The Transhumanist Wager

I came across this book while listening to the a podcast where the author was interviewed about his upcoming presidential candidacy in the Transhumanist Party. The interview was pretty good, a little far fetched at times, but interesting and thought-provoking. I decided to check out the book since the author talked about how long it was and how he spent so much time over so many years writing it and developing the philosophy behind it.

First of all, the book is not long, let's just clear the air there. This is a novella. Second, despite the time Istzan spent on it, at this point, he is an author and a thinker, but he is far from worthy of being called a writer. I don't say that to disparage him, everyone starts somewhere, but this book is quite obviously amateur. If you're only interested in his transhumanist ideas, you may still enjoy reading it. If you're principally interested in good storytelling and writing, skip it.