A 20-Year Vision for the Future
I believe our children deserve more than survival. They deserve a radiant, living vision—a world teeming with possibility, built on compassion, and alive with creativity. A world where liberty is not a slogan, but a lived experience for all life forms. A world that heals what has been harmed, and dares to thrive beyond the limits of fear and scarcity.
That vision has a name: Lumos City.
Lumos City is a real-world, high-tech village-city—an epicenter for scientific innovation, biosphere restoration, human-AI collaboration, and deep human flourishing. Over the next two decades, I’m devoting my life to bringing it into being. That means scouting land, drafting ecological and architectural designs, and preparing for the arrival of advanced AI and humanoid robotics capable of industrial-scale construction.
I’ll likely be seventy when we break ground. But what a beautiful journey it will be.
The First Phase: The Montague Odyssey
This trilogy is the spark. The Montague Odyssey blends fiction and foresight to share a powerful truth: the future is not something we inherit. It’s something we build.
Through story, I aim to ignite imaginations—young and old—and sow the seeds of belief in a better world. One where courage, empathy, and innovation rise above conflict. One where AI is not feared, but befriended. One where children are not just passengers of the future, but its architects.
Each book is written to entertain, inspire, and invite you into the long arc of possibility. What begins as a page may one day become a pillar in the foundation of Lumos City.
Who I Am
My name is Jared Franks. I live a life shaped by purpose and wonder—part writer, part futurist, part father, and part builder of dreams. I’ve worked across education, health, psychology, and media, but this moment—the unfolding of this 20-year mission—is where all paths converge.
This isn’t just my project. It’s a call. For bright minds. For logical thinkers. For the empathic, the visionary, the brave.
The future needs you.
Let’s build it together.