The Offset
$28.17
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
30 November 2021
Summary
It is your eighteenth birthday and one of your parents must die. You are the one who decides. Who do you pick?
In a dying world, the Offset ceremony has been introduced to counteract and discourage procreation. It is a rule that is simultaneously accepted, celebrated and abhorred. But in this world, survival demands sacrifice so for every birth, there must be a death.
Professor Jac Boltanski is leading Project Salix, a ground-breaking new mission to save the world by replantin…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780857669186 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0857669184 |
| Author: | Calder Szewczak, Natasha C. Calder, Emma Szewczak |
| Publisher: | Watkins Media Limited |
| Imprint: | Angry Robot |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 30 November 2021 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 135mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
“Thrilling, terrifying and beautifully crafted, The Offset is the perfect science-fiction novel for our times. I devoured it.” - Angela Saini , author of Superior: The Return of Race Science
“Thrilling, terrifying and beautifully crafted, The Offset is the perfect science-fiction novel for our times. I devoured it.”“The Offset’s searing critique of anti-natalism could do for eco-fascism what Ninety Eighty-Four did for socialism and Brave New World did for eugenics.”“It is a bare-knuckle punch to the heart. Calder Szewczak made me suffer – brilliantly.”“The Offset is a prophetic, urgent, gripping read that throws into question what saving the world really means.”“The Offset shows how anti-natalism could also take a dystopian turn… even views aimed at reducing suffering can increase it if fanatics seize control.”“An honest, terrifying and sincere look into our future.” “A name to watch.”“Bleak, haunting and intriguing.”“Smart, compelling and absolutely of the moment. A truly elegant debut.”“A chilling evocation of a possible future.”“Very entertaining, compulsive & thought-provoking.”“This is a beautifully written, brutal piece of dystopian fiction that does not shy away from the issues we must face today.”“A powerfully told debut” “These co-writers have produced a vision of a blighted world where everyone has to make sacrifices for the greater good, personal happiness being the first thing to go.”
About The Author
Calder Szewczak
Calder Szewczak is writing duo Natasha C. Calder and Emma Szewczak, who met while studying at Cambridge. Natasha is a graduate of Clarion West 2018 and her work has previously appeared in The Stinging Fly, Lackington’s and Curiosities, amongst others. Emma researches contemporary representations of the Holocaust and has published work with T&T Clark and the Paulist Press.
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