Chinese Circus: A Spinning Sextet of Speculative Fiction - Softcover

Mitchell, Mike; Bingham, Kent

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0974600393 ISBN 13: 9780974600390

Publisher: Byblos Press, 2016

Synopsis

Spinning plates in a Chinese Circus. A tangled bricolage of the human condition; points of meaning only found in the spinning and delicate balance. As bricoleur, I spin for the reader six novellas of mystery, alternative history, fantasy, science fiction, and actual facts on which each story rotates. Six plates under one speculative tent. Lives in the balance, the balance under attack, the attack wobbling toward its own destruction, or salvation. The plates are already spinning. To keep them from slowing and eventually falling, I invite you to step on stage and jump from one to the other and back again, adding to their centripetal energy your own, in order to uncover what meaning they have to offer. Let the circus begin! A sneak preview of each spinning plate: The Citizens Bureau: The United States in 2050 and bureaucracy has evolved to its best or worst. What goes around comes around. 29 Virtues: An Island Kingdom off the coast of present-day France; Kingdom leadership wobbling on a precipice amidst romance and mystery. The Netsuke Project: A Japanese bio-tech firm holds the future of humanity in the balance. One reticent research professor must decide whether to add her pivotal insight. Medallions: United Nations Special Ops team grapples with their new cascading powers while tangling with a deadly foe at every turn. Shawnash 7: Top Secret Native American Guardian Force faces a challenge that began thousands of years ago and could cause recent indigenous peoples’ rights successes to spiral out of control. Casting Bread: Nano-tech wunderkind achieves catastrophic heights and disappears to a new life. Can he escape the boom and bust whirl of the world’s revolving door this time?

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About the Author

Mike Mitchell Mike has taught religion and business courses for over 20 years. He is an author of several books and magazine articles. After graduation from the U.S. Air Force Academy, Mike enjoyed a successful career as a pilot, an international affairs specialist, and International Logistics officer for the U.S. Air Force. In addition to a B.S. degree in International Affairs, he holds a Master of Science in Systems Management from USC, a Master of Arts in National Security Affairs from the Naval Postgraduate School and is presently a PhD candidate with the International School of Management, Paris, France. Past responsibilities include Instructor Pilot, Assistant Executive Officer to the Chief of the Air Force Reserve at the Pentagon, and diplomatic assignments in Argentina, Central America, and Spain. He has led commercial organizations as a Regional Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, and as de-facto President. He has led large government and commercial organizations and managed budgets from $2 million to $75 million to $2.4 billion. Mike co-founded INTERACTIVE SCHOOL OF LEARNING in 2006.

About this edition

• Publisher: Byblos Press
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0974600393
• ISBN 13: 9780974600390
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 442