The Sparrow is a 1996 science fiction novel written by Mary Doria Russell. It takes its name from this Bible verse. In the Christian worldview, nothing happens in either heaven nor earth without God's knowledge, even the seemingly innocuous action of a sparrow falling to the ground. Ostensibly it is the story of Earth’s first contact with alien life, but it is far more than that. This is a science fiction novel that explores themes surrounding spiritualism, religion, and faith, as well as the idea that evil actions can be and often are initially undertaken with benign and or even benevolent intentions. Sometimes a well-meaning purpose may lead to unexpected or even devastating results. And most of the time when events like this occur, upon reviewing the facts of the case it turns out it could have been avoidable had more caution and thought been employed. The opening lines of the book sum this up perfectly:
"It was predictable, in hindsight."
The Sparrow is one of the most disturbing books that I've read in recent memory for its depiction of the desecration of both spirit and body. Now if you have not read The Sparrow and spoilers are something you care about then you might want to stop this video soon. The twist in this book turned my stomach, it made me jittery and anxious, as it was truly one of the most uncomfortable and disturbing sections of a book that I’ve read in a long time. If you like these kinds of stories, philosophical slow science fiction stories that take their time releasing their secrets, and if you like unveiling the mysteries and horrors for yourself, then use the Amazon affiliate link in the description and get the book first! If you don’t mind spoilers, then continue forward!
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The Rhoyne one of the main rivers of Essos. The south part of it becomes so wide that one in the middle of the river cannot see the shores. The modern Rhoyne is scattered with the ruins of ancient Rhoynar cities destroyed by the Valyrians. The Rhoyne is also plagued with pirates, as is also home to giant turtles known as the old men of the river. The Rhonish wars were said to have been sparked when the Valyrians killed one of these animals, who were sacred to the Rhoynar.
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They'll be a few minor spoilers in this one, guys. As I said earlier, power in Dune is not typically discussed in these terms, but considering the fact that there are several characters in the Dune universe who would seem superhuman if they were to appear in real life, maybe it's actually an interesting topic. So I thought it would be fun to rank the characters. Let’s go from least powerful to most powerful. Also, I will only be discussing Frank Herbert’s Original six Dune books for this video!
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According to the Dune Encyclopedia, the Planet Arrakis was discovered by Jasta Mason of the Society of the Mystic Mariners.
Imperial paleontologist Pardot Kynes later discovered that Dune once had to have been a lush and fertile world teeming with life. He was correct, in truth Arrakis had once been a green and wet planet. According to the Dune Encyclopedia, the oxygen-rich atmosphere of Arrakis allowed for the evolution of diverse land and marine life, though it is noted that very large reptiles like the ones known on other planets never evolved.
Eventually, a catastrophe occurs. Little is known of what caused it, though some suggest that a near impact could be the culprit, but whatever the reason, Arrakis lost most of its atmosphere the oxygen on the planet dramatically decreased. Most lifeforms of the planet perished. Following this dramatic decrease in oxygen was a gradual rise and it was eventually discovered the cause was the Sandworms. The Worms metabolic processes produced oxygen, eventually, an equilibrium was met on the planet.
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The Southern Reach is a science fiction trilogy by author Jeff VanderMeer, some weeks ago I released a video covering the first book in the series, Annihilation. Annihilation, which was adapted into a film in 2018, introduces to us the mystery of Area X. Though the first book excellently sets the stage for one of the most authentic cosmic horror tales since HP Lovecraft, the mysteries of the series really unfold in the following two books, Authority, and Acceptance. Each of the books were released in 2014 just months apart from each other. Now that I've finished the entire trilogy my recommendation is to read them as a single book, as the three together tell a complete story. These three books definitely make up one of the most mind bending trilogies that I've read in the last few years. In this video we will journey beyond the border into the mind breaking corridor of Area X.
