![]() However, not only is The Vanished Birds a cautionary tale about the rather ominous future that awaits if we don’t change our current situation, environmentally speaking, but also an exploration of how our conception of humanity will also evolve…for the worse. ![]() Simon Jimenez’s debut novel offers a thoughtful glimpse into a distant future, where humanity has not bothered to try and fix the ravage of pollution, greed, and carelessness towards our environment. All of these tied together by the haunting music created by the boy’s flute. A space crew that has lost its purpose and sense of belonging after years of travelling through space, free from the constrains of time. A young boy that falls from the sky and who is destined for greatness, but not yet ready to change the future. An immense array of worlds full of life to discover and resources for soulless corporations to exploit. The descendants of Earthlings inhabit spaceships resembling long vanished birds that once populated the planet. ![]() A fiery heaven all its own.”Ī distant future, where Earth is long gone. Judging by what I hear now-the flute song through my open door-it is most likely something in between. ![]() ![]() “ One day, I will ask what it is he hears, when he hears the notes of music: the infernal, or the celestial. ![]()
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