Marco Santini
Biography
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"Evolution: the future" 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. From this, a powerful comparison with our civilization emerges, that stripping away layer after layer of conventions and prejudices, leaves us at last face to face with the morals of a world that one day we might share.
This novel has been written with the intent of spreading a positive vision of the principles and ideas of Transhumanism as well as trust in a future dominated by disruptive technologies.
A script has been derived.
Also available "The Alpha Centauri Project", a novel merging the story of "Evolution: the future" with a fascinating explanation by a digital historian of social and technological scenarios. Editions in English, Spanish, French and Italian.
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CONTRIBUTED TO THESE WORKS:
>> Spanish edition: Preface by José Luis Cordeiro -- Graphic project, translation and video by Lilia Morales y Mori -- Soundtrack of the video by Francesco Zanellato
>> French edition: Preface by Vanderlei Martinianos -- Translation by Marie Michèle Hanine -- Graphic project by Lilia Morales y Mori
>> Italian edition: Preface by Marta Rossi -- Graphic project and video by Lilia Morales y Mori
Where you can find them:
José Luis Cordeiro -- http://www.cordeiro.org/
Marta Rossi, iLabs -- http://www.ilabs.it/HomeIT.asp
Lilia Morales y Mori -- http://poesiafracesptiempo.blogspot.mx/
Francesco Zanellato -- http://francescozanellato.jamendo.net/
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THEY SAID:
"Just finished reading "The Alpha Centauri Project" a couple days ago. I really enjoyed it. The brief "chapters" were a very interesting method for structuring. I also appreciated the recollections of the historian punctuating the story. At times, I wondered if you had initially written this as a screenplay and later adapted it into a novel. Oh, and the ending is fantastic! I'm going to give the story a second read, to ensure I absorbed everything and then would be interested in using FB to discuss. "
"Just finished... my goodness, what a beautiful mind you have! In addition to stimulating my own creativity, the first thoughts I had after reading this is how gorgeous it would be in an animated or motion picture format. Have you received any screenplay offers?"
"Even uncommon visualization is an extreme sport. It requires daring, controlled thought, and the ability to overcome barriers within the mind, imposed by current societal norms. You are a sportsman of this genre, without doubt."
"I just finished reading your captivating ebook and felt compelled to drop you a quick note to thank you and to let you know how much I enjoyed reading it. Your style is both fresh and captivating. The characters are believable and quite identifiable in their roles. I almost hated to finish reading it. Looking forward to more from you as our most uncertain future unfolds and AI one day, becomes self aware."
"Hi Marco, I think Alpha Centauri Project could definitely be adapted for a film. The characters are strong and likeable for sci fi."
"Un aporte extraordinario a la literatura de ciencia ficción, una impresionante visión del futuro para todos tus lectores y un invaluable estímulo para los investigadores y científicos de todo el mundo."
"He leído nuevamente la novela. Los textos la hacen muy dinámica y te atrapan de inmediato de principio a fin. Espero que un día sea llevada al cine."
"Mil felicidades por la fascinante psicología que le has otorgado a tus personajes Eve y Victoria, en tu novela The Alpha Centauri Project."
"Un livre de Marco Santini à lire absolument :) Votre Roman est passionnant , Marco , et vous êtes un grand écrivain de science fiction , aussi je désire que mes amis partagent votre vision ! "
"Merci. Sans vous, je n'aurai peut être pas lu le livre , j'adore!! Merci Marco Santini pour cette œuvre passionnante."
"Oh! non , c'est moi qui te remercie d'avoir autant de talent ,et je suis une lectrice exigeante ,mais là, je suis totalement sous le choc , j'aimerai lire la suite ..."
"Ho letto il tuo romanzo "Progetto Alfa Centauri" e devo dire di esserne rimasto affascinato: il tuo stile visionario e al tempo stesso raffinato mi ha "trasportato" in un lontano futuro, a contemplare la civiltà umana durante la sua ennesima "trasformazione" ed "espansione", in simbiosi con il "mondo" degli Esseri digitali. Nel tuo lavoro c'è tutto: cyberpunk, space opera e fantapolitica. E' un romanzo di SF davvero completo, scritto con dovizia di particolari ma al tempo stesso scorrevole. In poche parole, mi è piaciuto molto. Sei davvero in gamba."
"Fantastico! Stupendo! Da leggere tutto d'un fiato!!! Il miglior racconto di fantascienza che abbia letto da parecchio tempo... Una nuova frontiera dell'immaginazione!"
