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Above and Below: A Dystopian Novel
Review for Above and Below, by Alexander Lee
Ripping with action and brimming with personal discovery, Alexander Lee’s Above and Below diagnoses humanity with apathy, hedonism, and indifference to freedom. Set in 2054, this gripping dystopia contrasts ancient logic and timeless longing against the worst of all a future without freedom, self-sacrifice, or love. In Huxlean tones and Bradburian colors, Lee paints a new picture – one that’s all his own.
- Clair McFarland, award-winning columnist, poet, and journalist
In the fallout of a nuclear war, the world is controlled by the New World Order. Max is a marginalized citizen of this socialist society living in the year 2054. He has a low social credit score and has been diagnosed with Toxic Masculinity Behavior Syndrome. Because of this, the government has sterilized Max and removed many of his social privileges. But, when a routine satellite mission goes wrong, Max falls into the hands of a terrorist organization known as ALL.
Helmed by John Larsen—a tech tycoon turned insurgent—ALL plots to wage unconventional war against the government and carve out sovereign territory. Max is swept into the conflict and must choose sides in the battle for both territory and the soul of humanity while reconciling himself to the prospect of yet another nuclear war.
Ripping with action and brimming with personal discovery, Alexander Lee’s Above and Below diagnoses humanity with apathy, hedonism, and indifference to freedom. Set in 2054, this gripping dystopia contrasts ancient logic and timeless longing against the worst of all a future without freedom, self-sacrifice, or love. In Huxlean tones and Bradburian colors, Lee paints a new picture – one that’s all his own.
- Clair McFarland, award-winning columnist, poet, and journalist
In the fallout of a nuclear war, the world is controlled by the New World Order. Max is a marginalized citizen of this socialist society living in the year 2054. He has a low social credit score and has been diagnosed with Toxic Masculinity Behavior Syndrome. Because of this, the government has sterilized Max and removed many of his social privileges. But, when a routine satellite mission goes wrong, Max falls into the hands of a terrorist organization known as ALL.
Helmed by John Larsen—a tech tycoon turned insurgent—ALL plots to wage unconventional war against the government and carve out sovereign territory. Max is swept into the conflict and must choose sides in the battle for both territory and the soul of humanity while reconciling himself to the prospect of yet another nuclear war.
328 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 17, 2021
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