Future History 2050
by Thomas Harding (Author)
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Booktalk: In 2020, a researcher is shocked to find a set of notebooks detailing the history of the next thirty years. Is this a hoax? Or could it be real?
The notebooks, written in the year 2050, contain interview transcripts between teenage Billy and Gran Nancy. We learn about the great climate SHOCK, when global temperatures rise much faster than anticipated, resulting in catastrophic consequences for humanity. We learn about a shift away from democracy, toward unelected “ethnarchs” — heads of corporations who use their access to our personal data to competently run the world. We learn about the giant city towers where most people live, work and play inside — where it’s safe from natural disasters and viral outbreaks.
And between these interviews, we learn more about Billy, whose interest in the history that has been erased from the official record is causing trouble in 2050. Is it too late to change the past to save the future?
Snippet: My parents and gran talk about flying on airplanes, but I’ve never been on one. No one my age has. They were outlawed back in 2029 at the height of the CLIMATE SHOCK. There’s a lot of talk about inventing a carbon-free means of mass air travel, but the technology hasn’t been invented yet.
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