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The Hate Extractor
What would you sacrifice to eradicate hate from the world?It seems like only yesterday that Dr Atlas Brown was on the verge of global fame. Surely, the man who discovered and trapped the airborne particle that spread hate like a virus deserves better than this? What happened to the professional recognition? The book deals and the film rights? Is he to blame for the Facility wanting to weaponise his work? No. And nor was it his idea to rush the research on the effect a hate-free world would have on humanity. So, why is he being punished like this?
Living like a hermit next to a gasholder that contains all the hate in the world, an increasingly hungry and delirious Atlas consults his reflection on his downfall, the accidental death of the woman he was infatuated with, and how long it will be before the local militia realise what he’s hiding.
“unsettlingly brilliant”
“Black Mirror meets Kafka”
“uncomfortably prescient”
Haunting and darkly funny, this speculative novel explores arrogance, capitalism, and the irony of a man undone by his own solution. If you enjoyed Oryx and Crake or Cat’s Cradle, you’ll love The Hate Extractor.
Living like a hermit next to a gasholder that contains all the hate in the world, an increasingly hungry and delirious Atlas consults his reflection on his downfall, the accidental death of the woman he was infatuated with, and how long it will be before the local militia realise what he’s hiding.
“unsettlingly brilliant”
“Black Mirror meets Kafka”
“uncomfortably prescient”
Haunting and darkly funny, this speculative novel explores arrogance, capitalism, and the irony of a man undone by his own solution. If you enjoyed Oryx and Crake or Cat’s Cradle, you’ll love The Hate Extractor.
400 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 17, 2025
About the author
Sef Hughes
2 books31 followersSef Hughes is the author of The Hate Extractor.
A version of his short story Lost Cargo was published in Litro USA in 2015, and The Straw Hat appeared in the Dream Issue of Popshot Quarterly in 2018. Salt Water, his first collection of short stories, was published in 2019. The Hate Extractor is his debut novel.
A version of his short story Lost Cargo was published in Litro USA in 2015, and The Straw Hat appeared in the Dream Issue of Popshot Quarterly in 2018. Salt Water, his first collection of short stories, was published in 2019. The Hate Extractor is his debut novel.
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October 17, 2025
Really enjoyed this darkly humorous, dystopian novel. It feels like a timely lament on the divisive nature of western politics told through the flawed lens of the hapless Atlas, who I loved, pitied and disliked in equal measure. Definitely one for Atwood and Vonnegut fans.
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