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CONSIDERATIONS
According to future studies, the world will be dominated soon by disruptive technologies, able to plunge Mankind into an era of accelerated progress. Main outcomes will be the achievement of immortality, the creation of smarter than human Artificial Intelligence and the spread of the new species through the universe.
The passionate scenarios described in these novels make the reader share the soul of a civilization. Social issues as well as dreams and projects of the digital people are key drivers of the story.
24th century. Humans live on Earth and the Moon, last strongholds of their past power. Mars and the Net are inhabited by artificial intelligences and souls, these last obtained by digitizing the brain after death. The virtual reality allows the two races to communicate. Their differences are deep, their interests incompatible.
With digitization, humans have postponed real death to an indeterminate future, but they are not happy. Towards the virtual beings they feel admiration but also envy and inferiority.
The digital creatures instead cannot bear being relegated in worlds too small for their unbounded ambitions. Their Martian experience has allowed them to develop the competence necessary in extra-terrestrial environments, most of all to acquire the self-confidence indispensable for the colonization of other star systems.
The Alpha Centauri project obtains the humans’ support, in exchange for the waiver of any expansion on the Earth. Just before departure, Earth Security intercepts a suspect message from the Space Agency. Terrorism? The evidence leads to the Elects, a sect that entered Net fifty years before through a collective suicide...
Eve and Victoria, the main characters, are “souls”, digital beings whose brain was digitized after death. They move in a context of epoch making events, becoming more and more involved and finally merging their destiny with that of the digital people.
A script is also available. The last editions of the ebooks can be downloaded from the Author's website. A vast bibliography as well as links to videos by main exponents of advanced think tanks, plunge the reader into an enchanting, boundless voyage.
Copyright Marco Santini
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Marco Santini graduated in Engineering and specialized in Business Administration. Deeply interested in high-tech trends, he has written “Evolution: the future” and “The Alpha Centauri Project”, novels depicting a near future dominated by technology. He has made the ebooks free and downloadable in several languages, in order to share their content with the widest audience and to contribute to discussion about great themes.
Where to find Marco Santini online
videos
ALPHA CENTAURI PROJECT - VIDEO ENGLISH
Suspense and action, but also a fascinating travel into the impacts of Artificial Intelligence on our civilization. From this, a powerful comparison with our current beliefs emerges, that stripping away layer after layer of conventions and prejudices, leaves us at last face to face with the morals of a world that one day we might share.
PROYECTO ALFA CENTAURI - VIDEO ESPAÑOL
Finalmente se puede bajar gratis y en español, la novela “Proyecto Alfa Centauri”. Una obra futurista fascinante donde la inteligencia artificial cobra un papel relevante en el futuro de la humanidad.
Marco Santini on Singularity 1 on 1: There Is A Lot Of Space For Rational Optimism
“There are big problems, but there are also big challenges. Singularity University is working on the great challenges which are simply fantastic. This means that the potentiality of human being is enormous, it is unimaginable for most of the people. And actually if we put together the right message with the rationality and the right organization, I believe that almost any objective we can imagine and we cannot imagine, can be reached.”
EVOLUTION: THE FUTURE - VIDEO ENGLISH
"Evolution: the future" is a transhumanist novel about emerging technologies and space, set in a near future populated by humans and digital beings. Their world becomes plausible from the continuous references to the present reality until it seems an inevitable evolution. Suspense and action, but also a fascinating travel into the impacts of Artificial Intelligence on our civilization.
Books
Evolución: el futuro
by Marco Santini
Price: Free! 35750 words.
Published on September 29, 2012. Fiction.
Prólogo por José Luis Cordeiro - De acuerdo con los estudios del futuro, el mundo pronto estará dominado por la tecnología de punta, capaz de conducir a la humanidad a una era de progreso acelerado.
"Evolución: el futuro" es una historia impresionante ambientada en un futuro cercano, casi irreconocible, alterado por las más avanzadas tecnologías.
Evolution: l’avenir
by Marco Santini
Price: Free! 35970 words.
Published on September 16, 2012. Fiction.
Préface de Vanderlei Martinianos - Selon de récentes études, le monde sera bientôt dominé par des technologies révolutionnaires qui feront émerger l’Humanité dans une ère de progrès accéléré.
“Evolution: l’avenir” est une histoire époustouflante qui se déroule dans un avenir prochain rendu presque méconnaissable par les nouvelles technologies.
