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The Blurb On The Back:
We were all surprised when the vuvv landed the first time. We were just glad they weren't invading. We couldn't believe our luck when they offered us their tech and invited us to be part of their Interspecies Co-Prosperity Alliance.
Several years on, jobs are scarce due to the rise of alien tech and there's no money for food, clean water, or the vuvv's miraculous medicine. Adam and his girlfriend, Chloe, must get creative to survive. Since the vuvv crave "classic" Earth culture, recording 1950s-style dates for them to view seems like a brilliant idea.
But it's hard for Adam and Chloe to murmur sweet nothings when they hate each other more with every episode. Soon enough, Adam must decide how far he's willing to go - and what he's willing to sacrifice.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
M T Anderson's YA SF novel is a slim but very good satirical riff on the dystopian genre that exposes the inequalities inherent in contemporary society and postulates what happens when we meet an alien species that's better at capitalism than humans are with a dry wit and a fine eye for human hypocrisy and tendency to self-deception.
LANDSCAPE WITH INVISIBLE HAND was released in the United Kingdom on 1st February 2018. Thanks to Walker Books for the review copy of this book.
Several years on, jobs are scarce due to the rise of alien tech and there's no money for food, clean water, or the vuvv's miraculous medicine. Adam and his girlfriend, Chloe, must get creative to survive. Since the vuvv crave "classic" Earth culture, recording 1950s-style dates for them to view seems like a brilliant idea.
But it's hard for Adam and Chloe to murmur sweet nothings when they hate each other more with every episode. Soon enough, Adam must decide how far he's willing to go - and what he's willing to sacrifice.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
M T Anderson's YA SF novel is a slim but very good satirical riff on the dystopian genre that exposes the inequalities inherent in contemporary society and postulates what happens when we meet an alien species that's better at capitalism than humans are with a dry wit and a fine eye for human hypocrisy and tendency to self-deception.
LANDSCAPE WITH INVISIBLE HAND was released in the United Kingdom on 1st February 2018. Thanks to Walker Books for the review copy of this book.
