Description
Book SynopsisOne quiet afternoon in 2037, Joyce Denzell hears a thud in her family’s home library and finds a book lying in the middle of the room, seemingly waiting for her—a book whose copyright page says it was published in the year 2200. Over the next twenty-four hours, each of the Denzell family members discovers and reads from this mystical history book from the future, nudged along by their cat, Plato.
As the various family members take turns reading, they gradually uncover the story of Gabe, Mia, and Ruth—a saga of adventure, endurance, romance, mystery, and hope that touches them all deeply. Along the way, the Denzells all begin to believe that this book that has seemingly fallen out of time and space and into their midst might actually be from the future—and that it might have something vitally important to teach them.
Engaging, playful, and thought-provoking,
Hope is a seven-generation-spanning vision of the future as it could be—based on scientific projections, as well as historical and legal precedence—that will leave readers grappling with questions of destiny, responsibility, and the possibility for hope in a future world.
Trade Review“An inherently fascinating, deftly written, thought-provoking, and fully entertaining blend of fantasy, the paranormal, and science fiction
Hope, a History of the Future will leave readers grappling with questions of destiny, responsibility, and the possibility for hope in a future world some two centuries from now. . . .
Hope, a History of the Future is especially and unreservedly recommended for community library Science Fiction & Fantasy collections.”
—Midwest Book Review“It is a work of epic imagination, well researched and poetically rendered.”
—Forrest Kinney, educator, author, pianist, composer, and presenter“This tale inspires dreams of the world we all want to live in . . .”
—Priscilla Stuckey, author of Kissed by a Fox and Tamed by a Bear“The past, present, and future meet through a book that transcends time and connects us all. Out of disaster emerges hope.”
—Bruce Haulman, historian and author of Vashon-Maury Island: Images of America and A Brief History of Vashon Island
