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Author statement for D. A. Kelly
One: Solarpunk Outlaw
2076 is a world we hope to live in, a protopia that is not perfect but that gets a bit better every day. 113-year-old Robin Goodwin is an autistic scientist and inventor who helped make this future possible. Robin’s first-person memoir uses reflections and essays to frame a century’s worth of anecdotes. These are the stories of one brilliant scientist’s efforts to apply knowledge to enhance human flourishing.
Robin is frustrated when their revolutionary innovations are unappreciated, obstructed, or actively opposed by those Robin has been told to trust and obey. The possibilities for slowing or repairing the effects of climate change are obvious to Robin, but the authorities are oblivious or hostile. Robin has to make increasingly drastic choices between following the rules or following their own judgment. Despite working for the common good, Robin must learn to behave like an outlaw to stay alive and out of prison long enough to ensure these inventions can’t be suppressed.
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1989-04-10.1/4 Changing Arenas
1989-04-10.2/4 Changing Arenas
1989-04-10.3/4 Changing Arenas
1989-04-10.4/4 Changing Arenas
2076-01-14 Coastal Redevelopment
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1992-03-07 National AeroSpace Plane
2009-09-01 Piled Higher and Deeper
2076-04-07 Water, Water Everywhere
2032-11-15 First Medical Research
2035-04-30 A Clearer Vision 1/2
2035-04-30 A Clearer Vision 2/2
2076-04-15 My Career: Swift and Uncontrolled
2040-05-20 Central African Republic
2076-05-01 Chaos and the Water Cycle
2076-07-10 Vertical Integration
2041-02-21 Monorail Operations 1/2
2041-02-21 Monorail Operations 2/2
2040-11-15 Robots Demonstration
2076-09-07 Lifelong Learning in Protopia
2076-10-22 Disgustingly Healthy
2076-12-31 Just Getting Started
Two: Murder in the Gyre
For a decade, brilliant scientist Robin Goodwin has cleaned up ocean pollutants and bred corals to fight climate change with their growing fleet of upcycled tankers. All goes well until, isolated in the North Pacific Gyre by a freak storm, Robin finds a body in a coral tank and is presumed to be the killer. Owner and crew must solve the mystery before the storm ends and authorities arrive to arrest Robin, impound the ship, and cripple the fleet.
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Chapter 1 An Unwelcome Discovery
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Chapter 3 Body Bag
Chapter 4 Introductions
Chapter 5 Postmortem
Chapter 7 Grero
Chapter 8 Robin (Direct Action)
Chapter 9 Working Plan
Chapter 11 Silva
Chapter 13 Next of Kin
Chapter 14 Meetings
Chapter 15 Following Evidence
Chapter 17 Ultimate High
Chapter 18 Tank Farm
Chapter 19 Cards on the Table
Chapter 20 Gamblers
Chapter 21 Another Body
Chapter 22 Tracking Moriarty
Chapter 23 Amanda
Chapter 24 Briefing Grero
Chapter 26 Fredo
Chapter 27 Nelson
Chapter 28 Springing the Traps
Chapter 29 Departures
Three: Fredo’s Story
Teen hacker Fredo escapes a deadly gang to find refuge with his uncle, first officer of a floating lair. Can Fredo manage PTSD while learning mad science skills to survive?
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