Tuméng

By Maria Pellegrini

A mission to save a planet. A captain equipped with astral maps and tools for intragalactic travel never before seen. A sensational encounter between two powerful leaders inside the mental simulations of their own memories. And finally, a revelation of cosmic proportions during the ascent of a windy mountain.
Tuméng is dedicated to the Open Source community.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Maria Pellegrini
• Release date: Feb 28, 2013
• ISBN: 9781909078123

Maria Pellegrini

Maria Pellegrini, writing also under the pen-name Lavirrealista, has been an indie publisher since 2010, exploring the theme of technology and society in the future. “Virrealism” is the underlying concept of her work. Virrealism foundation is the virtual reality of the future. She has now written two books (Real Virtualites 2011, Change of State - First Phase 2016) and six 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.Maria Pellegrini, che scrive anche con lo pseudonimo Lavirrealista, nel 2010 ha iniziato la sua nuova attività come Indie Publisher. I suoi lavori esplorano il tema della tecnologia e della società nel futuro. Ha definito lei stessa “Virrealismo” il tema di base dei suoi lavori. Il concetto basilare del Virrealismo è la realtà virtuale del futuro.Ha pubblicato in inglese e in italiano un romanzo breve, “Virtualità Reali”, una collezione di racconti, “Racconti Dalla Galassia Madre” e un racconto lungo, “Guerriera per Caso”. Quest'ultimo fa parte del nuovo romanzo, “Cambiamento di Stato Prima Fase” e ne rappresenta l'antefatto. Ha anche pubblicato saggi che spiegano la logica alla base dei suoi lavori. Laureata in scienze geologiche ha ottenuto un master in scienze ambientali e in seguito ha preso altre specializzazioni tecniche. Ha lavorato per molti anni nel settore, per poi diventare redattrice di una rivista tecnica. Continua a lavorare nel settore informatico e creativo.

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TUMÉNG

Maria Pellegrini

Virrealismo Publishing

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Acknowledgments

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Tuméng

About the Author

Acknowledgements

Tuméng

Maria Pellegrini

ISBN: 9781909078123

Original Title: Tuméng

Translation by: Virrealismo Publishing

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February 2013

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By the Same Author

Fiction

REAL VIRTUALITIES

TALES FROM THE MOTHER GALAXY – A collection of five short stories

The War of the Plutonidians

Zetana the Disconnected

Borrowed Brains

Planets Under Glass

Tuméng

ACCIDENTAL WARRIOR

CHANGE OF STATE FIRST PHASE

TUMÉNG

Dedicated to the Open Source communities

The journey had been long and full of surprises.  I think all those who were selected from the crew, including myself, to participate in the final phase of the operation were all glad to leave for the satellite and its planet and conclude this audacious yet difficult mission.  Whether or not we would be able to cross the galaxy again, that was another question.

We left the main ship with a fleet of thirty small space shuttles, each housing two of us, minimum equipment and supplies.  Captain Tuméng proposed to follow us with his personal ship, which would be happy to get out of the hold and finally, like us, breathe in the scent of Space again, he said.  Despite not understanding that weird form of sensitivity towards a machine I granted the request to him without hesitation.  The spaceship was large enough easily to carry additional crew and even some spare shuttles in addition to the normal equipment necessary to assist in the final part of the mission, including all the various components to organise the base for monitoring the planet.

We landed on the smaller of the two moons, which among other things was the one closest to the planet and also had the size and distance that we knew to be ideal in order to prevent possible drastic fluctuations of the planetary axis.  We deduced that this world had to have good climatic stability, perfect for the evolution of life in the long term, which was excellent news.

From this base we followed the celestial body for an entire orbital period long enough to allow us to do so many other important observations.

One of the reconnaissance craft, launched earlier, had identified on the smaller satellite exactly what we were looking for,