Human Error

Authors

Avery Werther, Florida International UniversityFollow

Document Type

Thesis

Degree

Master of Fine Arts (MFA)

Major/Program

Creative Writing

First Advisor's Name

Debra Dean

First Advisor's Committee Title

Committee chair

Second Advisor's Name

Les Standiford

Second Advisor's Committee Title

Committee member

Third Advisor's Name

Aza Weir-Soley

Third Advisor's Committee Title

Committee member

Keywords

fiction, sci-fi, science fiction, novel, dystopian, utopian, genetic engineering, suspense, mystery, post-apocalyptic

Date of Defense

10-28-2021

Abstract

HUMAN ERROR is a science-fiction novel set in a future in which, to save the planet from environmental degradation, humans have been eradicated and replaced by “Syntho-sapiens.” These synthetic humans are engineered in labs to be not only physically superior to their evolutionary predecessors, but also equal in every way to each other. However, from the moment Cal-12 opens his eyes, he is different. He not only has heterochromia, a mutation of the eye color, but also a strong need for connection that his emotionless peers seem to lack. This need intensifies when he discovers a human woman named Thalia, whose people live in hiding, awaiting their opportunity to reclaim the world that was taken from them. Through Cal and Thalia’s attempts to uncover both the dark secrets of his people and the lost history of hers, the novel explores the themes of power and personhood.

Identifier

FIDC010460

Recommended Citation

Werther, Avery, "Human Error" (2021). FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 4835.
https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/4835