Lauren Beukes\'s frighteningly persuasive, high-tech fable follows four narrators living in a dystopian near-future.
Taking hedonistic trends in society to their ultimate conclusions, Lauren Beukes spins a tale of a utopia gone wrong, satirically undermining the idea of progress as society\'s white knight..
On a collision course that will rewire their lives, these characters crackle with bold and infectious ideas, connecting a ruthless corporate-apartheid government with video games, biotech attack dogs, slippery online identities, a township soccer school, shocking cell phones, addictive branding, and genetically modified art.
Toby, a roguish blogger, discovers that the video games he plays for cash are much more than they seem.
Tendeka, a hot-headed activist, is becoming increasingly rabid.
Lerato, an ambitious AIDS baby, plots to defect from her corporate employers.
Kendra, an art-school dropout, brands herself for a nanotech marketing program.
Lauren Beukes\'s frighteningly persuasive, high-tech fable follows four narrators living in a dystopian near-future
