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Culpa Innata - The Novel #834587
09/11/12 11:29 AM
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A futuristic thriller that intrigues intellectual, science fiction and adventure readers alike – featuring an indelible heroine navigating an unsettling "new world"

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NEW YORK – It's the middle of the 21st century, and the world has been divided in half.

Ever since the Great Meltdown, the most devastating depression humanity has ever seen, the world has united into one people, one goal, one mighty global country: the World Union. Beyond that, lie the "Rogue States."

Here in the Union, there are no capital crimes, no poverty, no pollution – even disease has almost been eradicated. The World Union has ushered in an unprecedented era of self-interest and fulfillment. Prosperity is a science, self-interest is a new religion, sex is entertainment, peace is at hand, and the future has never looked brighter. But does this “perfect world” hide darker secrets?

Phoenix Wallis has just been promoted as Senior Agent of the Global Peace and Security Network, the dominant peace-keeping agency of the World Union. She's grown up inside the Union, and ever since she was a child, she's trusted its sanctums. But when she is assigned a high-profile murder just one week on her new position, she enters an investigation that compels her to question everything she's ever believed. Her grasp on reality is now being tested by some powerful forces – forces who may be manipulating her mind. As she struggles for her sanity and survival, a deeply buried inner strength emerges. While she may not realize, Phoenix possesses the key to the single biggest threat to the Union.

B. Barmanbek's Culpa Innata (October 2012, trade paper and Kindle), the original story behind the cult video game of the same name and the first of a trilogy, is set in a world with haunting similarities to our own. Our protagonist moves among simulated humanoids, mind control weapons, memory-reflecting holograms, and 3-dimensional interactive ads: Everyday technologies of this futuristic vision.

"I've always had this deep urge to figure out the world, as a deeper urge tells me that as humanity we're up to no good," says Barmanbek. "Every major civilization attempts to control and shape the world to its own image. I often ask myself if we could create a system where its ultimate aim is truly humanity's development and not perpetuation of the system itself. In Culpa Innata, I have depicted that world, which I believe we are headed towards full speed. I want the reader to ask if the World Union is what she/he really wants. With this book, I hope to bring in a fresh perspective, and provoke the reader to think and question.”

With adventure and science fiction appeal – as well the protagonist's profound self-discovery – Culpa Innata is a book that will linger in the reader's mind long after the last page is turned.

Author B. BARMANBEK is creator, writer, and producer of Culpa Innata, a video game released in 2007 and hailed as the “adventure game of the decade” by reviewers. He is also the co-founder and chairman of Momentum, the company that developed the game. An electric & electronics engineer and an MBA graduate of Wright State University, Barmanbek is currently working on a sequel book to Culpa Innata, titled Chaos Rising. To learn more, visit culpainnata.com



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Re: Culpa Innata - The Novel [Re: BrownEyedTigre] #834592
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Thanks, Ana.

Re: Culpa Innata - The Novel [Re: BrownEyedTigre] #834594
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Thanks BrownEyedTigre, I'm very disappointed that the sequel won't be a game but interested enough in the story to buy the books! smile

Re: Culpa Innata - The Novel [Re: BrownEyedTigre] #834596
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That is one book I will buy, it might even turn out to be as interesting to read as the game is to play. I hope it turns into a best seller, because then the game Chaos Rising might eventually see the light of day, hopefully before humanity reaches what the game/novel depicts.

Re: Culpa Innata - The Novel [Re: BrownEyedTigre] #834597
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Me too Chrissie. Maybe this will help get the sequel out in the future. We can hope!

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Re: Culpa Innata - The Novel [Re: BrownEyedTigre] #834617
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Re: Culpa Innata - The Novel [Re: Becky] #834695
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Re: Culpa Innata - The Novel [Re: BrownEyedTigre] #834754
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Thanks for the news, Ana! I'm definitely interested in the book, but I would like it even more if it was an addition to a new game rather than a substitute for one. wink Oh, well, maybe we will see a new game one day. And in the meantime, it will continue the story, so that's a good thing. smile


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Re: Culpa Innata - The Novel [Re: BrownEyedTigre] #835233
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Re: Culpa Innata - The Novel [Re: BrownEyedTigre] #835624
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Great! I novel based on one of my favorite games. I hope it's as good (if not better) than the game.

Re: Culpa Innata - The Novel [Re: BrownEyedTigre] #835738
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Ana, you piqued my interest with this announcement. I am rather disappointed this is not the sequel to Culpa Innata. I was hoping at least the book would be Chaos Rising instead of a retelling of the initial game. I followed your link and found this comment.

"Author B. BARMANBEK is currently working on a sequel book to Culpa Innata, titled: Chaos Rising. He is currently based in Istanbul. To learn more, visit culpainnata.com."

It is good he managed to get the book published and if we hope to ever see Chaos Rising we better buy this one. Book two needs a successful book one to see the light of day.

Re: Culpa Innata - The Novel [Re: BrownEyedTigre] #835783
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I totally agree, and it won't be a chore, I'm sure the books will be great. People tend to forget how a good book is a pleasure to read.

But what I would really like translated into English or French is the original book upon which Culpa Innata was based, inspired by Alev Alatlı's novel Schrödinger's Cat:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alev_Alatlı

And from the title it seems to me to be more science and science fiction oriented than just political and sociological. Unless it is just to mean an alternate history novel in a parallel universe. It would explain the weird futuristic society we encounter in the game from the Renovators underworld. Chaos Rising might turn out highly interesting.

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