Barbara Lamb
This book is a rousing alert about the need for overcoming climate change and pollution problems on Earth, and the control that certain groups have over humanity. It is also a unique introduction to Arcturians and other extraterrestrial beings and Starseeds. It is a positive depiction of humans and ETs working together to overcome evil influences, to save all life on Earth, and to create goodness for all. Richard's spiritual practices and suggestions for ways to save the Earth are inspiring.
Mary Beth Pfeiffer
Dr. Richard Horowitz has managed what seems unachievable. He has created a marvelously entertaining, but terribly troubled, fictional world that is, of course, all too close to the real one. Amid elements of magic, fantasy, science fiction, and characters both historic and futuristic, he tells the story of a civilization that teeters on the edge because of its own mistakes, greed, and intransigence. As an investigative reporter who has documented the role of climate change in spreading disease-toting ticks around the planet, I can relate all too well to the challenges of future earthlings to escape the threats besetting them. It’s my hope that the world Horowitz paints—of princesses and Reptilians, a book of everlasting life, astrology, meditation, and families sprouted from Starseeds—will inspire the doubters to become believers. There is hope for a healthier planet, for growth and rebirth, if civilizations and generations see and embrace the flickering but determined light. This is a book I would want my grandsons to read.
Brant Secunda
During our climate emergency, in order to sustain life on this planet, human beings have to take responsibility for our life and the life of all that lives on Mother Earth. Love is an inherent quality of all life on the planet and Starseed R/evolution explores that and helps to bring that reality into being.
Dr. Andrew Weil
Physicians and allied health care practitioners across the globe have a sacred responsibility to protect the wellbeing of our patients from the many risks of climate change. In this highly entertaining romp through galaxies, Starseed civilizations, and magical universes, Dr. Richard Horowitz provides a mirror for humanity to witness the foibles and vulnerabilities of a civilization hell bent on its own destruction. He gives practical solutions to reverse our present course of environmental degradation. Spanning topics from personal empowerment, medicinal mushrooms, healthy aging, sustainable wellness, ecological medicine, consciousness expansion, and the power of the mind, Starseed R/evolution urges us to wake up and laugh our way to a more enlightened, saner, and healthier future.
Anne Ortelee
Astrology is the mathematical science and art of how movements in the heavens affects all life on Earth. We are presently experiencing a radical and revolutionary shift from the Age of Pisces into the Age of Aquarius, which will establish innovative and revolutionary social systems based on equality, humanitarianism, cooperation, and community. These new paradigms will benefit humanity by accessing enlightened consciousness and shifting ‘reality’ in a positive direction. Prince Ian of Arcturus, the half-alien/half-human hybrid protagonist of Starseed R/evolution, as an Aquarius with an Aquarius rising, is the perfect harbinger to bring in this new age. Prince Ian explains, with wit and wisdom, how shifts in philosophy, ethics, and the science of consciousness can help lead us out of the darkness of our climate crisis. In our time of need, the world would do well to listen to this ‘little Prince.’
Margaret Doner
Starseeds generally perceive themselves beyond their physical human body and intuitively sense themselves as multi-dimensional vast beings. They bring knowledge gained from other lifetimes and on other planetary bodies. They are often sensitive to vibrational frequencies that others cannot perceive. In the past they have been burned as witches; today they want to alter the perilous road humanity is traveling down. Climate change is the most serious disaster awaiting the human race; Starseeds are hoping to inspire those in power to change their ways and embrace the idea of healing the Earth, rather than harming her. A Revolution is indeed needed, one that joins all of us on Earth as One Family.
Mary Rodwell
Many normal and healthy people around the world, from all walks of life, believe themselves to be in regular contact with beings from outer space, as ET encounters occur in numerous ways. As a trained therapist, I have worked with many individuals who have claimed to have had these remarkable experiences. The process of waking up to this multidimensional reality can be difficult, but the results are positively life changing, such as spiritual transformation and expanded awareness. Starseed R/evolution: The Awakening, is an extraordinary novel that goes way beyond the ‘science fiction’ genre. It provides a mirror for humanity to understand not only its strengths and weaknesses along with our Starseed origins and lineages, but provides a clear road map and practical instructions on how to actually awaken our enlightened potential, saving ourselves and the planet in the process. This highly entertaining novel is a must read to understand the new realities that are now emerging on planet Earth.
Ally Hilfiger
Starseed R/evolution is a hilarious science fiction satire that offers a creative way to educate our young and older generations alike about our climate emergency. The humor, philosophical, scientific, and spiritual solutions should give hope to all of us, ensuring our children have a safer future.
Mark Hyman
Global warming is rapidly increasing acute and chronic health problems including nutritional deficiencies, lack of potable water and food, heat related illness, worsening environmental toxicity, and rising vector-borne diseases. Starseed R/evolution is an engaging, highly entertaining novel which outlines a clear path for humanity’s salvation, providing hope for future generations.
