Friday, September 14, 2012

#SFFSAT - The Sky: The World

Today's Sci-Fi/Fantasy Saturday snippet is from my neo-Victorian adventure, "The Sky: The World," published by Reliquary Press in 2010. I hope you enjoy learning a little bit about Doctor Azaz and Picoepistemology, and make sure to visit the rest of the sites on this lovely little blog bounce!!


The more people were taught the mechanics of picoepistemology, the more they pushed for Azaz's next big reveal. In 1612, their prayers were finally answered: Doctor Azaz released instructions on how to create human offspring that, with each generation, would survive to greater ages. Through the injection of a programmed crystalline matter, impregnation could occur within all wombs; even those that had been unable to sustain life before. Two years after the procedure was released, the first human woman was impregnated through the injection of picocrystals, and her baby girl, born an abrupt six months later, was born happy and healthy and, visually, no different than any other infant. The child, Ava Marie Mulberry, became known throughout the world as "the first daughter of Azaz," and though she had not literally been born of the Doctor's own flesh, it was his ingenuity, endurance, and his mechanical dream that had given her life.

The fortress of the human god Doctor Azaz was opened and prospective mothers were let inside. In the base of the tower, a gargantuan pool was constructed for the purposes of fertilization, but despite all classes having access to the Fertilization Pool’s potential, not everyone was permitted to partake of its gifts. Due to the surge of people using the Pool to have children rashly, qualification had become necessary. A discriminating series of tests to analyze intelligence, common sense, and emotional maturity were performed on a hopeful mother to determine if the child would be properly cared for and completely loved. If she proved herself worthy in all categories, she was allowed to bathe in the pool of Doctor Azaz’s genius.

9 comments:

  1. An interesting concept, and definitely thought-provoking. Will have to check out the book.

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  2. Take a bath and get pregnant. I'm interested in reading more!

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  3. Thank you! The print copy is cheapest on the Reliquary Press website, I believe, but it is available on Kindle as well. Thanks, everyone!! I can't wait to stroll through the rest of today's SFFSat offerings! :)

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  4. Brilliant! Love this...must get this!! I love the bit about series of test the potential mothers have to go through...

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  5. I've similar tests for citizens wanting to have children on Central, but I'm also intrigued by the idea of longer life each generation. Is it balanced in any way to stabilize population?

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  6. Fascinating premise. I look forward to reading more.

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  7. Intriguing and potentially chilling concept. Certainly makes me want to read more!

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