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Jun 3, 2019 | Inspiration How my experience in infrastructure master planning and wind energy research inspired my book The following relates to my personal journey of gaining experience in infrastructure master planning and wind energy research, have made me want to write the book: At the start of my career in construction whilst working on the redevelopment of the Gravesend Canal Basin as part of the Thames Gateway project in the UK in 2005, it was discovered that one of th

Jun 3, 2019 | Inspiration What sub and core themes of the book inspired the plot for the story? The disruptive technologies theme AI in the future reaches to the height of capitalism as it becomes disruptive and brings the fall of society is used for espionage and the cause of a nuclear disaster. Structure, order, and equality beyond personal individuality are what is required for utopia to be achieved. The story ends sadly with the antagonists stealing the ideas of the prota

Jun 3, 2019 | Inspiration Flowers for Alergnon by Daniel Keyes – Uplift, Psychological Sci-Fi – The core theme of mental health affecting the protagonist and how his mental health can actually help and increase his natural gift of creativity. The Time Machine by HG Wells – Time travel, Dystopian – The time travel theme, and Capitalism versus Socialism in the present and in the future theme, and the evolution of technology and the environment in the future theme. Do Androids D

Jun 10, 2019 | Behind the Scenes , Inspiration Core Mental Health Theme and other Sub-Themes of ReCO2gnition The protagonist’s own motivation to create innovative renewable energy designs is driven from him his own mental health. He wants to help prevent climate change disasters occurring. He wants his voice heard, to save others! I was also inspired by the idea of how an argument between an AI android and a human may manifest in proving whether the AI android could evolve an

Jun 13, 2019 | Inspiration We all want recognition for what we do in our working lives, we all want to be heard, as we value the importance of self-awareness and achievement. We all want to make a name for ourselves in whatever career we choose more so in today’s world. The title name of the book ReCO₂gnition has stemmed from the following ideas: – the protagonist desires to be recognised for his work and ideas, and for people to notice him psychologically, –

Jun 3, 2019 | Artwork , Behind the Scenes , Inspiration How was the author inspired to create the style of artwork? It is the lack of collectivism living in a capitalist society such as the UK in comparison to China’s progress such as faster transport networks as a more socialist nation, that has led me to create visions of how our urbanised areas could be better developed by harnessing renewable energy and infrastructure that combats against climate change. Infrastructure de

Jul 31, 2019 | Behind the Scenes , Inspiration Introducing Shui Feng the Shapeshifting Android Assassin Shui Feng is the main antagonist in the story, possessing shapeshifting powers as an android assassin. Shapeshifting in the story is an allegory of all things becoming more homogeneous and androgynous like, in the future. AI can transform something into being gender-neutral. Shapeshifting cannot mutate pansexuality effectively though, as it has not evolved enough to

Jun 3, 2019 | Behind the Scenes Grazia: She is a 1500m regional champion and highly flexible making BR wonder if she is inhuman and one of the androids after his first meeting with Merisi.Her background is also told by her in a flashback scene in the first person by her. GR has a habit of getting mixed up in the wrong crowd. Her background can be shown how she reflects at school how a girl who looked the double of her was fixated in becoming her to the extent of competing aga

Aug 27, 2019 | Critic reviews Jim’s Sci-Fi Blog https://jimsscifi.blogspot.com/2019/08/reco2nition-oxygen-debt-part-1-by-mark.html This is a blog of all things Sci-Fi. Please feel free to comment on any and all content. Notice… The purpose of this blog is to have a little fun. It is NOT to start arguments. I don’t profess to be an expert on Sci-fi, nor do I aspire to become an expert. You are welcome to comment on any and all content you find here. If my opinion differs

Aug 29, 2019 | Inspiration Parts of northern England could run dry by 2035, report reveals Patrick Barkham 29th August 2019 Demand for water could outstrip supply by 2035 in parts of northern England, according to a report. Recent focus on near-future water shortages has been on dry south-east England, where London’s consumption of water already outstrips supply in dry years, and the water companies that serve the capital are located in areas classified a

