AXION: The Memory Rights Uprising by David Shulman | #BookReview #SciFi #NearFuture #LegalThriller
First Thoughts:
AXION: The Memory Rights Uprising is like a rollercoaster ride through a not-so-distant future where neuroscience hits warp speed. David Shulman throws you into a world where the race to decode memories makes the gold rush look like a casual stroll.
Book Details
AXION: The Memory Rights Uprising by David Shulman
Published by BOOKBABY on April 16, 2024
Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Legal Thriller
Format: eBook, Paperback
Pages: 286
Source: Received from the author or publisher for review.AXION: The Memory Rights Uprising is a provocative cautionary tale set in the very near future when dramatic breakthroughs in neuroscience and the first complete molecular decoding of a human memory triggers an unthinkable gold rush to privatise human memory.
A high stakes courtroom battle parallels the dramatic rise of a militant memory rights movement which will stop at nothing to block the world's first 'memory tax'. The neurotech giant Cortx will stop at nothing to impose one.
Gil Hinchliff is a renegade attorney prepared to risk his life and sanity to expose the grisly atrocities of Cortx as they conduct human memory experiments off the grid of ethical oversight or accountability. Cortx is determined to use the courts and patent law to stake a property claim - and an ongoing financial claim - to a class of enhanced human memories which they insist belong to them.
The Memory Rights Alliance (MRA) - co-founded by Hinchliff - is at the vanguard of a new dimension of human rights battles on a global scale.
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My thoughts on AXION: The Memory Rights Uprising
AXION: The Memory Rights Uprising is like a rollercoaster ride through a not-so-distant future where neuroscience hits warp speed. David Shulman throws you into a world where the race to decode memories makes the gold rush look like a casual stroll.
The main vehicle is a courtroom showdown that’s as intense as a thriller movie, with a side of guerrilla warfare brewing in the background. All because of the world’s first ‘memory tax.’ Indeed, a permanent tax on your memories. You would have to pay to keep them. This sounds just crazy enough to be true.
Gil Hinchliff, rebel attorney, isn’t your typical suit-and-tie guy. He’s ready to flip the script, risking everything to expose Cortx as the big bad wolf of neuro-tech and their shady memory experiments. They’re playing fast and loose with ethics, and Gil’s not having it.
Cortx, with its slick tactics and patent jargon, wants to claim ownership of enhanced human memories. It’s like staking a claim in the Wild West, but instead of land, it’s your thoughts they’re after.
Enter the Memory Rights Alliance, led by none other than Gil himself. They’re fighting the good fight on a global scale, pushing back against the corporate machine.
Now, let’s talk villains. Cortx isn’t just your run-of-the-mill evil empire. They’re so sinister that they even abbreviated ‘cortex’ to sound extra nefarious. It’s like they’re straight out of a sci-fi horror flick, except this nightmare feels a little too close to reality.
But it’s not all doom and gloom. The protagonist, Gil, is a hot mess but in a lovable way. You’ll cheer him on one minute and shake your fist at his stubbornness the next. As for Sophie Hudson, she’s caught in the crossfire, torn between tough choices and a past that won’t let her go. My heart went out to her more times than I can count.
Several plot twists keep you guessing about the trial’s outcome and the lives of the major players.
I don’t feel like this story is finished. I’ve got my popcorn ready, waiting to see if there’s a sequel. Because in a world where memories are up for grabs, anything can happen.
I received a copy of the book from the author, publisher, or tour company.
This review is my honest, unbiased opinion.
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About David Shulman
David Shulman is a BAFTA and TV Academy Award winning documentary producer and director. Originally from New York City, David moved to London in 2000 having been awarded a U.S./UK Fulbright Fellowship. By 2005, he became one of the few Americans to gain a staff position at the BBC where for 10 years he produced and directed science, history, and arts programs.
David conceived the format and directed the first two seasons of the long running ‘Reality TV’ series Rough Science which was produced by the BBC in association with Open University scientists. It became one of the most successful and acclaimed science series in Open University history and is distributed globally.
A graduate of the School of Visual Arts in NYC, as an artist and experimental filmmaker, David has long been driven by a deep curiosity about how social systems work and a passion for social justice. His earliest experimental films focused on linguistic dimensions of memory, cognition, and consciousness - and were exhibited at the Whitney Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, the Anthology Film Archives, and the New Museum. They were distributed by Castelli and Sonnabend Galleries.
David has made acclaimed feature documentaries about racism in American Network news coverage of urban violence - Race Against Prime Time (PBS), the pivotal role of Black landowners in Mississippi during the civil rights revolution of the 1960’s - Dirt & Deeds in Mississippi (Smithsonian Channel), stories of resistance inside Nazi concentration camps - Auschwitz Untold: In Colour (Channel Four/History Channel), a BAFTA winning portrait of the artist Jean-Michel Basquiat - Basquiat: Rage to Riches (PBS/BBC) and a new feature documentary about digital art on the blockchain - NFT:WTF? (Netflix)
‘AXION: The Memory Rights Uprising’ is a story that combines several areas of passionate interest to the author: memory, social justice, and notions of property rights.
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Last Thoughts:
I don’t feel like this story is finished. I’ve got my popcorn ready, waiting to see if there’s a sequel. Because in a world where memories are up for grabs, anything can happen.
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Sounds like such an interesting read.