A chilling futuristic vision of the world behind a flood Wall: intimacy has been replaced by synthetic interaction, attack-robots serve an all-seeing government, and just the smallest crack would spell disaster - but only one man is prepared to speak out about the leak ...
A chilling futuristic vision of the world behind a flood Wall.
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A chilling futuristic vision of the world behind a flood Wall: intimacy has been replaced by synthetic interaction, attack-robots serve an all-seeing government, and just the smallest crack would spell disaster - but only one man is prepared to speak out about the leak ...
A chilling futuristic vision of the world behind a flood Wall.
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In a near-future, half-flooded world governed by technobureaucracy and ultraconformity, where human contact is abhorrent and passion unheard of, William Fowke already has a reputation as a trouble maker. And now he insists that the Wall - the engineering marvel that keeps what remains of America's East Coast from being inundated by the Atlantic Ocean - is leaking. Convicted of sedition and 'excluded', Fowke begins a horrific, thrilling odyssey through a nether world of gulags. With the exception of agent Julia Keller, who arrested him, everyone is hostile, including his former bosses and fellow prisoners, leaving Fowke excluded even by the excluded. And desperate to get back to his threatened Wall to sound the alarm .
Critic Reviews
'Ely is an astonishing talent' Anthony Burgess 'Ely balances the impersonality of his many robot-like or emotionally stunted characters with dramatic scenes and black comedy. A parable of chilling power and piercing beauty.' Publisher's Weekly 'An inventive cautionary tale in which the vivid technological features are unsettling in their plausibility.' Kirkus Reviews
About the Author
David Ely is the author of several novels, including Seconds (which was made into a movie starring Rock Hudson), and two acclaimed short story collections. His writing has appeared in The Atlantic, Playboy and Kenyon Review.
In a near-future, half-flooded world governed by technobureaucracy and ultraconformity, where human contact is abhorrent and passion unheard of, William Fowke already has a reputation as a trouble maker. And now he insists that the Wall - the engineering marvel that keeps what remains of America's East Coast from being inundated by the Atlantic Ocean - is leaking. Convicted of sedition and 'excluded', Fowke begins a horrific, thrilling odyssey through a nether world of gulags. With the exception of agent Julia Keller, who arrested him, everyone is hostile, including his former bosses and fellow prisoners, leaving Fowke excluded even by the excluded. And desperate to get back to his threatened Wall to sound the alarm .
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