In THE CYCLE OF SALT, the Earth's surviving population has moved to man-made islands, where many start using Burn, a hardcore drug that burns, like hot peppers. An epidemic of junkie Burners breaks out. Behind the scenes, and suffering from their own history with addicted parents, Salax decides to save future generations from the scourge of addiction. To do so, Salax learns a way to uncover the hidden clues of each person - found in their palm readings, their astrology, tarot, runes, i Ching - all clues left by other dinemsion players in "The Orchestration".
When Salax identifies Burners with the promise of being better people according to these clues, Salax forces them to 'Rock Bottoms' terrifying enough to alter their epigenetic information—the genetic information that we can change during our lifetimes. These children will inherit genetic material making the notion of addiction as frightening to them as poisonous spiders. But what is Salax's end game? At its core, THE CYCLE OF SALT explores the tension between measuring the needs of the individual against the needs of the group and how much of who we are has been determined for us before we were born, and very real bridge between mysticism and science.
The idea that mystical practices are actually intentional clues left by these higher beings is compelling. It transforms what we think of as superstition into a complex coding system designed by the Kaiskei.
a philosophical science fiction novel that explores addiction, determinism, and the ethics of utopian visions.
When Salax identifies Burners with the promise of being better people according to these clues, Salax forces them to 'Rock Bottoms' terrifying enough to alter their epigenetic information—the genetic information that we can change during our lifetimes. These children will inherit genetic material making the notion of addiction as frightening to them as poisonous spiders. But what is Salax's end game? At its core, THE CYCLE OF SALT explores the tension between measuring the needs of the individual against the needs of the group and how much of who we are has been determined for us before we were born, and very real bridge between mysticism and science.
The idea that mystical practices are actually intentional clues left by these higher beings is compelling. It transforms what we think of as superstition into a complex coding system designed by the Kaiskei.
a philosophical science fiction novel that explores addiction, determinism, and the ethics of utopian visions.