The Red Men
by Matthew de Abaitua
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Pub Date 7 Nov 2017 | Archive Date 25 Oct 2017
Angry Robot Books | Angry Robot
Description
Once, Nelson was a radical journalist, but now he works for Monad, the corporation that makes the Dr Easys, the androids which police London’s streets. They also make the Red Men, versions of real people imagined by a shadowy artificial intelligence… and they’re looking to expand the program.
Nelson creates Redtown, a digital version of a suburb, where the deepest secrets and desires of its citizens can be catalogued and studied. But the project’s goals are increasingly authoritarian and potentially catastrophic. As the boundaries between Redtown and the real world break down and revolution against the Red Men is imminent, Nelson is forced to choose between the corporation and his family.
File Under: Science Fiction [ Welcome to Redtown | Singularity Satire | You Are Data | Dr Easy ]
Advance Praise
“Sumptuously written, with prose that glitters with a dark lustre like a Damien Hirst fly collage. intricately plotted, and a satirical point as sharp and and accurate as the scalpel of a brain surgeon: De Abaitua operates on the smiling face of the present to reveal the grimacing skull of the future.”
– Will Self
“Like the famous elephant surrounded by blind men, its shape and texture suggest differing beasts depending on where you grab it. Literary thriller and domestic drama, thought experiment and drug trip, cyberpunk and technopagan, satire and prophecy.”
– Strange Horizons
“Matthew de Abaitua makes Michel Houellebecq seem like Enid Blyton.”
– Matt Thorne
“de Abaitua can write better than any average Booker shortlist could if they all networked their brains and collaborated.”
– Barrysarll
“The Red Men resonates with everything. Everything here on this site, everything I’ve written, everything I’ve done. Everything I’m doing. In fact, ‘resonates’ is the wrong word. Shakes. It shook me. Read it.”
– Magical Nihilism
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Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9780857667557 |
| PRICE | US$7.99 (USD) |