Bernie Siegel
Starseed R/evolution: The Awakening by Dr. Richard Horowitz is an amazing and skillfully written book by a talented author, with humor, wisdom, and vital information on how to save the planet during our unfolding climate emergency. The book entices the reader to explore the deepest questions of existence, ultimately illustrating how the paths of love and compassion can and will create miracles.
Pamela Weintraub
"After decades treating Lyme disease, Dr. Richard Horowitz has heard every conspiracy theory under the Sun. In Starseed R/evolution: The Awakening, he wraps them all into a rollicking commentary on our species’ existential plight. In this outrageous science fiction adventure, a quirky human-alien prince describes a future overrun by the current era’s most haunting fears and tropes: a climate crisis so severe extinction seems certain, alien (that’s ET) sleeper cells, and the deliberate poisoning of a public under siege. In the course of creating a campy intergalactic metaverse, Horowitz manages to illuminate real world looming perils, propose some clear solutions, and make it loads of fun."
Alan Steinfeld
It is only from the genius of creative explorers that we will ever find a way out of our current climate predicament. Thus enters Dr. Richard Horowitz and his revolutionary Starseed R/evolution. Horowitz’s timely and entertaining romp through the universe wakes people up to our present environmental dangers. But the adventurous and often hilarious spirit of the book is to break all boundaries of confined beliefs and make the reader available to the solutions that will help us think outside the box of conditioned cultural limitation. The writer takes on the persona of Prince Ian, a higher dimensional ET, whose teachings provide us with hope to ascend and reach our highest potential before it’s too late. In this mixed genre classic, the truth to save future generations can be heard.
Mark Z. Jacobson
In the future, we will need to look back to assess what we did and didn’t do to address climate change. This unique work, set in the future, lays out in a satirical but alarming way a scenario that should scare us all into acting on climate today. Highly recommended.
Kirkus Reviews
2022-01-07
This fusion of eco-thriller, New Age–powered speculative fiction, brutal social commentary, and comedic SF à la Douglas Adams offers sagacious solutions to the present-day climate crisis.
Loosely based on the Starseed lore from the works of Margaret Doner, Horowitz’s debut novel begins in the near future with Earth on the brink of a mass extinction event. Not only are climate disasters ravaging the planet (flooding, heat waves, forest fires), but infectious diseases like West Nile, Lyme disease, and even the black plague are on the rise. And because of the increasing prevalence of industrial pollutants in the air and water, humankind is indeed “getting dumber by the minute.” The planet’s only hope for salvation comes in the form of the Arcturians, benevolent aliens who want to rid Earth of an infestation of malevolent invaders (known as Reptilians) who want to enslave the planet, just like they have countless other star systems. The Arcturians are further motivated because many of their spiritual brothers and sisters (known as Starseeds) have been secretly living on Earth and are in peril as well. In an effort to gather the myriad Reptilian villains together in one place and eradicate them, the Arcturian brain trust comes up with a plan with a group of elite scientists and military brass. They’re going to hold a party that is bigger than Woodstock, a bash that is like “Disney World on acid.” They even have a Rolling Stones cover band: “A Mick Jagger lookalike played Sympathy for the Devil. He was ninety-two years old and rocking the stage with his tongue hanging out of his mouth—except it wasn’t on purpose. He was, of course, performing with a Keith Richards clone, who looked no different than Richards had in any decade.” While humor is arguably one of the biggest challenges to do well as a writer, Horowitz largely holds his own, particularly with Mel Brooks–ian comedy involving explosive farts, anal probes, and military missions like “Operation Pickle Tickle.” But some of the humor does miss the mark, and the satirical tone often contradicts the solemnity of the subject matter. That said, the impact of the Arcturians’ message—as well as their common-sense solutions—is more than enough to fuel this series opener. Part 4, in particular, is revelatory—filled with countless ideas to ignite and inspire change, from a full transition to electric cars to renewable wind-water-solar energy to a worldwide tree-planting campaign. The author, a renowned expert on Lyme and other tick-borne diseases, spells out the chilling consequences if humankind fails in stopping this planetary ecocide: “Without coordinated action and cooperation among countries, those few who survived would do so without any significant quality of life. We’d all fall like dominos.” The sheer uniqueness of this storyline—which includes references to Area 51, Atlantis, Star Trek, vampires, zombies, angels, astrological birth charts, alien absinthe, and seven-breasted women—is a strength as well as a weakness. Finding the target audience for this highly unusual story could be difficult. A strange little gem of a tale or an allegorical how-to guide on how to save the planet? Only time will tell.
An odd but thematically profound and engrossing cli-fi tale.
