Books tagged: transhumanism

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The Twentyfirsters    by Kekoa Lake
Price: $6.99 USD. 81470 words. Published on January 16, 2010. .

An ex-federal agent scrapes out a living as a hired gun. A disgraced sports hero betrays his legions of fans. A group of industrialists possess abilities costing fortunes. Money and power are no defense from a man with a purpose: justice. THE TWENTYFIRSTERS by KekoaLake -- There's no such thing as safety in numbers.
The Book of Adam: Autobiography of the First Human Clone    by Robert M. Hopper
Price: Free! 114430 words. Published by Doublethumb Press on November 21, 2010. .

Adam’s intimate memoir of a world in which it becomes common to have your genetic twin born after your death. We see the bigotry of his youth, haunting dreams of his clone-father, and Adam’s search for his soul. A search shadowed by his fear of death and a century-old family drama in which, like the House of Atreus, the players seem fated to struggle with the sins of the father.
The Alpha Centauri Project (Thinking worlds)    by Marco Santini
Price: Free! 44830 words. Published on December 27, 2010. .

"The Alpha Centauri Project" is a transhumanist novel about emerging technologies and space, set in a near future populated by humans and digital beings. Suspense and action, but also a fascinating travel into the impacts of Artificial Intelligence on our civilization, leaving us face to face with the morals of a world that one day we might share. Script available.
Simulations and Reality in WYSIWYG Universes    by Andrew Burt
Price: $3.99 USD. 4260 words. Published on February 28, 2011. .

We're living in a Simulated Universe? Are you sure? And if we're _not_...
Para News The Very Best of Richard Thomas    by Richard Thomas
Price: $3.99 USD. 95030 words. Published by Bretwalda Books  on May 12, 2011. .

A gripping account of the very latest developments in the esoteric worlds of conspiracy theories, Ufology, paranormal investigations and the bizarre. The book takes a critical look at timeslips, ghosts, UFOs, cryptids, mind control, aliens, disinformation, black-ops, the Bermuda Triangle and a host of other paranormal phenomena. Includes interviews with the main players in the field.
The Psychoactive Café    by Paula Cartwright
Price: $0.99 USD. 17120 words. Published on June 8, 2011. .

"It would have been developed anyway. Our little team just sped it up by a couple of years.” On an isolated campus in the far North, researchers develop a device that triggers instant euphoria by stimulating the brain’s pleasure centers. Once it’s in the wild, there will be no more need for narcotics and no way to control the spread of addiction. Their goal: To end the war on drugs
One Weird Idea, May 2011    by R. Jean Mathieu
Price: $0.99 USD. 34320 words. Published on June 14, 2011. .

"Take a weird idea and one with it." This was the guiding light of the six authors in One Weird Idea #1. From symbiote Space Westerns to mystical revelations of hyperspace to an experiment that disproves free will, One Weird Idea's stories will hold your attention and make you think.
Digital Future: Quest for the Posthuman    by Joseph Lahoud
Price: Free! 2100 words. Published on October 30, 2011. .

This essay looks at the digital future. In particular, how we have changed changed our world from our ability to use abstract thought.
21 Erased    by Barbara Rayne
Price: $4.90 USD. 31970 words. Published on October 31, 2011. .

The code is your identity, your bank account, your credit card, the bus fare…your existence. When they take it away, you disappear like you never lived at all.All it takes is a moment and you’re no longer a human being.Everything you thought you owned is shattering into pieces in front of your eyes.You were that insignificant.They own your life.You no longer exist. You have been erased…
To Learn To Forget    by Sarah A. Hoyt
Price: $1.99 USD. 3160 words. Published by GoldportPress on November 7, 2011. .

Short story by Prometheus Award winning author Sarah A. Hoyt Who owns an individual's memories? Is it better to execute a criminal or to erase his mind and give him a new personality? In a time when you can live forever, but not own your own past, the greatest skill to learn is how to forget.