JUNE 2508 (Paperback)

by James Bhumi (Author)

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JUNE 2508

In a few centuries, man's continuing quest for ever-more prosperity, longevity, and conquest of territory culminates in a drastic scientific breakthrough. It's something terrifying. And it's terrible. Yet nothing else will do it all. The governments quietly promote it. But to be widely accepted, first it has to overcome many hurdles.

This is a Prospective Fiction story of some of these showdowns that occur at the dawn of the 26th century on Mars. . .

--- S. Skiffington, VP Marketing

The story humorously explores the underlying, subtle aspects of Intelligence, Prosperity, Value Of Life, Longevity, Religions, Toolbox, Proximity Factor, Chemistry Of The Sexes, Nigam-Johson Limit, Driving Cars, Making Changes, First Aliens . . .

A book-full of brain candies! Some sweet. Some sour. Car Driving's the best . . . Or was it Toolboxes?

--- Prof. E. Godrick

A humorously written, Prospective Fiction story that thoughtfully weaves a foreseeable path to a near future, highlighting many crises, a few that got solved and some that festered.
A young Raemon Teeler-he wasn't born yesterday-emigrates to Mars to see the situation for himself . . . and ends up battling love, Religions, icebergs, aliens. . .

Read and enjoy. --- H. Dreyer, Attorney

About the Author
The author holds a Ph.D. and is the co-founder of a small, high-tech company engaged in the early detection and medical diagnosis of strokes.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 344 pages
• Publisher: Outskirts Press (December 9, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1432700456
• ISBN-13: 978-1432700454
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,192,911 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars At least in this future, mankind still exists 500 years from now, September 30, 2008

By	Charles W. Gregory "Reviewer-Editor-Bookseller" (FORT LAUDERDALE) - See all my reviews

James Bhumi has crafted a masterful picture of a future that feels possible in virtually every way. His vision is based on realistic predictions. There are no aliens popping in to change humanity, nor any other of the deus ex machina interventions common to many science fiction novels. This is a science fiction novel that is actually based on science. And, just as important, it's fun to read! In this future history, mankind has colonized Mars. It started around 2300, and was perhaps a bit more organized than the great migrations of Earth's history up to now. Of course, the reasons for people to settle there were similar to those which prompted the expansion of America to its western borders, or the mass movement of people from Europe to America before that, or countless other examples. Escape is the primary reason. Those who have been oppressed and suppressed eventually rise up, and moving somewhere else is often the best option. So, in 2300, there had been expeditions to Mars, and a great movement to colonize that planet. It all stopped suddenly a few years later. Despite having taken all known precautions the settlers began showing visible mutations by their third generation. Suddenly, Mars was shunned like a colony of lepers and the settlement-enabling, investment money quickly dried up. But researchers discovered a vaccine that further immunized the human DNA against long-term mutations. The Second Generation of emigrants left Earth to settle on Mars. By the early 2500s when protagonist Raemon Teeler arrives, the population is well over 100,000 and the colony is thriving both in terms of the health of its people and is economy. Unlike many other writers, Bhumi does not foresee a world where Artificial Intelligence has been achieved. There are no robots in his future, at least not in the commonly accepted form. There are extremely efficient machines called Valets that perform most of the menial tasks for the humans, though. They also help to make sure that crime does not occur--yet their interference does not have a horrifying Orwellian feel Big Brother does not seem to be running things here. When Raemon Teeler, the protagonist, arrives on Mars, he does worry that his personal valet will make him so efficient that he'll have nothing to do most of the time, but there is always the age-old stuff to complicate life: local girls, one in particular, serve to chase away any boredom. Then there are his lectures at the university--teaching is his reason for being on Mars, actually. As it happens, he has a plan to alleviate the tremendous problem of water availability for his new home, and his social connections end up making him part of a scientific project to implement his ideas. June 2508 is an exciting and entertaining novel but it also one that makes the reader think. The science is sound, and clear, but the reader learns about it as part of the story. There is humor, too. And love.

2.0 out of 5 stars Who wrote all these glowing reviews?, March 10, 2009

By	Bart - See all my reviews

I love science fiction and purchase lots of it on Amazon.com. The concepts in the book all interest me but I didn't find the characters compelling or the plot interesting or believable. There were a few very interesting ideas presented but certainly not enough to sustain an entire book. I see that someone tagged this book as "easy reading" and I think that is apt. The pages were small and the text was large and the prose was simple and straightforward.

Maybe my taste is different, or maybe the other five reviews here are friends of the author/publisher.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Marvelous Mars, April 20, 2007

By	Lewis J. Levey (Miami, FL) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

JUNE 2508
It took me 2 weeks to read the last 40 pages--I would only read a few pages a day because I didn't want it to end! And with so many issues still open, I couldn't imagine how they could all be tied together in those few remaining pages. But in one stimulating climax after another, the science, the story, the romance, the wisdom and everything else--yes, the many mysteries, too, some of which I had not even spotted--got tied up in a most satisfying and dramatic way. Every page made me feel like I was living in an underground city on Mars--500 years in the future! I can't wait to go back to my future home on Mars when the sequel comes out! [...]