Oxygénia
In the year 3069, space farer Peter MacGulliver who is used to a happy life on a healthy and clean planet Earth strands on a planet which environment is completely ruined by heavy pollution, where there isn't even any oxygen left in the atmosphere and where billions of humanoid beings have to live with gas masks and rationed oxygen for their whole life – Oxygénia. On his long way to escape this living nightmare, Peter has to get to know all three major layers of the society of Oxygénia: Trunk Bearers, Rememberers and the "upper ten thousand" (one hundred lineages with one hundred members), the last ones living in a literal paradise and sheer luxury on the expense of all others. There are also some refugees and renegades amongst the Rememberers... can Peter escape Oxygénia, get back to his spaceship and his wife who is waiting there for him? This novel is a grim dark vision of what can very well become of Earth if mankind goes on the way it has done for the last few centuries. Today, there are already structures on Earth similiar to the dreadful "Oxygénia Trust" with its one hundred lineages, "elites" who don't bother about the fate of billions of other humans; there is pollution and climate change which is both very well capable of turning Earth into Oxygénia if our species doesn't change the set course very soon. See what the future might be like, and let's hope and take actions that it's not too late already, that we still can get off the path we're on to now – the path to Oxygénia.
In the year 3069, space farer Peter MacGulliver who is used to a happy life on a healthy and clean planet Earth strands on a planet which environment is completely ruined by heavy pollution, where there isn't even any oxygen left in the atmosphere and where billions of humanoid beings have to live with gas masks and rationed oxygen for their whole life – Oxygénia.
On his long way to escape this living nightmare, Peter has to get to know all three major layers of the society of Oxygénia: Trunk Bearers, Rememberers and the "upper ten thousand" (one hundred lineages with one hundred members), the last ones living in a literal paradise and sheer luxury on the expense of all others. There are also some refugees and renegades amongst the Rememberers... can Peter escape Oxygénia, get back to his spaceship and his wife who is waiting there for him?
This novel is a grim dark vision of what can very well become of Earth if mankind goes on the way it has done for the last few centuries. Today, there are already structures on Earth similiar to the dreadful "Oxygénia Trust" with its one hundred lineages, "elites" who don't bother about the fate of billions of other humans; there is pollution and climate change which is both very well capable of turning Earth into Oxygénia if our species doesn't change the set course very soon. See what the future might be like, and let's hope and take actions that it's not too late already, that we still can get off the path we're on to now – the path to Oxygénia.
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the automatic car would have recognized every obstacle, but the<br />
passengers could enjoy the beauty of the silvery moonlit landscape.<br />
The houses and palaces built on the mountains, on the edge of the<br />
forest, on the shores of lakes and waterfalls shone like diamonds.<br />
Peter couldn't determine whether electricity, neon or some other<br />
glowing gas was emitting light in the colorful lanterns. But it was<br />
marvellous. Now, at night, it was even better to see the giant<br />
dimensions of the mountain area, and in the crystal clear air, the<br />
lights from farther away buildings could be seen from the distance<br />
already.<br />
"I don't know if the data in my calendar is correct", Peter said,<br />
"but I can't believe that in this wonderful and large city, only ten<br />
thousand citizens are living."<br />
"And yet, there are no more", the successor answered.<br />
"Including staff?"<br />
"There are no servants here. We only have machines."<br />
"I'm seeing so many buildings..."<br />
"Oh yes, every family has their living houses, plus some villas on<br />
the lakes and some country houses in the mountains, and of course<br />
the hunting huts. Additionally, there are the public buildings, the<br />
clubs, the academy, the museums, the parliament and the<br />
buildings of the economy controlling institute. And of course we<br />
have stables for our horses, kennels for our hunting dogs, cages for<br />
our falcons, and then, there are the sports halls, the yacht ports...<br />
But you will get to know them all..."<br />
The palace of princess Goldhair maybe was even more beautiful<br />
than the one of the successor. Fountains shimmering in all colors<br />
surrounded the snow white palace. Dancing colorful waters glowed<br />
in the moonlight, and thousands of slim palm trees seemed to<br />
guard the fairy palace.<br />
Princess Goldhair – a marvellous being indeed! – awaited them<br />
on the upper end of the stairs. The successor introduced Peter. The<br />
gathered young men and girls welcomed him by loud clapping.<br />
In old stories, Peter had read about such, seen similiar in<br />
ancient movies: ball at the court, music, dances, beverages, spicy<br />
air, glorious night, five silvery glowing moons, everything like in an<br />
intoxication... Peter was offered a greenishly gleaming beverage in a<br />
crystal glass... by drinking it, he once again felt as if he was<br />
hovering in his sleep... Oh, how great it would be if July could land<br />
in this fairy tale world and they could enjoy its wonders for one or<br />
two weeks... maybe he just needed to ask the prince for it...<br />
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