All species go extinct. Our time has come.

Set in the near future, The Ephemeral Species takes readers on an epic and realistic journey spanning decades. Astrobiologist Nisha Chandra makes an astonishing discovery, leading to the rapid evolution and self-directed extinction of our species in 300 years. In nature, every extinction is an opportunity. 

This is a 100 chapter, 1120 printed page, hard sci-fi, hand-written series in one volume. It addresses topics like extinction, evolution, extraterrestrial life, AI, robotics, astrobiology, genetic engineering, sub-light interstellar travel, and possible roles they will play in our future. No AI was used to write this story, other than for research purposes for scientific accuracy.

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