Humanity has transformed itself beyond recognition.
New forms of intelligence have reshaped civilisation. Humans briefly coexist with the quasihumans they created, while society is no longer defined by biology alone. New values, new social orders, and the mysterious Law of Senraquan silently govern the world.
Then an unexpected anomaly in a genetic cloning laboratory changes everything.
The birth of a unique being—endowed with intuition, humour and an unexpectedly human individuality—shatters the assumptions on which an entire civilisation has been built.
As questions of identity, belonging, consciousness and evolution become impossible to ignore, one mystery lies at the heart of everything:
What, or who, is Senraquan?
Blending speculative science fiction with philosophical inquiry, The Law of Senraquan explores artificial intelligence, engineered evolution, communication and the future of humanity, asking perhaps its most profound question:
What happens when humanity no longer defines what it means to be human?
Lavirrealista, pen name of Maria Pellegrini, has been an indie publisher since 2010 exploring the theme of technology and society in the future. She herself defined “Virrealism” as the basic theme of her work.
She has written novels and short stories. She has also published essays explaining the rationale behind her books.
Trained as a geologist and environmental scientist, she specialised in mapping technology and worked for many years in the industry, later becoming editor in chief of a technical magazine. She continues to work in the IT sector and in other creative fields.