Fortis Novum Mundum Announces Landmark Publication, “Homo Sapiens 2.0: Engineering Our Future Through Radical Evolution”

Fortis Novum Mundum today announced the Fall 2025 release of “Homo Sapiens 2.0: Engineering Our Future Through Radical Evolution,” a monumental new work of non-fiction by technology theorist Josh Luberisse. The book presents a comprehensive and urgently needed examination of humanity’s newfound power to direct its own evolution through technologies like genetic engineering, neuro-enhancement, and synthetic biology.

“Homo Sapiens 2.0” takes readers on a systematic journey from the laboratory bench to the far frontiers of a potential post-human future. The book meticulously deconstructs the science of CRISPR and brain-computer interfaces before confronting the immense social, ethical, and political consequences. Luberisse charts the rise of new biological caste systems, the commodification of human traits, and the legal and philosophical crises that emerge when the human blueprint becomes an editable text. The work is distinguished by its “speculative realism,” crafting chillingly plausible future scenarios—including the speciation of a new, extraterrestrial humanity on Mars—to illustrate the profound stakes of the choices made today.

In a remarkable coincidence that underscores the book’s central theme, the project sits at the exact intersection of the two famed Huxley brothers. The book’s topic, transhumanism, was a term popularized by biologist Julian Huxley in 1957. The publisher, Fortis Novum Mundum (“Brave New World”), was founded with a mission to explore the “brave, new, and perhaps even dystopian” eras foreseen in the classic novel, Brave New World, by his brother, Aldous Huxley. This duality—Julian’s scientific optimism versus Aldous’s cautionary vision—is the precise tension that animates “Homo Sapiens 2.0.”

“This is the book our company was founded to publish,” says a representative from Fortis Novum Mundum. “It’s a work of rare intellectual courage that doesn’t just map the future, but provides a detailed framework for how we might navigate it with wisdom. Josh Luberisse doesn’t just ask what’s possible; he asks what’s wise, and he proposes a bold ‘Human Specification Accord’ to guide us. This is essential reading for policymakers, technologists, and every citizen who will be a stakeholder in the future of our species.”

About the Book

“Homo Sapiens 2.0: Engineering Our Future Through Radical Evolution” is a comprehensive exploration of the power to redesign life. The book journeys from the science of gene-editing and neurotechnology to their profound consequences for law, culture, and economy. It examines the “Right to Remain Natural” as a necessary counterpoint to technological inevitability and proposes a detailed global framework for governance. It is an indispensable guide for understanding and shaping the next human epoch.

About Fortis Novum Mundum
Fortis Novum Mundum is a publisher dedicated to works that courageously explore the frontiers of human experience and societal change. Inspired by the need to grapple with a “new, brave, and perhaps even dystopian era,” the publishing house champions bold voices that dissect the complex challenges and transformative possibilities of the 21st century and beyond.

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