Book news (non-newsletter newsletter)
Discomfort Zone will return next Thursday. In the meantime, here’s some news I’ve been looking forward to sharing about my upcoming novel.
This isn’t my first novel. But it is my first one for a while, and in the years since I started writing it, reality has begun to catch up with my fiction. Fast.
The book is called 2084.
As you might have guessed from the title, the genre is speculative fiction (think The Handmaid’s Tale, Klara and the Sun, A Clockwork Orange, and, of course, Nineteen Eighty-Four.) However, my novel only tangentially relates to Orwell’s book, and in some ways has more in common with the dystopian future of Brave New World.
Please watch it and come right back here.
Or don’t watch it — I mean, who am I to tell you what to do? Big Brother?
The scheduled publication date is April 30 for both the paperback and ebook formats, but this is subject to change, and if you want to stay in the loop, sign up for release info at www.johnbdutton.com/2084 or leave a comment here.
What is 2084 about?
Worldwide fame and fortune beckon for sculptor Santiago Khan in a new North American megastate where a Board chosen by reality show viewers runs the country as a corporate paradise. But his life begins to derail after learning of a connection to purple-haired, sexually confident Mira Cool, who builds her online brand by disrupting major art installations similar to his.
When Santi’s father is misdiagnosed and held captive by AI healthcare bots, Mira joins Santi on a fateful mission as they risk their lives to uncover the truth about the Board. Can they reveal their findings before the government tracks them down?
2084 depicts a frighteningly possible future of genetic body modification, a virtual religion, palliative entertainment, personalized porn, and chip implants that track every citizen’s moods and movements.
Utopia or dystopia? Freedom or servitude? Reality or fiction? 2084 is a novel that will make you question every choice you make in our world today.
Because tomorrow is closer than you think.
I’ll share more news about 2084 closer to the novel’s release date. In the meantime, here’s a sneak preview of the logo of the United Corporations of Canada - the entity that governs the country I might call home if I live to be 118.
One more thing… If you would like to receive an advance reader copy of 2084 to review for your blog or Goodreads, please let me know by commenting here or emailing 2084@johnbdutton.com.
Thanks!