Dustin Kuhlman
Dustin Kuhlman was born and raised in Lincoln, Nebraska and studied at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Growing up he loved to draw and always thought drawing and producing art would be his creative outlet. Around his 24th birthday, through unusual circumstances, he found his calling to write while living in Las Vegas. He currently lives and writes in Colorado Springs at the foot of Pikes Peak. Now 29, with his first novel finished, Dustin hopes to write many more books in various genres. He puts high importance on self-education and learning, whether it is literature, philosophy, science, or the human condition. He enjoys quotes and studying the great thinkers of mankind from Eratosthenes and Epicurus to Voltaire and Thoreau and always considers himself a student of the world.
San Francisco Book Review
"It's never too late" is an interesting quote. Is it never too late to make things right with a loved one? Is it never too late to make amends for the sins of the father? Warned takes a look at these themes, while also delivering a classic survival story. The book, by Dustin Kuhlman, is really two narratives, which is one half ecological thriller and one half philosophical odyssey. The first storyline is set in the near future, 2041 AD. Humans are faced with the doomsday of all doomsdays. It is up to scientist Jon Castel, and a team of the smartest people in the world, to save mankind. The other plot is set on Mars in 2045 AD. The same Jon Castel is marooned on Mars, with a few hours left to live. He meets an alien, named Buddy, that tells Jon that there is still hope for mankind.
The book alternates chapters so the dual storylines do not get muddled. There are clear distinctions between the past events and the present. Kuhlman excels at building suspense within the past by doing some wonderful foreshadowing. It adds a marvelous urgency to both parts. Characters are sharp and clean. From the gruff US Chief of Defense to the semi-omnipotent alien, each one is distinct in action and voice. The book does start off slow in the beginning, because it needs time to build up those characters. I really enjoyed the meta-philosophical aspects during Buddy and Jon's talks. Instead of the Alien bestowing gifts of technology, the alien gives Jon Knowledge for survival. This book will be a pleasure and change of pace for the fans of the science fiction genre. This is an intelligent book about discovery, the human condition, and above all else, hope.
--San Francisco Book Review
The book alternates chapters so the dual storylines do not get muddled. There are clear distinctions between the past events and the present. Kuhlman excels at building suspense within the past by doing some wonderful foreshadowing. It adds a marvelous urgency to both parts. Characters are sharp and clean. From the gruff US Chief of Defense to the semi-omnipotent alien, each one is distinct in action and voice. The book does start off slow in the beginning, because it needs time to build up those characters. I really enjoyed the meta-philosophical aspects during Buddy and Jon's talks. Instead of the Alien bestowing gifts of technology, the alien gives Jon Knowledge for survival. This book will be a pleasure and change of pace for the fans of the science fiction genre. This is an intelligent book about discovery, the human condition, and above all else, hope.
--San Francisco Book Review
Pacific Book Review
Dustin Kuhlman becomes a soothsayer of doom in his creatively diverse sci-fi novel titled Warned. With a cornucopia of sub-plots and scientifically proven and projected details, his story is told through his character Dr. Jon Castel, a scientist that has run a computer model predicting the future of the earth's biosphere. In alternating chapters, Kuhlman has Jon Castel on earth, and then on a mission on Mars. This clever technique creates two storylines simultaneously being told, as Kuhlman brings them together for the climax of his novel with precision.
Dr. Castel's research predicted with certainty the enviable future of earth's global warming will lead to extinction of human life. Set in the future some 35 years from now, his information is told to the President of the United States and the decisions taken are astonishing. It seems as if earth has crossed the point-of-no-return for global warming; as nothing can be done to prevent the onslaught of ocean levels destroying coastal regions, drought and disease infestation bringing disaster to much of the higher areas, and death to the nearly 9 billion inhabitants - regardless of any survivalist actions of mankind.
