In 2067, a nuclear bomb was exploded in space (on the other side of the Sun to avoid affecting the Earth) to generate powerful radio waves, whose echoes were used to identify more of possible impactors for the SPACEGUARD. The religion capitalized on Brainman technology to spread its teachings as "the first Religion of the Byte" and became a dominant religion. Influenced by Islam during military campaigns in the Middle East, an American soldier had evolved into a religious figure and founded the new religion of Chrislam, with a more "liberated" philosophy compared to Islam and Christianity. The economics policy is guided by "the skilful application of Chaos Theory by World Bank mathematicians", having caused "the collapse of communism and capitalism – now so long ago that both events seemed simultaneous." The SPACEGUARD project exists with the goal of detecting and dealing with celestial bodies with the potential to strike the Earth, with Goliath and Hercules spaceships stationed near Jupiter L4 and L5 as interceptors. New technologies include automated self-sufficient houses, genetically-engineered pets, 'Brainman' ( VR with Brain–computer interface), artificial general intelligence, medicine to double the human lifespan and extend fertility. The Moon and Mars also have established societies. Descriptions of various aspects of the future society and of the life of Robert Singh take up a significant part of the book.Ī world government administers the Earth.
The main events of the novel start in the year 2109. Set in the year 2109, it deals with the discovery of an asteroid to be on course to collide with Earth and depicts the mission for deflecting the asteroid by using fusion thermal rockets. The Hammer of God is a science fiction novel by Arthur C.
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