Belonging and Diversity
Quantum Seed follows a neuroscientist with the ability to control brainwaves and see into the future who gets a shocking message from advanced beings that the end of humanity is imminent. What was the inspiration for the setup of your story?
I drew upon two things – my personal experiences in experimental neuroscience and a vivid dream I had about how our civilization has been steered off course.
Victoria struggles with fitting in, only to develop unique abilities that add to her challenge. What were some driving ideals behind your character’s development?
Initially, Victoria really wants to belong, to be understood, and to be accepted for who she is. Instead, she finds herself living a life of isolation because it’s safer and less painful than facing rejection by others. However, in order to survive, she must learn to lower her walls and trust others.
Also, her development shows that what sets us apart can also empower us. Of course, with her abilities, she faces the moral and ethical implications of how to use them.
What were some themes that were important for you to explore in this book?
Belonging and diversity – I see these as necessities for the survival of the individual and our civilization.
Living with artificial intelligence when it is less artificial was another big theme. The book is set in the future when AI is more organic matter like us. Thus, raising questions of rights and place in society.
Transforming ourselves is a prominent theme. Many people are disheartened by all the imbalances in the world, from inequality to a lack of value in human lives. I wondered if all of humanity depended on us transforming and evolving quickly, could we do it, and what would it look like?
The ethics of advanced interventions with the human brain is something the novel delves into, and it is a theme that won’t be confined to my novel.
Can you tell us a little about where the story goes in book two and when the novel will be available?
Book Two will be fast-paced as the team returns to save Earth in 187 days. They face unexpected challenges all along the way. There will be some big reveals.
Book Two will be available by the end of this year (2024).
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This thought-provoking narrative explores the boundaries of human potential in the face of a looming global catastrophe. Through the eyes of Victoria Ottery, a neuroscientist with a unique ability to control brainwaves and glimpse into the future, the novel weaves the extraordinary with the familiar while tackling themes of belonging, human capabilities, and societal evolution.
Victoria finds it impossible to fit in, but this becomes the least of her worries when a brain-training session awakens her latent potential. Suddenly, she receives a shocking message from advanced beings. The countdown to humanity’s fate has begun—could the wisdom and technology of inhabitants in another world reshape our trajectory? What will they reveal about the true nature of Victoria’s abilities . . . and her destiny?
Original source: https://literarytitan.com/2024/03/03/belonging-and-diversity/
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