Aug 5, 2019 | Behind the Scenes The article below seeks to explain the mystery of the SATOR square, in which I have used it’s real life mysticism to fictitiously symbolise the mysticism and illusion of time travel in my Sci Fi story. The fantasy idea of using the SATOR square as a time travel portal expands upon the mystery of the SATOR Square’s mythology, surrounding it’s secrecy and cult following through past generations. The Sator Square; or charm of words APRIL 13, 20

Jul 28, 2019 | Behind the Scenes “2112: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE NEEDS GUIDANCE, AND AIR POLLUTION HAS ACCELERATED DUE TO A SERIES OF NUCLEAR AND CLIMATE CHANGE DISASTERS, TIME HAS RUN OUT FOR INNOVATIVE RENEWABLE ENERGY DESIGNS TO SAVE THE WORLD, DYSTOPIA IS UPON US!” Click here to read more. Recent Posts Climate change in Pakistan and it’s link to the story Goodreads reviews for book 3 Goodreads reviews for book 2 Goodreads reviews for Book 1 ReCognition-Hypno-Xia, Part 3

Sep 3, 2019 | Behind the Scenes The above image shows that the protagonist must enter the future world, to see from above the danger of who is being sent to steal his ideas, kidnap or kill him. If the protagonist stays in the present world, the protagonist’s ideas will be stolen, or he will be kidnapped or killed. The protagonist needs to protect himself by being on top of his game and being a step ahead of his competition. Our needs and emotions need to be met because if t

Aug 28, 2019 | Behind the Scenes , Inspiration Romantic Timetravel or Political Cli Fi Thriller? The romantic interest In the story the protagonist fears getting close to a soul mate due to being psychologically affected by the fear of losing someone he gets close to, will affect him traumatically in the same way that has affected him losing his mother. UNA’s agent Merisi tries to indicate to the protagonist that he needs to stay close to someone who cares for him and who c

Aug 11, 2019 | Behind the Scenes , Inspiration Introducing the Protagonist – a real-life climate change superhero. One of the core themes of the story is mental health, as the protagonist Dr. Ben Richards’ suffers from long term Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and how he strives to find his real voice, which isn’t a voice but his natural leadership in creativity! Once he recognises this in the story then his anxiety significantly reduces, as he realises the true measure of l

Aug 31, 2019 | Inspiration Elon Musk Used A Broken Marketplace To Play Us AllTesla the worst is yet to comeBy Soren K.Group Jul. 14, 2016 https://www.marketslant.com/…/elon-musk-how-play-broken-mar… The Death of a Shell Game? In July we reported that Tesla, SolarCity, and SpaceX were an America Keiretsu if not a shell game. All three companies are controlled by Musk, financed by the taxpayer’s money and owners of each other’s debt in a shell game surprisingly dependent on th

Aug 28, 2019 | Behind the Scenes , Inspiration Is Capitalism doing enough for Climate Change? Corporate Social Responsibility and the Investor by Edward H. Bowman, January 1973 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Profits as a reflection of efficiency can be thought of as the most major facet of a corporation’s responsibilities, certainly one set of concepts which must be introduced to modify this argument is that of economic externalities. Most of the costs of a corporati

Sep 4, 2019 | Behind the Scenes What do the visitors from the future, want? Dr. Richard’s creative vision and trade secrets of his discovery and further undisclosed discovery from lost artefacts in Pompeii that can further improve his innovative design and help complete his detailed design. What is Richards hiding? His undisclosed innovative design idea. His intel – is this ideology of harnessing wind power generation from the project engineering of creating a unique archite

Sep 4, 2019 | Behind the Scenes Shapeshifting is an allegory for capitalist stealth, and corporate gain disguising their ulterior motives to steal ideas from others and their competitors. Greed is rife in the modern era even more so in the future than it is today. The Tenebrism used by Caravaggio in his painting is an allegory of how we should adopt the world as being the centre of the picture and illuminate it with light resembling power from renewable, keeping the darknes

Sep 17, 2019 | Critic reviews Book Reviewers Needed – Mark Dowson Please contact me at m_dowson@sky.com if you are an Influencer, Writing critic, Blogger, Journalist, or Author who is interested in reviewing my book and sending me a testimonial review? If so I will send out a free Advanced Review Copy of my Ebook for you to review, in return for uploading your testimonial review on my author website and promote your own website, and service. I look forward to receiving your