Aeternum Ray

“Poverty terrorism murder disease homelessness hopelessness hunger and death; all cease to exist in 2049.” Aeternum Ray is a sweeping yet intimate story of mankind’s next renaissance that will appeal to fans of visionaries Isaac Asimov Gene Roddenberry and Ray Kurzweil. The novel is a collection of emotional personal letters written by 240-year-old William Babington to his newborn son Benjamin. Having lived a full life William has experienced everything from death to his rebirth into the utopian Aeternum; an advanced computer system shepherded by the omnipotent artificial intelligence Ray. William pens the highlights of his existence love and loss while reflecting on the centuries of wonder he has witnessed firsthand. His humble letters form a detailed memoir that is intertwined with humanity’s greatest triumphs the technological singularity and the solemn burden of surviving Earth’s darkest night of terror. Through the light and dark times of the near future Aeternum Ray departs from dystopian themes and brings back the uplifting notion of utopian speculative ideals.