Yes, the Free Planet novel's been through many iterations, many false starts, many narrative calamities and structural reworkings, but that's because THIS IS NOT AN EASY SUBJECT to deal with as either a writer or one of the seven billion sovereign individuals who are the Custodians of Free Planet.
You, me, all of us; it's our world and we have to protect it from PROFIT, from ASSET STRIPPING, from financial/intellectual ~ISMS or game playing RISK.
We have to explore REAL LOCAL SOLUTIONs to everyday problems on a global scale - we have to chaaange like no race has ever been asked to change.
Our first step to the stars.