HellSans

HellSans
Ever Dundas
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Trade Paperback
h216 x 135mm - 456pg
11 Oct 2022 UK
International import eta 10-19 days
9781915202215
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HellSans is set in a fictional UK, where HellSans is a ubiquitous typeface, enforced by the government in all communications and in all public spaces. It is the ultimate control device. The majority of the population experience bliss when they see the typeface, but there' s a minority who are allergic to it. The HellSans Allergic (HSAs) are persecuted, and live on the streets or in a ghetto on the outskirts of the capital city. Jane Ward, CEO of the company that manufactures the Inex (a cyborg doll-like creature that has replaced the smart phone as the essential aid and accessory) has everything: fame and fortune, until she falls ill with the allergy and becomes embroiled in the government' s internal power struggles. She loses her job and her wealth, ending up in the ghetto until she is rescued by Dr Icho Smith. Icho is a scientist who has developed a cure for the allergy, but she is on the run from the government and the Seraphs (the ghetto ' terrorist' group), who all have their own agenda for the cure. Jane and Icho work together, aiming to expose government corruption and bring the cure to the HSAs. HellSans is written in three parts. Parts one and two can be read in either order which provides a unique approach to the perspectives of the haves and have-nots in the run-up to the revolutionary conclusion. File Under: Science Fiction [ Dystopian Nightmare | Typography Matters | Artificial Friends | Nevertheless Resist ]
"the best debut fiction by a Scottish author since 2012" "Terrific. . . Goblin brims throughout with reckless joy. " "Enthralling. . . a captivating debut. " "Speculative fiction at its best: political, fearless, smart, badass. To put it down is unthinkable, you care about everything and everyone all the time. " "a dark, brilliantly imagined world. " "A dark and clever sci-fi social satire. " "Clever, terrifying, and full of love and rage - I' m deeply jealous. " "I was enraged, I was inspired - I want to read every word that Ever Dundas writes. " "wildly imaginative debut" "A smart and unique dystopian thriller"
Ever Dundas gained a Creative Writing Masters with Distinction from Edinburgh Napier University in 2011, and she has a First Class Degree in Psychology and Sociology from Queen Margaret University. She has had several short stories and dark fairy tales published and her work has been shortlisted for awards. She is currently working on her second novel.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781915202215
Published: 11 Oct 2022
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Angry Robot
Publisher: Watkins Media
Format: Trade Paperback
Height: 216mm
Width: 135mm
Pages: 456

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