Evoluzione : il futuro
by Marco Santini
Price: Free! 31280 words.
Published on September 15, 2012. Fiction.
Secondo recenti studi, il mondo sarà ben presto dominato da tecnologie rivoluzionarie che dischiuderanno all’Umanità un’era di progresso accelerato.
“Evoluzione: il futuro” è una storia mozzafiato ambientata in un prossimo futuro reso quasi irriconoscibile dalle nuove tecnologie.
Evolution: the future
by Marco Santini
Price: Free! 33000 words.
Published on August 24, 2012. Fiction.
According to future studies, the world will be dominated soon by disruptive technologies, able to plunge Mankind into an era of accelerated progress.
“Evolution: the future” is a breathtaking story set in a near future altered almost beyond recognition by disruptive technologies. Script available.
Proyecto Alfa Centauri (Los mundos del pensamiento)
by Marco Santini
Price: Free! 48720 words.
Published on February 4, 2012. Fiction.
Prólogo por José Luis Cordeiro - Nuestro futuro: seres humanos y seres digitales. Los seres digitales se mueven en un mundo transformado casi más allá, de todo reconocimiento por la tecnología. De esto surge una poderosa comparación con nuestra civilización, que quitando capa tras capa de convenciones y prejuicios, nos deja frente a la moral de un mundo que un día podríamos compartir.
Le Projet Alpha Centauri (Mondes pensants)
by Marco Santini
Price: Free! 48740 words.
Published on February 12, 2011. Fiction.
Préface de Vanderlei Martinianos - Notre avenir: des êtres humains et des intelligences artificielles. Les protagonistes agissent dans un monde dominé par la technologie. Il en naît une comparaison puissante à la civilisation actuelle, qui, se libérant couche après couche des conventions et des préjugés, nous laisse face à la morale d’un monde que nous pourrions partager un jour.
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- Signori Briganti - romanzo di amore e di avventure
on Feb. 05, 2011
A delicate and fascinating story that from the very beginning has plunged me into a fantasy world founded on human nature. An engrossing book that has driven me page after page to the sweet end - I’m following your advice, Gianfranco. A novel full of passion to read all in one go.
- Dalle otto alle cinque
on Feb. 23, 2011
Milano, una multinazionale. Conflitti, alleanze. Abusi e contrasti. Mi è piaciuta molto questa cronaca impietosa di una giornata di tragica normalità, che culmina con un epilogo di intensa drammaticità, momento di catarsi per uno dei protagonisti. I capitoli brevi e lo stile asciutto, che scandiscono come lancette di un orologio le vicissitudini dei personaggi, si addicono perfettamente al contenuto.
- Essere Angeli Umani
on March 18, 2012
Come voi, mi riconosco in un'angelo umano. Gioisco nel comunicare con i miei simili. Condivido la concezione della vita come missione per evolvere verso livelli superiori. Mi impegno con fiducia affinchè questa concezione dell'esistenza si diffonda, sperando di contribuire alla nascita di una nuova civiltà.
Le considerazioni finali del vostro "manuale" sono pregnanti:
"Diventando Uno con la Vita, ognuno di noi può attingere alla stessa fonte di energia: più elevati saranno i nostri intenti, maggiore sarà l’energia che l’Uni-verso ci metterà a disposizione per soddisfarli.
Nel riconoscere che il nostro unico e vero bene personale coincide con il Bene di tutti, si accende la nostra luce interiore: ed ecco che quando un essere umano si illumina e diventa Angelo Umano, la sua luce, come quella di un faro, si propaga tutt’intorno."
- Deserto rosso - Punto di non ritorno
on June 28, 2012
Ambientazione: il pianeta rosso. Seconda missione su Marte per un viaggio di cui non è previsto il ritorno. Morti inspiegabili, sospetti. Il ricordo della prima missione, nessun superstite. La protagonista femminile fugge dalla base su un rover, attraversa il deserto marziano. Per sfuggire dai pericoli della base. Apparentemente senza meta… per dimenticare il suo passato…per suicidarsi? Le brucia il ricordo del padre che l’ha rinnegata. Così come lei ha rinnegato l’amore … Scende dal rover, incespica, scivola per una scarpata. Poi il risveglio in una stanza bianca. Una luce accecante. Voci umane, sconosciute. Sogno, realtà, morte, dove è finita? Suspense, azione, in un romanzo di Rita Carla Francesca Monticelli, che vi terrà incollati ad una trama avvincente. Attendo la seconda puntata!