New Best-Selling Novel Predicts "Weather Wars" Between India and China Over Water Shortages

New dams being built by China high in the Himalayas predict future tensions over diverting water

2012-08-13

NEW YORK, NY, August 13, 2012 (Press-News.org) NEW YORK, Aug 11th, 2012 - Today author Matthew Mather announced the release of the Atopia, a near-future science fiction novel which predicts future wars between China and India over water.

For a limited time (Aug 10 to 14) you can download the first Atopia novella from Amazon for free.

http://www.amazon.com/Blue-Skies-Atopia-Chronicles-ebook/dp/B007J71T9S/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1344369522&sr=8-1&keywords=atopia

"Where the world of the 20th century was all about oil," said author and technologist Matthew Mather, "I think that the 21st century will be defined by water."

Blue Skies is the first novella of Atopia, a near future world without borders that teeters on the brink of post-humanism and eco-Armageddon. The series also breaks new ground

Atopia is also unique as it brings to life many of the objects and characters in the book as an experiment in "real life" augmented reality. The PhutureNews.com futuring portal, a key element in the series of books, is a real website that readers can visit. As well, many of the characters are brought to life, with their own LinkedIn and Facebook pages. See if you can find them out there!

About Matthew Mather
Matthew Mather started out at the McGill Center for Intelligent Machines, and went on to found one of the world's first tactile feedback companies which became the world leader in its field. His latest projects, MindHabits, was an award-winning video game that was distributed worldwide. He now makes a living writing science fiction, but in between he's worked in everything from computational nanotechnology and weather prediction systems to genomics and cybersecurity. He lives in Montreal, Canada.

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