Proyecto Alfa Centauri (Los mundos del pensamiento) (ePub)

project Frank D. Smith

>> Spanish edition "Proyecto Alfa Centauri", "Evolución: el futuro" : Preface José Luis Cordeiro - "Know more" section Nikola Danaylov - Graphic project, translation and video Lilia Morales y Mori - Soundtrack of the video by Francesco Zanellato

>> French edition "Le Projet Alpha Centauri", "Evolution: l’avenir" : Preface Vanderlei Martinianos - "Know more" section Nikola Danaylov - Translation Marie Michèle Hanine - Graphic project Lilia Morales y Mori

>> French edition "A la poursuite de l’Immortalité" : Preface by Diego Dalla Palma - "Know more" section Nikola Danaylov - Translation Marie Michèle Hanine - Graphic project by Frank D. Smith

>> Italian edition "Il Progetto Alfa Centauri", "Evoluzione: il futuro" : Preface by Marta Rossi - "Know more" section Nikola Danaylov - Graphic project and video Lilia Morales y Mori

>> Italian edition "Perseguendo l'Immortalità": Preface by Diego Dalla Palma - "Know more" section Nikola Danaylov - Graphic project by Frank D. Smith

>> Portuguese edition "Evolução: O futuro ": Preface Vanderlei Martinianos - "Know more" section Nikola Danaylov - Translation Lucas Geremias - Graphic project Lilia Morales y Mori

José Luis Cordeiro -- http://www.cordeiro.org/
Diego Dalla Palma - http://www.diegodallapalmastyle.it/ , http://www.sperling.it/autori/diego-dalla-palma/
Nikola Danaylov -- http://www.singularityweblog.com/
Marta Rossi, iLabs -- http://www.ilabs.it/HomeIT.asp
Lilia Morales y Mori -- http://poesiafracesptiempo.blogspot.mx/
Lucas Geremias - http://www.lucasgeremias.com/
Frank D.Smith -- http://www.underbrain.org/
Francesco Zanellato -- http://francescozanellato.jamendo.net/

Thanks to Isabel Mendonça Alves.

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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."

"Sono rimasto affascinato e al contempo rapito dal racconto. Mi sono sentito "immerso" nella storia e spesso ho colto l'ansia e la gioia dei protagonisti. Sono letteralmente senza parole... Complimenti all'autore. Ora mi tuffo nel secondo libro!"

"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.
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. Member of:
Millenium Project -- http://www.millennium-project.org/
Lifeboat Foundation -- http://lifeboat.com/ex/programs
Eptalia -- http://www.eptalia.it/