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Author Insight
Losing the Lava
Lava is deadly and dangerous, there’s no doubt about that – but recent studies show the Earth’s core is cooling quickly. In my novel Ripped Genes an organism digs deep to pull lava from the core to use as a weapon. On Earth, lava naturally erupts and burns everything in its path. However, in only two or three billion years, that’s likely to change. Every time a volcano erupts with a spectacular release of heat onto the surface, or an alien sucks lava and spits it out, the core is cooled a bit. Eventually, Earth will turn into a barren rock. By that time, I have faith that humans will have found a way to continue. While the author of Sapiens thinks humans will only survive a million years, I’ve noticed that throughout history, we step up to overcome disaster and live on as a race. That’s what it’s all about, this being alive thing – reaching out, exploring, imagining new ways and solutions. Each of us has a role to play in bettering humans or the planet in some way. Solving with science, educating, charming into peace and goodwill…all talents are useful. Earth might be slowly losing its lava, but future generations will find ways to warm hearts, minds, and a home, wherever it might be.
Book Excerpt
Ripped Genes
“What damage does it do?” Woon asked.
“There are channels carved into the surface of the Sapphire Dreams as if it’s eating away at the metal of its hull,” Heather reported.
“What I need is a giant pair of scissors,” Woon said. “Aiming at each tendril to sever it without damaging Sapphire is challenging.”
“I’ll talk to Engineering to see if they can pack up the jaws of life that are attached to the ceiling in the center of the hangar disc and send them out quick enough,” Walsh said.
Hugh reported, “Like others on the ship, some of my people are down with that new thing going around, but I’ve got enough for a team.” Luckily, Hugh and his maintenance team were pretty efficient. Working feverishly, it took them mere minutes to unbolt the giant jaws, hook them up to a battery and controller, and mount it on the Jason shuttle. Under Woon’s brainwave guidance and in coordination with Jason’s pilot, the tool modelled after industrial demolition machinery opened its giant jaws. One after another, it snipped the tendrils off, spraying lava that quickly solidified into dangerous projectiles.
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