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Spoiler Warning
In this allegory--an “ancient English” translation of the future collection of parables that
recounts civilization’s deliverance from the shackles of hate and prejudice--Wind and
Water wager over the fate of mankind and the planet itself. To ensure her winning this
bet, Water plants the idea for a eugenics program in a sleeping misanthropic scientist.
His experiments on unsuspecting humans reveal answers to all the questions about
humanity, allowing him to rid the world of the incorrigibles. The survivors whose only
common denominator is having kindness in their hearts are granted a 47th
chromosome, resulting in extreme longevity, as well as the eradication of disease and
the seven deadly sins.
Exactly how this transformation occurred he keeps hidden from the descendants of
mankind, who have conquered space and met many alien species, but none also
capable of interstellar travel. This conundrum threatens to shatter their tranquil world
when aliens come to Earth for the first time at the half jubilee anniversary of Eartherian
space exploration. The aliens invite the enlightened inhabitants of Earth into their
intergalactic consortium, but only if they acknowledge and deal with their true origins;
else they will remain pariahs.
After she and all Eartherians are forced by the aliens to witness the scientist’s
machinations, the Minister of Earth directs the writing of XEN. This sacred text is to be
read from daily by all, forming children’s earliest memories, chronicling the evolution of
Homo sapiens (man the wise) to Femina persapiens (woman the wiser).
***Because of the advanced vocabulary and uncensored nature of the characters'
thoughts, this book is not recommended for readers under the age of 16.***
© Copyright 2004-2009 by D.J. Solomon. All rights reserved.
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OCLC KEY WORDS: Fiction--xenophobia, misanthrophy, feminism, weather, philosophy. Allegories,
humorous stories, utopias, science fiction
humorous stories, utopias, science fiction
Xen, Ancient English Edition, Complete & Unexpurgated
"Translated" by D. J. Solomon
Released November 2004
Avar Press, $13.95 Paperback binding 188 pages 5.5x8.5"
ISBN 0-9760660-0-9
XEN is the tale of a eugenicist who becomes the pawn in a wager between the
Elements over the fate of mankind.
But it is also:
1. A whimsical myth about a bet between Wind and Water over the fate of
mankind and Earth herself.
2. A eugenics program that breeds out our xenophobia, ridding the world of
hate & prejudice.
3. A catalog of all the atrocities and depravity of Mankind.
4. An allegory where the battle of the sexes is settled once and for all.
5. A proof that mankind is innately flawed and cannot be fixed; he must be
scrapped for a superior species that is empowered by women.
6. The last testament of Mankind.
7. A tribute to the robustness but persistent vagaries of the English language.
8. An acceptance of the difficulty in pinning anything down, since (most)
everything is relative.
9. How fire got banned from Earth.
10. How vegetarianism triumphed and animals came no longer to be exploited
for food and raw materials, or in any other fashion.
11. An exercise in absurdly esoteric language, laid low by strong language and
outright vulgarity.
12. About the power of first thoughts and the difficulty in suppressing them.
13. A first contact with extraterrestrial life capable of interstellar travel, but in
reverse.
14. A story about good versus evil.
15. A future perfect Utopia on Earth.
16. A personal call to action to cultivate kindness in our hearts and treat others
as we would like to be treated.
17. A question, do the ends justify the means?
"Translated" by D. J. Solomon
Released November 2004
Avar Press, $13.95 Paperback binding 188 pages 5.5x8.5"
ISBN 0-9760660-0-9
XEN is the tale of a eugenicist who becomes the pawn in a wager between the
Elements over the fate of mankind.
But it is also:
1. A whimsical myth about a bet between Wind and Water over the fate of
mankind and Earth herself.
2. A eugenics program that breeds out our xenophobia, ridding the world of
hate & prejudice.
3. A catalog of all the atrocities and depravity of Mankind.
4. An allegory where the battle of the sexes is settled once and for all.
5. A proof that mankind is innately flawed and cannot be fixed; he must be
scrapped for a superior species that is empowered by women.
6. The last testament of Mankind.
7. A tribute to the robustness but persistent vagaries of the English language.
8. An acceptance of the difficulty in pinning anything down, since (most)
everything is relative.
9. How fire got banned from Earth.
10. How vegetarianism triumphed and animals came no longer to be exploited
for food and raw materials, or in any other fashion.
11. An exercise in absurdly esoteric language, laid low by strong language and
outright vulgarity.
12. About the power of first thoughts and the difficulty in suppressing them.
13. A first contact with extraterrestrial life capable of interstellar travel, but in
reverse.
14. A story about good versus evil.
15. A future perfect Utopia on Earth.
16. A personal call to action to cultivate kindness in our hearts and treat others
as we would like to be treated.
17. A question, do the ends justify the means?
