The Maiden Voyage of Petrus Van Stijn

ISBN-13: 9783030976828 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 193 str.

Michael Charles Tobias

Spis treści

FOREWORD

Chapter 1

doomsday shelfs

Chapter 2

incoming storms

Chapter 3

the beryllium-10 factor

Chapter 4

absentis diebus quattuor

Chapter 5

a clou within the frozen eyewall

Chapter 6

doomed logistics

Chapter 7

the evacuation attempt

Chapter 8

lone

Chapter 9

salvaging

Chapter 10

the plight of the emperors

Chapter 11

journeying

Chapter 12

as the last continent vanishes

Chapter 13

a floating archipelago

Chapter 14

quantum ecodynamic substrates

Chapter 15

looming equations for lost and found

Chapter 16

gardens in the fog

Chapter 17

the legacy of thomas ralph merton

Chapter 18

petrus discovers wonderland

Chapter 19

in the morning

Chapter 20

2200 kilometers to bruges

Chapter 21

adventure in extremadura

Chapter 22

the french

Chapter 23

affable landscapes

Chapter 24

coming into focus

Chapter 25

going home

Chapter 26

a new life

Chapter 27

rights of passage

Chapter 28

the state of the world, cont.

Chapter 29

a stroll through town

Chapter 30

the castle

Chapter 31

acclimation

Chapter 32

basics

Chapter 33

the codex stefanus

Chapter 34

the emergency beacon

Chapter 35

the science of restraint

Chapter 36

ethical choices and fine wine

Chapter 37

Something not human

Chapter 38

and that night

Chapter 39

that day

Chapter 40

miracles

Chapter 41

town crier

Chapter 42

genes and molecules awry

Chapter 43

the van stijn paradox

Chapter 44

leviathans

Chapter 45

dinner with hans

Chapter 46

the radio

Chapter 47

the search for dulce

Chapter 48

strange memories

Chapter 49

new world

Chapter 50

coda

O autorze

Michael Charles Tobias is a global ecologist, anthropologist, historian, explorer, prolific author and filmmaker. He obtained his Ph.D.in the Department of History of Consciousness from the University of California-Santa Cruz, and has conducted ecological field research in some 100 countries, on every continent. The author of over 60 books (both non-fiction and fiction) and hundreds of papers, he has in addition written, directed and/or produced countless films - TV series, documentaries, and dramas mostly pertaining to environmental, cultural or scientific issues and themes. His works have been translated and/or viewed throughout the world. Tobias has been a professor on numerous faculties - from Dartmouth College to the University of California-Santa Barbara. Recipient of many awards, he received in 1996 the "Courage of Conscience" prize for his commitment to nature and non-violence. Dr. Tobias is the long-time President of the Dancing Star Foundation, which focuses on animal rights, biodiversity conservation and environmental education throughout the world.

Blurb

Petrus van Stijn’s world is besieged by two prime engines of destruction: massive geomagnetic storms caused by unprecedented solar tumult - protracted coronal mass ejections (CME), and climate change wreaking unprecedented, but predictable collapse of the Antarctic ice shelves. Petrus has other problems to contend with, as well, like surviving on a floating archipelago of ice, and then walking 2200 kilometers through a post-Apocalyptic world. At the same time, Petrus will discover something of a true social and biological paradise. Herein lies the paradox of a world where one species – ours – is facing extinction, while others – many genetically re-engineered – are enjoying a biodiversity renaissance.

With a Foreword by William Shatner, this provocative, lyrical, deeply philosophical work of fiction explores the ethical limits of science and technology, and the future of all life on earth.

"The Maiden Voyage of Petrus van Stijn may well be Tobias’s finest work."  From the Foreword by William Shatner.