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Brett HodnettCyclesoc@c.im
2025-04-08

If #civilization began again from scratch, what kinds of societies would evolve next time? #Communal, #capitalist. #theocratic, #meritocratic, #secular, #egalitarian, #exploitive? Societies are usually a combination of these types, but do they always combine as we expect them to? Are our choices about the type of #society we create completely up to us, or are we constrained by the environment and circumstance? Tomorrow is the last day I’ll be giving away my novel HUMAN to FediHumans. Visit bretthodnett.com/FreeHUMAN.htm and use the code ‘fedihuman’ to get your free EPUB!

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Brett HodnettCyclesoc@c.im
2025-04-03

When writing the acknowledgements for my novel HUMAN it occurred to me that one of the greatest debts I owe is to all the authors that I’ve read throughout my life. Not only classic literature, fantastical tales and heartbreaking stories, but also non-fiction, whether about #science or #history, #economics or home renovation. In fact, why stop there? I must also include scientific papers, newspaper articles, blogs, and all the various and sundry writings I’ve ever come across.
Together, they provided me with the rich tapestry of stories and facts which have smashed around in my head and resulted in creative thoughts of my own. They also provided me with the knowledge of how to write. I never really learned how to write a story, I’ve only intuited how to do so through reading what others have written.
So I would like to thank everyone who has ever let loose written words into the world. I’ve made HUMAN free this week for all #FediHumans. Visit bretthodnett.com/FreeHUMAN.htm and use the code ‘fedihuman’ to get your free EPUB.

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Brett HodnettCyclesoc@c.im
2024-11-26

I've still got some final editing to do on my upcoming novel, HUMAN, but it should be published this winter. I now have the blurb written for it though!

A remarkable exploration of family, society, and what makes us human, HUMAN will take you from the post-apocalyptic world of the near future, to the two very different societies that emerge 15 million years later, where those few surviving individuals have evolved to become something that we might not fully recognize as human.

When Ayla’s research takes her to a remote river in Canada’s far north, Chris brings their daughter to an isolated island in the southern Pacific. Though at opposite ends of the earth, they both awaken one morning to black skies, and a night that doesn’t end. Slowly, Ayla and Chris begin to realize that humanity has been inexplicably wiped out, and only their isolation has saved them. Besides the handful of people around them, they are now alone in the world. As they struggle to build new ways to live, they must also struggle with how to let go of their past.

Millions of years later, when their descendants finally meet, they have evolved to become two very different kinds of humans, with two very different civilizations. As each tries to build a better world for themselves, navigating love, loss, betrayal and success within their own societies, their biggest challenge may be to recognize the humanity of the other.

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Image of the book cover of the novel HUMAN. The entire cover is a fiery orange sunset over dark, choppy water. The bottom two-thirds of the image is the dark waters, the top third is an orange sky and sparse clouds lit by a fiery orange sun two-thirds below the horizon. Printed in large dark letters just above the horizon line is the word HUMAN in capital letters. The inverse of the word HUMAN is reflected in light grey in the water below. At the very bottom of the page the water curls in a slight wave and printed over that in smaller grey letters is the authors name, Brett Hodnett, in capital letters.
Brett HodnettCyclesoc@c.im
2024-10-07

My upcoming novel, HUMAN, now has a cover! Check it out.

A remarkable exploration of family, society, and what makes us human, HUMAN will take you from the post-apocalyptic world of the near future, to the two very different societies that emerge 15 million years later, where those few surviving individuals have evolved to become something that we might not fully recognize as human.

HUMAN will be released in early 2025.

#Human #WritingCommunity #SelfPublishing #Writing #BookMarketing #Reading #ReadAllTheBooks #WhatToRead #BookBlog #Readers #BrettHodnett #SpeculativeFiction #SciFi #WritersOfMastadon #SFF #SF #ScienceFiction #Author #Writer #Writers #Books #Livres #Bookstodon #BookCover #HumanEvolution #PostApocalypse #ApocalypticFiction #FutureImaginary #Evolution

Image of the book cover of the novel HUMAN. The entire cover is a fiery orange sunset over dark, choppy water. The bottom two-thirds of the image is the dark waters, the top third is an orange sky and sparse clouds lit by a fiery orange sun two-thirds below the horizon. Printed in large dark letters just above the horizon line is the word HUMAN in capital letters. The inverse of the word HUMAN is reflected in light grey in the water below. At the very bottom of the page the water curls in a slight wave and printed over that in smaller grey letters is the authors name, Brett Hodnett, in capital letters.

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