Futureland
Nine Stories of an Imminent World
by Walter Mosley
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Pub Date Jun 04 2013 | Archive Date Jul 29 2013
Open Road Integrated Media | Open Road Media
Description
The citizenry of America struggles for survival in a dangerous, twisted future
In “Whispers in the Dark,” an ex-con sells his organs to ensure his brilliant nephew’s future. The boy will grow up to have the highest IQ ever recorded, but the uncle, who sold his eyes, won’t be able to see it. In “Voices,” a history professor becomes addicted to a drug called pulse, which gives him access to a world of vivid fantasy while tearing his brain to shreds. By the time the professor qualifies for a brain transplant, he’s no longer sure what’s real and what’s imagined. And in “Angel’s Island,” a convict in the world’s largest private prison reveals the facility’s chilling secrets.
In this critically acclaimed collection of stories, noir legend Walter Mosley takes his unique vision of American society into the future. As the nation descends into chaos, its citizens wonder, Is the world ending, or has the apocalypse already come and gone?
In “Whispers in the Dark,” an ex-con sells his organs to ensure his brilliant nephew’s future. The boy will grow up to have the highest IQ ever recorded, but the uncle, who sold his eyes, won’t be able to see it. In “Voices,” a history professor becomes addicted to a drug called pulse, which gives him access to a world of vivid fantasy while tearing his brain to shreds. By the time the professor qualifies for a brain transplant, he’s no longer sure what’s real and what’s imagined. And in “Angel’s Island,” a convict in the world’s largest private prison reveals the facility’s chilling secrets.
In this critically acclaimed collection of stories, noir legend Walter Mosley takes his unique vision of American society into the future. As the nation descends into chaos, its citizens wonder, Is the world ending, or has the apocalypse already come and gone?
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Advance Praise
“Beneath the high-tech gadgetry and noir atmosphere, the stories here are thoughtful explorations of race and identity . . . Futureland is
populated by assassins and revolutionaries, and it is filled with
suffering. Yet Mosley also peoples his stories with working stiffs and
scrappy fighters. Against a bleak landscape, their resilient spirits
feel like rays of hope.” —The New York Times Book Review
“A truly formidable stylist and thinker . . . The more I think of it, the more I admire Futureland.” —The San Diego Union-Tribune
“If you think the next century’s going to be all phaser guns and pointy-eared babes, then Futureland is the harsh dose of alternate reality you need . . . this is sci-fi without the sugarcoating, a suggestion that the years to come will be less ‘Live long and prosper,’ more ‘Live fast, die young.’” —Maxim
“A truly formidable stylist and thinker . . . The more I think of it, the more I admire Futureland.” —The San Diego Union-Tribune
“If you think the next century’s going to be all phaser guns and pointy-eared babes, then Futureland is the harsh dose of alternate reality you need . . . this is sci-fi without the sugarcoating, a suggestion that the years to come will be less ‘Live long and prosper,’ more ‘Live fast, die young.’” —Maxim
Available Editions
EDITION | Other Format |
ISBN | 9781480422087 |
PRICE | $11.99 (USD) |