Clifi Stories

Wenn die Erde sich selbst verteidigen könnte.

A lover's explanation of her choice

The Neon Dawn exploded and took with it the most basic elements of humanity. Only a few survived the explosions, fewer still the mutations and those who did were the privileged few. Undeserving, greedy and corrupt, they created more devastation than any of the beasts that followed.

As governments give $5.3 trillion a year to fossil fuel companies, while the media propagates the idea that solar and wind energy are unprofitable (IRL!), comes Nature's Confession, the epic tale of two teens in a fight to save a warming planet, the universe . . . and their love "The novel is epic" -The Guardian Readers' Favorite Award Winner Book Excellence Award Finalist A Top 10 Best Science Fiction book When a smart-mouthed, mixed-race teen wonders why the work that needs to be done pays nothing compared to the busywork glorified on holovision news, the search for answers takes him on the wildest journey of anyone's lifetime. Their planet is choked with pollution. They can't do anything about it . . . or can they? With the girl of his dreams, he inadvertently invents living computers. Just as the human race allows corporations to pollute Earth into total desolation, institute martial law and enslave humanity, the two teens set out to save civilization. Can they thwart polluters of Earth and other fertile planets? The heroes come into their own in different kinds of relationships in this diverse, multi-cultural romance. Along the way, they enlist the help of female droid Any Gynoid, who uncovers cutting-edge scientific mysteries. Their quest takes them through the Big Bang and back. Will Starliament tear them from the project and unleash 'intelligent' life's habitual pollution, or will youth lead the way to a new way of coexisting with Nature? JL Morin entertains questions about busywork; economic incentives to pollute; sustainable energy; exploitation; cyborgs; the sanctity of Nature; and many kinds of relationships in this diverse, multi-cultural romance.

This book does not aim to be strictly a novel, nor an essay: it is an interstitial exploration between speculative reflection and conceptual fiction, where each term and each "reflection/fiction" scene puts forth hypotheses about the future of humanity in an age of technical symbiosis. It carries the critical clarity of someone who can no longer remain silent. It exposes uncomfortable truths that, while recognizable, seem impossible to reverse.

In 2043, the rainfall started...and it has not stopped. London lays on the brink of collapse as the Overcasts tighten their grip on the sinking city. After being left to fend for themselves, Finn, Mim, Jeero, and Lena are thrust onto an overcrowded Spillship. Here, they are confronted with the realities of their new drowning world, where thousands have turned to religious extremism. As their lives intertwine, the teens navigate love, friendship, and loyalty, forging fragile bonds and discovering what they are truly capable of. When whispers of a movement dedicated to stopping the rain echo through the ship, they embark on a daring quest for freedom. Under the constant watch of the electric eagles, they face treacherous waters and internal enemies, risking everything to join the resistance.

(Officially published at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F92WRVN4 ) Horizons Corporation is a distant memory, but the damage they wrought remains. Humanity has seen the Forces for what they are, and they are suffering. Fatality is tasked with healing the injured and dying nature gods, but everywhere she turns, something is watching, out to get her. Worse, Void has announced his return. The old gods are back, and they demand sacrifices. How can Fatality save everyone when she might not be able to save herself? The asteroid is coming. Three Wasted Chances is an action-packed dystopic mythological/sci-fi story and is the third and final novel in the Fatality series. )

Book Five

Maya Reeves's research is dismissed as pseudoscience. Her mentor is no longer around. Her career is hanging by a thread.But deep in the Amazon rainforest, she's found something impossible: huge, ancient trees that seem to communicate with each other and warn each other about future events. Mateo Oliveira holds seven generations of indigenous knowledge about the forest's secrets. He's also the last person Maya expected to have as a research partner. Together, they'll prove that the forest thinks, communicates, and remembers-if they can survive long enough to document it. A slow-burn romance between two scientists discovering that some patterns are worth following, even when they lead somewhere unexpected.

At a time when climate change has wrought transformations in south India's Kaveri river basin, a negotiator for a small town travels to Bengaluru to make a trade deal. During his trip, he meets a range of people with diverse vested interests, all fighting to get their share of available resources.

Une mère et sa fille. Un olivier à mettre en terre, une matinée pour le faire, et entre elles tout ce qui prend du temps - la terre qui résiste, un mot de trop, une question sur la durée des choses qui en cache une autre.

This is not a dystopia. This is not a wasted landscape, a place without hope. This is not the land of Bradbury, Lowry, Collins, Orwell, or Roth. This is not a dystopia. But there are some who would disagree. **** Fifty years after the Third World War and its catastrophic impact on the environment and its inhabitants, societies are just beginning to remember how to do anything but survive. But as attention shifts from bare survival to quality of life, it is clear that not all visions for society are the same--and there are some who would risk a new era of conflict to make their vision a reality. It is in this society teetering between disasters that four young adults find themselves with more power--and in more danger--than they ever expected. Ophelia is a high-ranking government employee, fiercely committed to her vision of the future and harboring a terrifying secret. Derek is the leader of a growing revolution, intent on changing the society he hates--through whatever means possible. Caden is a young, rising soldier caught in a dangerous dance between loyalty and honesty. Indie is a farmer, struggling with mental illness and swept into a conflict that threatens to destroy her home and her future, even as she holds a key to the past that could change it all. Told from four perspectives, Collective explores the politics of idealism, the meaning of freedom, and the choice to define ourselves in the face of an always changing world.

It began with the ocean. It was our fault, but nobody cared until it was too late. - #PlanetOrPlastic 500 word short story contest entry with @NationalGeographic cover & story description by me

The start of each day can be a challenge on the Red Planet, as Ally knows. High temperatures mean the death index is ten minutes in the shade and her favorite hang-out, the local recreation center, is closed. Mom is serving roach paste for breakfast. However, there is an interesting new boy at school, if she can capture his attention before her friend Mia does. Donning her heatsuit, Ally heads off through the sand dunes for another day of classes on the Red Planet.