

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South Africa

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Science Fiction, Self Help

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🌟 Hopeful futures, imagined 🌟

I believe in humans: our capacity for love, connection, and re-invention. Our world is full of compassionate people striving for a just, better world—whether through small daily acts of care or bold, transformative efforts. 🧡💛💚💜

That’s why I write optimistic future fiction: stories that reflect the best of humanity, expand our possibility horizons, and inspire imaginative action. My books are for dreamers, doers, and anyone searching for stories of hope and possibility. 🌈🌈🌈

Through my fiction, I explore big ideas, push boundaries, and conduct through experiments. Most of all, I share my conviction that many fine futures are attainable, and invite you to work towards the one you most want. 💡💭💡💭

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Average rating: 4.89 · 9 ratings · 7 reviews · 6 distinct works

	Well Housed - a 2050 novel 4.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Is a PhD For Me? : What Professionals Can Expect from Doctoral Studies it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Broody (2500 Book 1) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Future Rules and Rituals it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Co-creation 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Making (2500 Book 2) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Judy Backhouse rated a book it was amazing Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I loved this book. It’s more exciting than my usual fare (for me a bad thing), but it’s an intriguing story and you can always put the book down and take a break when it gets too exciting. I was put off by the hype around the movie because it was pres ...more
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Judy Backhouse liked Richard W. Bown's blog post: Why I Wrote a Novel Instead of Another Business Book "I’ve read a lot of books about software engineering. More than I care to count.The Phoenix Project. The Unicorn Project. Dozens of others with subtitles promising to transform your organisation, revolutionise your delivery, or unlock the secrets o..." Read more of this blog post »
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Judy Backhouse rated a book really liked it Human Software by Richard W. Bown (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Human Software is a well-crafted novel, set in the IT sector, in which two women with very different agendas and many reasons to dislike each other, find common ground. The characters are believable and definitely resonated with me since I have been ...more
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Judy Backhouse rated a book liked it The Time Machine by H.G. Wells	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
The Time Machine by HG Wells was first published in 1895 and I first read it in the 1990s some 100 years later. My memory was of the idea of treating time as a fourth dimension of equal standing to the three spatial dimensions. The distant future tha ...more
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Judy Backhouse rated a book liked it Sleep State Interrupt (1) (The BetterWorld Trilogy) by T.C. Weber (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Not my cup of tea I often criticise dystopian science fiction, so I like, occasionally, to read some of it, to check that my view is still valid and has not become mere dogma. I picked up Sleep State Interrupt as a likely example of the genre. It pret ...more
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Judy Backhouse liked Heather's review of Well Housed - a 2050 novel: "Living in Johannesburg makes the book so relatable in terms of the places. As the author says it gives hope in a place that does look bleak. Some of the initiatives mentioned in the book have or are taking place. Thank you for challenging me to pursu" Read more of this review »
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Judy Backhouse and 2 other people liked Jay's review of Well Housed - a 2050 novel: "I have to admit, my preconceptions of "optimistic future fiction" were a bit off the mark. Before reading the novel, my expectations were of a tale without troubles, a utopian dreamworld untouched by realism. I'm happy to be proven wrong. The book is" Read more of this review »
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Judy Backhouse rated a book it was amazing How on Earth: Flourishing in a Not-For-Profit World by 2050 by Donnie Maclurcan	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
The most important book never published How on Earth: Flourishing in a not-for-profit world by 2050, is an unpublished book by authors Jennifer Hinton and Donnie Maclurcan. It may be the most important book never published. In it they reveal a convinc ...more
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