Man's only hope as a species for continuing its existence is for the colonization of space. Mars and the moon are the best options. Dustin Kuhlman cleverly interleaves a parallel sequence of events dichotomizing the novel with the same character of Jon Castel. At one storyline sequence, Jon Castel is on Mars with a small crew when his mission is jeopardized by an error in the calculated trajectory of his craft, landing him 500 miles away from his proper destination and without sufficient oxygen, and heads through the Martian dust storms in the direction of the craft. What he discovers is far more surprising - an intelligent alien life form. The creature, an "E.T. type" only taller, is not from Mars, but from a distant planet thousands of light years away. This seven foot tall alien is introduced as a non-threatening omnipotent being, and once communication is established, is named Buddy by Jon. The dialogue between Buddy and Jon encompass much of the philosophical aspects brought forth by Dustin Kuhlman, as he uses this creative platform to voice many personal and provocative facts, ideologies, and introspection. The message is clear as the warning is told to mankind of our inevitable doom.
There is so much to Dustin Kuhlman's writing on so many topics which totally fascinated me with regard to his originality and credibility of detail. Being a fan of Gene Roddenberry, Steven Spielberg, Carl Sagan, Stephen Hawking, Isaac Asimov and many other epic minds of science fiction, I found Dustin Kuhlman fitting right in with the group. He tells a story to showcase his philosophy, and symbiotically in return his message deepens the story. I certainly hope to read more of his work in the future - that is, if we survive long enough to have a future! We've all been Warned!
--Gary Sorkin, Pacific Book Review
Dr. Castel's research predicted with certainty the enviable future of earth's global warming will lead to extinction of human life. Set in the future some 35 years from now, his information is told to the President of the United States and the decisions taken are astonishing. It seems as if earth has crossed the point-of-no-return for global warming; as nothing can be done to prevent the onslaught of ocean levels destroying coastal regions, drought and disease infestation bringing disaster to much of the higher areas, and death to the nearly 9 billion inhabitants - regardless of any survivalist actions of mankind.
Man's only hope as a species for continuing its existence is for the colonization of space. Mars and the moon are the best options. Dustin Kuhlman cleverly interleaves a parallel sequence of events dichotomizing the novel with the same character of Jon Castel. At one storyline sequence, Jon Castel is on Mars with a small crew when his mission is jeopardized by an error in the calculated trajectory of his craft, landing him 500 miles away from his proper destination and without sufficient oxygen, and heads through the Martian dust storms in the direction of the craft. What he discovers is far more surprising - an intelligent alien life form. The creature, an "E.T. type" only taller, is not from Mars, but from a distant planet thousands of light years away. This seven foot tall alien is introduced as a non-threatening omnipotent being, and once communication is established, is named Buddy by Jon. The dialogue between Buddy and Jon encompass much of the philosophical aspects brought forth by Dustin Kuhlman, as he uses this creative platform to voice many personal and provocative facts, ideologies, and introspection. The message is clear as the warning is told to mankind of our inevitable doom.
There is so much to Dustin Kuhlman's writing on so many topics which totally fascinated me with regard to his originality and credibility of detail. Being a fan of Gene Roddenberry, Steven Spielberg, Carl Sagan, Stephen Hawking, Isaac Asimov and many other epic minds of science fiction, I found Dustin Kuhlman fitting right in with the group. He tells a story to showcase his philosophy, and symbiotically in return his message deepens the story. I certainly hope to read more of his work in the future - that is, if we survive long enough to have a future! We've all been Warned!
--Gary Sorkin, Pacific Book Review
BookReview.com
This reviewer discovered the deans of science fiction, Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein and Arthur C. Clark some sixty years ago and read virtually everything they wrote during my high-school years. They set a standard of writing that remains in my mind and is the measuring rod for anything falling into the genre. "Author Dustin Kuhlman follows, to some degree, in their giant footsteps, and does what they did so well - take the reader from the present into the future."
--Don Gurney, BookReview.com
--Don Gurney, BookReview.com