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    Matryoshka Infinities
    Matryoshka Infinities
    Matryoshka Infinities
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    Matryoshka Infinities

    By M.J. Rumyantsev

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    ‘Matryoshka Infinities’ is the first in a series of literary works written by M.J.Rumyantsev.

    Science fiction of a different kind, written for more philosophically minded readers. A collection of 19 short stories.

    Prospective readers are cautioned that this book, despite of its genre, does not contain any descriptions of or references to:
    - loud explosions of stars or space ships, to be heard in an otherwise empty space surrounding them,
    - evil aliens and inter-stellar wars fought to either conquer new domains or bring about long awaited freedom to the already conquered solar systems.

    Although the book is written in English to convey the thoughts of all characters depicted in it, most of them neither speak it as their mother tongue nor do they have the faintest idea what ‘English’ is. It also does not contain those awkward first contact scenes in which English is used as lingua franca throughout the known Universe, from the very first sentence uttered.

    To compensate for the appalling lack of the above-mentioned features though, this book will present its readers with quite a few interesting scientific and moral concepts, some of which might be a bit ahead of their time, with some others going well into the depths of history. For those of a more curious nature, the book does not end with its last chapter and its end is to be found elsewhere.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherXinXii
    Release dateAug 31, 2016
    ISBN9783981456004
    Matryoshka Infinities

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      Matryoshka Infinities - M.J. Rumyantsev

      M. J. Rumyantsev

      Matryoshka Infinities

      This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places or incidents depicted in it are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons (past, present or future) is entirely coincidental.

      First published in 2011

      Second revised edition 2012

      Publisher: JerInc

      https://www.harmoniacaeli.com

      info@harmoniacaeli.com

      Copyright © 2011-2012 M.J.Rumyantsev

      All rights reserved. Without limiting the rights under copyright reserved above, no part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any mechanical, electronic or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or data retrieval system, without the prior permission in writing from the Publishers, representing the author.

      A catalogue record for this book is available from the German Catalogue of Available Books (VLB) www.vlb.de

      ISBN 13: 978-3-9814560-0-4 (E-book)

      E-Book Distribution: XinXii

      www.xinxii.com

      This E-book is distributed by XinXii. If you liked the book, then please recommend it to your friends, asking them to download their own copy on www.XinXii.com. Thank you very much for respecting the work of the author.

      Contents

      Preface

      Sphere ‘Beginnings’

      Sphere ‘Let there be light…’

      Sphere ‘Shoe string budget’

      Sphere ‘Admiral Yahweh’

      Sphere ‘Judge Miron’

      Sphere ‘Master H’khals’

      Sphere ‘De Dei natura’

      Sphere ‘The EER principle’

      Sphere ‘Mr. Smith’

      Sphere ‘Voices’

      Sphere ‘The journey’

      Sphere ‘Dark skies’

      Sphere ‘Continuation’

      Sphere ‘Déjà vu?’

      Sphere ‘Entry No.79’

      Sphere ‘Whilst waiting for...’

      Sphere ‘The Message’

      Sphere ‘The lecture’

      Sphere ‘Closing the Book or Epilogue’

      Appendix to the book ‘Matryoshka Infinities’

      Acknowledgment

      The author of this book sincerely thanks Ms. Ana Rasulic for providing her two tempera illustrations to be found at the beginning and end of the book.

      The first of them has been selected to represent the entry into the world of Matryoshka Infinities. The second illustration designates the exit out of this world.

      The author would also like to express his gratitude to Mr. Milan Jerinic for his many constructive comments and suggestions, regarding both the book’s appearance and its contents.

      Finally, the author expresses his deepest gratitude to Mr. Alf Lacis for a meticulous scrutiny of this work and quite a few ideas and suggestions given. It is the author’s intention to address them in one of his future literary projects.

      M.J.Rumyantsev, August 2011

      Preface

      I have always been intrigued by the power of our thoughts. They remind me of a unique and powerful vehicle, capable of traversing immense distances and taking our spiritual beings in an instant to literally anywhere, wherever we would like that to be. They also provide us with a plethora of viewpoints, many of which possibly diverge from the contemporary cliches of our time.

      Over the last couple of years I have been collecting and putting on paper some of my thoughts, which I believe might be worth sharing with others – and that is how this book has come into being. It simply had to be a book and a work of literature for that matter too. The reason is simple - in order to pursue more complex thoughts in a purely scientific fashion, a significant part of one’s lifetime devoted to a particular subject may be required. And time is something one never has enough of – at least I do not.

      Prospective readers should be cautioned though that this book, despite of its genre, does not contain any descriptions of or indeed references to:

      loud explosions of stars or space ships, to be heard in an otherwise empty space surrounding them,

      evil aliens and inter-stellar wars fought to either conquer new domains or bring about long awaited freedom to the already conquered solar systems and similar space heroics.

      Although the book is written in English to convey the thoughts of all characters depicted in it, most of them neither speak it as their mother tongue nor do they have the faintest idea what ‘English’ is. It also does not contain those awkward first contact scenes in which English is used as lingua franca throughout the known Universe, from the very first sentence uttered.

      To compensate for the appalling lack of the above-mentioned popular science-fiction attributes though, this book will present its readers with quite a few interesting scientific and moral concepts, some of which might be a bit ahead of their time, with some others going well into the depths of history. For those of a more curious nature, the book does not end with its last chapter and its end is to be found elsewhere.

      And without further ado, here it is – my book now reaching you, my kind reader, across the bounds of space and time – I would sincerely hope very, very long time to come…

      Vivat lector benevole!

      M.J.Rumyantsev, August 2011

      Sphere ‘Beginnings’

      "And our words shall become part of this Universe’s eternal melody, its aeonian Voice.

      And the melody shall reverberate in the emptiness of space, coming and ebbing away, just like waves do…

      If you

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