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Ganymede Wakes by Joshua T. Calvert [Calvert, Joshua T.] is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Ganymede Wakes about?
In the year 2058, four mega-corporations dominate the world. Government structures are falling apart, government leaders are degenerating into marionettes of the corporation executives, and capitalism is turning ever more ruthless. Large parts of the world have become uninhabitable due to environmental disasters, wars, and climate change. Major cities have become hellholes where disease and crime are on the rise. The NAGER plague has killed over forty percent of humanity, and its origins are still baffling scientists today. A small number of wealthy citizens have barricaded themselves in gated communities and corporate arcologies, keeping social ills away through money and influence. In times when both petroleum and fresh food are in short supply, technological advances are reserved for them and their wage slaves. Cyber implants and prostheses called ‘augmentations’ improve the bodies of those who can afford them while leaving others jealous. Private security firms have largely taken over responsibility for dealing with social unrest and the ever-more-rampant violence. Corruption and police violence are just as prevalent as unpredictable weather, organized crime, and drug use. In s
Who reads Ganymede Wakes?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Joshua T. Calvert [Calvert, Joshua T.]
- Published
- 2021
- Language
- EN
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Science Fiction, High Tech & Hard Sci Fi, Fiction
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