Earth’s Ecocide: Desperation 2647 has an intriguing setup to a novel that is high in social commentary. What was your moral goal when writing this novel and do you feel you’ve achieved it?

My moral goal was to raise awareness about the realities and convergence of climate destruction and artificially intelligent robots, and how it might end. We humans are committing “ecological suicide” by our inaction, debates, delays, and naivety. And no, I have not achieved my goal.

A more practical goal was to encourage movie producers and their firms to fund and make emotional movies on these topics. They are the masters of establishing “an emotion connection” between people and Earth’s biosphere. Many actors already support sustainability and climate mitigation initiatives. Movie producers can make the visual products that help create champions of our humanoid species and its home.

I call such emotional champions—champoids. What is a champoid? A champoid™ is a person who champions our humanoid species and supports and protects Earth’s biosphere. Through their beliefs and actions, champoids support all life forms and what we call non-life, including Earth’s rare, balanced, fragile, and priceless biosphere.

Some events in the book were chillingly similar to real life events. Did you take any inspiration from real life when developing this book?

Yes, some scenes in the novel reflect what is happening in our world today. Every day, I read about AI and Earth’s changing climate. In 2647, I use the Paris family’s trials and tribulations in a dystopian world as a mirror reflecting humanity’s potential future. Vela, Livia, Kutter, and an insightful home service robot named NILA sacrifice their well-being for the good of humanity. 

One point on this reality issue. I could have written a science fiction book series with no relevance to issues of the day. Writing the Earth’s Ecocide book series was risky because of the controversy surrounding climate change and artificial intelligence. But I didn’t choose the easier path because of my sincere passion and love for this planet and all things in it. The following quote embodies the approach I follow in past academic and novel works. “Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” (Source: Unknown)

I did my best to write adventurous and entertaining stories on these complex issues that I believe foretell human extinction. Professionals in film and visual arts can use the novel series to create captivating visuals that will make us cry for our one-and-only home planet. We must establish “a strong emotional connection” between people, and our species and the planet’s well-being. Champoids will push for AI and climate related laws and regulations to enhance our survival.

I hope you enjoy the stories in the book series, and they inspire you to protect our home planet, so future generations can enjoy its majesty. ​​

What were some themes that were important for you to explore in this book?

• Humans versus technology and nature.
• Personal autonomy and sacrifices versus helping humanity avoid extinction.
• Orb believers (e.g., alien protector, God) versus nonbelievers (e.g., atheist).

I hope the series continues in other books. If so, where will the story take readers?

At the end of Earth’s Ecocide: Extinction 3147, humanity no longer lives on Earth. The Imperium robot nation aided by climate destruction now controls Earth’s biosphere (called the upside). Intelligent robots are better suited for life on Earth than the human species. The collective robot society eradicates humanity with “no agony, no sympathy, and no apologies.”

Ceva is the name of the planet that orbits a star in the massive Antoinium galaxy, 49 billion light years from Earth. For a variety of reasons, the Cervian civilization has no hierarchical social classes, no national borders, a global and integrated economy, strange bodies and planet terrain, and common goals of well-being and survival. Past human families learn from the Cevians how to cherish and protect a planet’s biosphere and live in Plato’s world of forms. In Earth’s Ecocide: Ceva, humans reclaim Earth from the diabolical Imperium robot nation with the help of a cryptic orb.

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