The Experiment
by Cristian Alejandro Solari
Genre of this Book: Science Fiction
Word count: 65000
All intelligent species in the Universe live in harmony under the Constitution of the Confederation. To try to understand how high intelligence was reached by member species, experiments had been set up by the Confederation in different star-planetary systems; researcher Geb is assigned a particularly promising one. To everyone’s surprise, this experiment succeeds and self-conscious preintelloids evolve and thrive. But, on a routine analysis, Geb finds astonishing evidence of a new technological development that would allow preintelloids to migrate from their star-planetary system and meet their creators. Their space travel technology was not expected to be so advanced at that stage of their evolution, before becoming full intelloids. The Confederation has two uncomfortable options: either terminate the experiment and risk going against the Constitution, or not interfere and risk an invasion of a potentially dangerous species.
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Cristian, how did you come up with the title for your book? Does it have any special meaning?
I wanted the title to be as simple as possible so it did not spoil the story. I thought of putting more information into the title, but I didn’t want to narrow the reader’s expectation of the book. The simple truth is that the book is about an experiment.
Who was your favorite character and why?
Although it is a secondary character, my favorite character is researcher Huan Tom because she is intuitive and funny; readers will have fun with her. I just feel that this is the best developed character.
Does your book have any underlying theme, message, or moral?
I think that the underlying theme in this book is to show the readers how primitive our civilization still is. We as humans have a long way to go to really become an advanced civilization, not only technologically, but also culturally.
What would/could a reader or reviewer say about this book that shows they “get” you as an author?
I don’t think the reader/reviewer needs to “get” me. Each person reads from its own perspective and might say opposing things about the book and that’s fine. I can only say that I’m a scientist, not a writer; I had a story to tell so I wrote it.
Give us an excerpted quote from your favorite review of this book:
After a bit, became absorbed by the “Experiment”. I was particularly pleased that Geb never gave up, even though he appeared to come to the only possible conclusion.
Where can people learn more about your writing?
http://gebsaar.blogspot.com
