Email from the Future Notes from 208..., Michael Rogers
Email from the Future Notes from 208..., Michael Rogers
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Email from the Future: Notes from 2084

Author: Michael Rogers

Narrator: Michael Braun

Unabridged: 7 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/22/2022

Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction


Synopsis

What would the world look like if we did everything right for the next 50 years?“A compelling series of speculations about what the next century will be like…Not only readable, but deeply thought-provoking.”Kirkus ReviewsIt’s 2084, and Aldus, an elderly robot repairman, is writing the history of the 21st century for his grandson, Luca. Born in 2010, Aldus lived through it all—the War on the Warming, the repair of the planet, the rise of true artificial intelligence, automation everywhere and much more. “I was but a foot soldier,” Aldus tells his grandson, “but there is value in that perspective.”Aldus also fears his time is short. Unlucky members of his generation sometimes experience long-delayed side effects from childhood infection with COVID. Aldus could be among them, and so his writing may have a literal deadline.Heartfelt, hopeful, and often humorous—a utopian novel in the truest sense—Email From the Future blends fact and fiction to spin a detailed picture of the future. From climate change, education, space travel, and religion to sex, food, crime, politics and even gaming, acclaimed futurist Michael Rogers describes the world of 2084. And more importantly, how we can survive long enough to actually get there.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Paul on May 09, 2024

Dystopian sci-fi is so last year! Aldus was born in 2010 and had the great fortune to live in a 21st century in which the world had found the wisdom, the strength, the will, and, for the most part at least, the political courage to do almost everything right. The world wasn’t perfect but might be des......more

Goodreads review by Demetria on May 24, 2022

First of all, I’m a pessimist. When I look at the today’s world I can’t see it changing for better, only for worse. In simple words, I think we’re all f*cked. This book is a very, sometimes painfully optimistic and sometimes even naive answer to ‘what if’ questions about how we can change our world......more

Goodreads review by Lynda on April 19, 2022

Climate fiction, but not a novel. This is an optimistic fictional biography of an old man, writing a legacy for his grandson. It's 2084 and the "email" chronicles what the world looks like after society did everything right for 50 years. Born in 2010, Aldus lived through it all—the War on the Warmin......more

Goodreads review by Laura Fleming on April 24, 2022

Thank you to the publisher for allowing me an ARC copy of this book. This book is an important read and I really liked the concept of it so much. Email From The Future is a fiction delving into the future of humanity. Aldus is a GenZ coming to the end of his life in 2084 and has decided to write to......more

Goodreads review by Vicky on December 29, 2022

I enjoyed reading this book, but have mixed feelings about his vision for the future......more