What is the secret of Area X, why is it here, what does it want? What is the otherworldly creature known as the “Crawler” who etched its eerie sermon along the walls of the tunnel referred to as the tower? What role did the lighthouse keeper play in all these strange events, and what are the motives of the mysterious organizations the Seance and Science Brigade, and the Southern Reach? This series is one of the most interesting cosmic horror stories that I’ve read, it maintains its mystery but provides satisfying answers to many of the primary questions, for those that look hard enough. In my opinion this Trilogy can be seen almost as a retelling of HP Lovecraft’s the color out of space, essentially it is a first contact story, and like the color out of space, it points out that our definition of life might be quite limited. Given the vastness of the universe, who knows what strange forms may come into existence, and who can say how contact with life on earth would affect said entities, and what effect they may have on us.
For reasons that remain obscure it all began, at least from the perspective of earth, along the forgotten shore, a shore that had long been known to conjure twisted stories among its inhabitants; there were plenty of eerie whispers about things seen and heard. Something happened there 30 years prior to the events of Annihilation, the "Event", in present day the place is devoid of human life and nature has reclaimed it, it is now Area X. This video will contain major spoilers for the southern reach trilogy so if you haven’t read them and spoilers are a thing you care about, I suggest you pause this video and come back to it after you've read the series. Otherwise continue forward.
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Up until the book Heretics Dune, the most powerful weapons that we knew of in the Dune Universe were the atomic weapons that the great houses of the Landsraad had agreed to reserve just in case human beings ever need to face off against a non-human threat. But when other humans came returning from deep within the cosmos this all changed.
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Rendezvous with Rama is a classic Science Fiction book by Arthur C Clarke. It will be adapted soon by Denis Villeneuve, who also did, Dune, Arrival, And Bladerunner 2049
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The word Faufreluches refers to the class system which existed during the of the Old Imperium in the Dune universe. The Faufreluches system was designed to maintain control of certain groups within the Imperium, and also offer some order to the manner in which humans relate to one another. The motto of the Faufreluches was “A Place for every man and every man in his place.
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The Hyperion Cantos is a Science Fiction Series by Dan Simmons that consists of 4 books. Hyperion, The Fall of Hyperion, Endymion, and the Rise of Endymion. The First book of the series opens up in the 29th century and follows seven humans as they make the journey to the outback world of Hyperion in order to partake in the Shrike Pilgrimage. The Technocore, the amalgamation of all sentient AI, has dubious motivations throughout much of the books. The Hegemony of Man maintains a seeming alliance with the core, and the core has also gifted several groundbreaking technologies to humanity. The Technocore advises the Hegemony through avatars of its own creation, using Cybrids, beings that are grown from human DNA, but whose true being exists inside of the Technocore itself. Technocore also manages the All-Thing in real-time. In this time humans of the Hegemony were all linked through the “All Thing” Through the All Thing they could vote on legislation, communicate with each other with ease, and instantaneously access whatever information they needed.
But this was only possible on worlds connected by Fatline technology. The world of Hyperion was one of the hundreds of inhabited worlds of the galactic Hegemony which was not connected by Farcaster, or Fatline technology. Because of this Journeys to the world of Hyperion had to be made by way of conventional space travel. At the start of Hyperion 7 pilgrims have been chosen by the Shrike Church, also known as the Church of the Final Atonement to Partake in the Shrike Pilgrimage. The Shrike is a legendary being that appeared on Hyperion at the same time as the mysterious objects known as the time tombs who were believed to have been sent backward in time from some distant future point.
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In this video, we discuss the "Why" the "How" and the ramifications of Leto II Atreides's metamorphosis into the Worm- God-Emperor who would subject the Dune Universe to 3,500 years of authoritarian rule. Leto II was the second born son of Paul Atreides, the original Kwisatz Haderach. Leto joins into a symbiotic relationship with the creature known as sandtrout, in order to extend his life by thousands of years. This Video obviously has spoilers but the book is also more than 30 years old so...
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