Want to know the future? Here you go. Instead of idealistic visions about harmony among the stars, here you will find people trying to find meaning in a world that has long lost any.
Humanity? Rather, a conglomeration of crazy individuals trying to survive somehow. And yes, this cosmos we dream of - it's not the least bit romantic. It is full of chaos and absurd, though no less true, solutions.
The future is not what they paint it in textbooks. If you expect great galactic battles, the salvation of humanity and simple answers to difficult questions - you will be disappointed. In this book everything is complicated, messy, a bit idiotic, but also disturbingly true. Instead of ideal characters, you have people who don't quite know what to do with their lives. Instead of utopian societies, you'll find outdated versions of them.
Were you hoping for great interstellar heroics? Better close this book and go back to watching blockbusters. Here you won't find majestic spaceships and honorable captains. Instead, you'll meet people who have no idea what they're doing, but certainly know how to kill in a thousand ways.
If you were hoping that after reading this book you would have some smart answer to the question "what next?", I have bad news. There are no answers in this book, only questions. And a bunch of dead bodies. Because, after all, what could be more absurd than humanity trying to fix its mistakes with more mistakes?
Technology? It turns out that it doesn't fix reality at all. Someday out there, in the distant future, people will change the universe, but first they must learn not to mess up their own civilization. And no, don't forget the bourbon, because without it this journey through the cosmic ruins would be just too sad.
In this story you won't find ideals, or even great cosmic adventures that change the course of history. Instead, I offer you a look at humanity, which, despite the passage of millennia, is still struggling with the same problems - war, fear and the search for one's own identity. This is a story that may surprise you with its brutality, but also with its humor and absurdity. When you finish, you may think that the future doesn't look as rosy as they paint it after all. Or maybe you will just laugh at this absurd reality.
G.V.R