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“Narrators David Rintoul and Rachel Bavidge perform with distinct British styles as this speculative novel jumps around in time. Rintoul portrays Tom, who lives in the 22nd century, when the diminished world has experienced climate catastrophes and been ravaged by AI-controlled wars.” Read more...
“In the apocalyptic 22th century, a historian searches for a literary manuscript last seen at a scandalous 2014 dinner party; since then the world has been ravaged by fire, pandemic, nuclear attacks, artificial intelligence gone rogue. Imagine A.S. Byatt’s Possession set in the world of Cormac McCarthy’s The Road, and you’ll get an idea—and McEwan brings bravura and extravagance to this terrible vision.” Read more...
Cal Flyn, Five Books Editor
