Title:
Those the future left behind : a novel / Patrick Meisch.
ISBN:
9781684630790
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
Phoenix, Arizona : SparkPress, a BookSparks imprint, a division of SparkPoint Studio, LLC, 2021.
Physical Description:
251 pages ; 22 cm
Summary:
"The ever-increasing socioeconomic disparity between people on Earth has grown to the point that governments are now implementing a radical program: submit your life for 'Collection' at a young age, and you'll gain access to immediate wealth--with some strings attached. For many from marginalized communities, this is barely a choice, as they would rather live an abbreviated life fulfilling their dreams than an elongated one scratching out a meager existence in the gutter. Unpackaged form the first-person account of a neurodiverse Collector, an employee of the government who is charged with the execution of contracted individuals upon the conclusion of their allotted time, [this] is a work of speculative science fiction that explores what life might be like on an Earth suffering from resource depletion and overpopulation... "-- Back cover.
OCLC Number:
on1191200767
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