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CAN ANIMALS FARM WITHOUT PIGS?
Animal Farm was published in 1945 by author George Orwell, satirizing collectivism at a time when western countries felt threatened by Russia’s communism.
Animal Farm 2 by Martin Knox is a new sequel to Orwell’s satire, from Soviet to modern times, when western countries may feel vulnerable to Russian restoration and expansionism.
The farm animals are on Caruba Island under superpower influence. They have learned English and climate science, to challenge the ruling pigs who exploit them cruelly. They are forced to labour in the farm’s coal mine. When the pigs shut it down, they are without pay and energy. Will the animals revolt again and depose the pigs, who deposed the farmer?
The animals are seeking animal liberation but how would they govern the farm?
On Amazon. Reviews see martinknox.com
ANIMAL FARM SEQUEL
George Orwell’s 1945 novel Animal Farm satirises the Russian Revolution with corruption of the animals’ takeover of a farm, by the despotic totalitarianism of the pigs.
Animal Farm 2 updates us, with animals on tropical Caruba island under Soviet influence, from superpower confrontation over missiles, through the Cold War, enduring the Soviet collapse and up to modern times. The animals learn climate science and conduct an experiment with results that question the greenhouse gas infrared theory, attributing global warming to emission of spent and waste heat by humans. The farm animals want to resume mining coal, to supply electricity and plan another revolution to oust the pig leaders who are exploiting them.
Martin Knox has worked as a science teacher and energy supply chemical engineer. His story is technically authentic with unconventional, but carefully reasoned, climate science. This is an exciting, relevant and humorous work of fiction with several powerful messages.
Available from Amazon. Reviews and excerpt see martinknox.com
RENEWABLES WARM CLIMATES
Orwell’s novel satire Animal Farm (1945) ridiculed Soviet totalitarianism. Animal Farm 2 updates Cold War and modern Russian developments in a satirical sequel. The Farm is on a tropical island, Caruba, where the animals study climate science and calculate that when the pigs shut down fossil fuel combustion, replacing it with renewable energy, it is inefficient and warms the climate more. They discover renewable energy is largely a totalitarian scam gamed by superpowers. They find global warming is actually caused by emission of spent and waste energy by humans, a new paradigm of climate change. Knox is a chemical engineer and science teacher, explaining carefully, with conclusions that give pause for thought.
The farm animals have learned to discuss climate change philosophies. They oust the tyrannical pigs from control of the farm and revert to democracy, seeking animal liberation. Their solution is to minimize energy use, recycling efficient technologies from the past.
Animal Farm 2 by Martin Knox exposes conventional energy policies lacking logic and reason, pursued by some from self-interest.
On Amazon. For reviews and excerpt see martinknox.com
RUSSIAN IMPERIALISM UPDATE
My novel ANIMAL FARM 2 sequel’s Orwell’s 1945 satirical novel, about animals who takeover a farm, parodying the Russian Revolution, with the pigs taking control until death of the Stalinesque leader. In my book the farm is in the former soviet satellite country Caruba and has a series of pig leaders whose policies follow many trends in Russia during the Cold War up to modern times, including some superpower influences and Russian restoration. The story is humorous and illustrates the animals’ experience of totalitarianism, animal liberation and another climate science paradigm.
Available on Amazon. Reviews: martinknox.com
