The Transhumanist Wager by Zoltan Istvan
Philosopher and former National Geographic journalist Zoltan Istvan presents his visionary novel, The Transhumanist Wager, as a seminal statement of our times.Scorned by over 500 publishers and literary agents around the world, his philosophical thriller has been called revolutionary and socially dangerous by readers, scholars, and religious authorities. The novel debuts a challenging original philosophy, which rebuffs modern civilization by inviting the end of the human species-and declaring the onset of something greater.Set in the present day, the novel tells the story of transhumanist Jethro Knights and his unwavering quest for immortality via science and technology. Fighting against him are fanatical religious groups, economically depressed governments, and mystic Zoe Bach: a dazzling trauma surgeon and the love of his life, whose belief in spirituality and the afterlife is absolute. Exiled from America and reeling from personal tragedy, Knights forges a new nation of willing scientists on the world's largest seasteading project, Transhumania. When the world declares war against the floating city, demanding an end to its renegade and godless transhuman experiments and ambitions, Knights strikes back, leaving the planet forever changed.Zoltan Istvan, an American-Hungarian, set off on a solo, multi-year sailing expedition across the world when he was 21 years old. His main cargo consisted of 500 hand-selected books, the majority of which were classics. He's traveled to over 100 countries, many as a National Geographic Channel journalist, writing, filming, and appearing in scores of television shows, articles, and webcasts. The New York Times Syndicate, Outside, the San Francisco Chronicle, BBC Radio, NBC, ABC, CBS, FOX, Animal Planet, and the Travel Channel have all featured his work. He achieved international notoriety for pioneering and popularizing the extreme sport of volcano boarding, in addition to his award-winning coverage of the Kashmir conflict.
Later, Zoltan became a director for the international conservation organization WildAid, where he led armed patrol groups in Southeast Asia to combat the multibillion-dollar illegal wildlife trade. Returning in the United States, he founded a number of profitable enterprises, ranging from real estate development to filmmaking to viticulture, and merged them under the ZI Ventures umbrella. He is a Columbia University philosophy and religion studies graduate who lives in San Francisco with his daughter and physician wife. The Transhumanist Wager, a visionary story about apatheist Jethro Knights and his steadfast pursuit for immortality through science and technology, was recently released by Zoltan.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780988616110 |
| ISBN 10 | 0988616114 |
| Title | The Transhumanist Wager |
| Author | Zoltan Istvan |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Futurity Imagine Media LLC |
| Year published | 2013-03-30 |
| Number of pages | 306 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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