Mr Tsakraklides' new novel gives us a clue on what could happen if Mother Nature decides to reclaim what is hers in this exciting eco-thriller. The New Earth is an interesting book and shows that Tsakraklides has talent when it comes to narrating descriptive passages which carry the reader into the near future with spark … Continue reading Book Review for A New Earth – Literary Licence Podcast
continued from previous The bioluminescent plankton had begun to approach the city, riding on the northerly current. It became visible first as a faint, thin bright line just below the evening horizon. As it got closer, it broadened into a deep turquoise-blue ribbon that began to cast its glow into the sky above. It was … Continue reading A New Earth – The One
He reached deep into one of the pockets in his jacket and took out the packet of Black Sky that one of the Revelers at the shelter had sneaked in as a goodbye present. He held the tiny ziploc bag up to the faint light, looking at the transparent crystals inside. Turning the bag sideways … Continue reading A New Earth – Petunia
continued from previous She closed the notebook shut with a single, slow but decisive hand movement. She kept on staring at it for a few seconds, almost in a comatose state, as she tried to wake up from her daydream. How could it be that the entire world was sitting inside a notebook, in a … Continue reading A New Earth – Disaster Gene
continued from previous “Good morning! Can I show you something?” Michael said to Olivia as she was taking a slow sip of her coffee. She took her time putting down the cup on the benchtop, avoiding to look in his direction. Arms crossed, she got up and followed him to his station. Pausing as she … Continue reading A New Earth – Genesis II
continued from previous Of course, John wasn’t the only one who knew that the natural world was accelerating towards a new order. Artificial Intelligence programs, originally designed with the purpose of forecasting investment performance, had self-learned the art of speculation to the point where they could predict almost anything, about anyone. It wasn’t until their … Continue reading A New Earth – The Oracle
(FINE PRINT) 100 other species are going extinct daily As much as we consider Nature non-sentient, it definitely has its thinking hat on at the moment: it is beginning to tackle climate change before humans can even begin to acknowledge it. It is doing this by trying to curb human population, the number one aggravator of … Continue reading Hormonal Karma: Sperm counts are nose-diving for the most populous animal on Earth
It was the biggest show on Earth as billions around the world gathered around their TVs eager to watch as ancient icebergs slid into the ocean in real time koalas held on to trees in crystal clear resolution as they burned alive and commercials so many commercials so many products to choose from all those … Continue reading Showtime
We built our cities on the coast of this giant bowl taking full advantage of the forgiving qualities of water Next to an abyss as deep as our confusion, we did our business Thinking the magic toilet had eatenOur invommitable sins But the whirlpool was reversible The flush took its revenge An exponential excremential soon turned into a hurricanebringing us face to face for … Continue reading Reflux
The cloud started its life small: a tiny grey blemish in the sky, completely unaware of its own malignancy. As it sat lonely at the backside of the mountain, it became used to being fed by humans, just like a butcher’s dog. It never rained, not even moved. Just sat there all alone growing fatter … Continue reading Entropy
George Tsakraklides 