Warren Publishing Releases: 21st Century Kids

This book is an adventure into the future…

Charlotte, NC- Release Date: March 2007

Shannon Vyff has created an adventure into the future of two children who are re-animated 200 years from today, in a society that has implemented many things as we see possible now. This fast-paced read takes a look into the future, one full of possibilities and based on the growing science of today.  Not only is it fun and highly creative, but it gives families a lot to talk about and anyone a lot to think about!



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What Will Life Be Like in the Year 2189?

Futurist and award winning writer explores how today’s science fiction could be the future’s reality


Imagine a world where you can ‘speak’ to your friends telepathically, use a machine to turn your ideas into reality and where you can even take your mind out of your body and fly like a bird. Pretty amazing stuff- sounds like you’ve stepped right into the middle of a science fiction story. But what if these ideas that are considered far-fetched right now, really could be part of humankind’s future?

That’s the idea behind a new children’s book, 21st Century Kids by Shannon Vyff. “In the early days of flight experimentation, most people chalked up the idea of human flight as pure fiction,” says Vyff. “They could’t believe humans would ever be able to fly, yet now we realize the Wright Brothers knew what they were talking about. I think the same can apply to other areas of human exploration and science.”
 
Vyff’s own children played a big role in writing the book; they are the inspiration for the main characters in the book, served as sounding boards for the ideas and proofed the final version. They are also featured along with Vyff in an upcoming Barbara Walter’s Special, “How To Live To Be 150.”

21st Century Kids features many types of science that are considered exploratory in our time but have become fully developed in the future. The main characters in the story are a brother and sister, Avryn and Avianna, who are ‘killed’ in a car accident in the year 2008. But their bodies and minds have been preserved through cryonics and they are ‘re-animated’ in the year 2189. And WOW- has the world changed during the nearly 200 years that they were in preservation.

They discover that while they were ‘resting,’ ideas that were the subject of great debate in their day have now become reality. Humans no longer age, they can be re-animated if they were cryonically preserved and thanks to nanotechnology, the human body can repair itself. While many things have changed for the better, they also discover that science hasn’t fixed all the problems caused by mankind, such as massive pollution that makes part of the world uninhabitable for humans.

“I wanted the story to reflect the impact that each of us has on the health of our planet,” says Vyff. “I want children to have fun reading this book and being awed by the scientific possibilities of the future; yet I hope they will also think about the possibilities they each have for making our Earth a healthier place.”

21st Century Kids also explores the controversial subject of cryonics, or the frozen preservation of a person’s body after legal death occurs, in a positive way. The characters all share their viewpoints on cryonics and the impact it could have on families and the world in general.
 
“I hoping to open kids’ minds to the idea of tolerance and acceptance of others’ beliefs,” says Vyff. “The scientific basis for cryonics is well-documented and there’s reason to believe that someday, humans will have the medical knowledge to revive those who are considered legally dead. I also wanted to dispel some of the negative myths surrounding cryonics. Cryonics is a way to be optimistic about having more time to help with the world’s problems.”

For news orginizations to review a copy of 21st Century Kids, by Shannon Vyff (Warren Publishing 2007; 287 pp. paperback $14.95) or to interview the author, contact Rachel Damien at 727-443-7115, ext. 206 or email rachel@event-management.com. Please include your name, publication, and mailing address with your request.
 
Paperback: 287 pages


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IS THERE A SECRET TO LIVING PAST 1OO?

 Age-extension expert and author gives your listeners/Viewers the inside scoop on intriguing age extending possibilities 

What if it could really work? If your brain could be preserved after you’ve been declared legally dead and you could be revived 200 years from now, would you do it? That’s the basic premise of cryonics and a gamble a growing number of people are willing to take for a chance to live a longer life.

Cryonics is the practice of cooling the body to the temperature of liquid nitrogen to prevent decomposition once the heart stops. The hope is that future medical technology will someday be able to revive people who’ve elected ‘cryopreservation.’

Futurist and author Shannon Vyff is a firm believer in cryonics. She and her family have agreed to be cryogenically preserved. The idea is so intriguing that Vyff and her family are featured in an upcoming Barbara Walters’ Special, “How to Live to be 150.”

“As a family, we view it as a positive decision,” says Vyff. “We all know the one certainty in life is that at some point, our bodies will stop working. Cryonics offers us the only possible chance to extend our life span.”

While cryonics has been the subject of great debate in the medical community; in the press, it has often been sensationalized. Vyff, author of the new children’s book, “21st Century Kids,” hopes to enlighten the public about cryonics.

“When baseball Hall of Famer Ted Williams died, many people were dismayed to hear that he’d been cryogenically preserved,” says Vyff. “But part of the anxiety people feel when they hear about cryonics stems from the fact that we are so uncomfortable talking about death in America, and because not all of the media accounts fully explained what cryonics is or the science and belief system behind it.”
 
Cryonicists also believe part of the problem is that the general public perceives cryogenic preservation as an ‘elitist’ practice, reserved solely for the super rich.
 
“I think one reason cryonics has been vilified is that so many people have this false impression that it’s a selfish indulgence only for the rich,” says Vyff. “That’s just not the case. The Cryonicists I know are very happy, optimistic people who aren’t millionaires, but who are interested in righting the many inequalities they see in our society.”

Let Vyff share with your listeners/viewers:

·1 The beliefs behind cryonics
·2 What it means to be cryogenically preserved
·3 Why it’s not just for the rich
·4 How cryonics facilities help the community

Questions for the guest:

·1 Why do you think Cryonics would work?
·2 Why is it a good idea?
·3 What makes you an expert?
·4 Why do you think that humans will be able to end aging?
·5 How do you talk about Cryonics with children?
·6 What role does religion play in all of this?