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Discover a captivating journey through Reed King's 'FKA USA,' a brand new dystopian novel set in the vibrant yet chaotic year of 2085. This thought-provoking and imaginative tale delves into the life of Truckee Wallace, an ordinary factory worker unexpectedly chosen for a pivotal mission: to transport a talking goat across a fractured America. As he navigates a world torn apart by a self-serving presidency and environmental collapse, Truckee teams up with an intriguing cast of characters, including a quirky android striving for humanity and a reformed convict with a unique past. The narrative explores themes of identity, survival, and the absurdity of life, making it both eerily relevant and entertaining. With 496 pages of cleverly penned prose, this novel is packed with sharp social commentary and humor that will resonate with fans of speculative fiction and satire alike. Ideal for readers who appreciate works like 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy,' 'FKA USA' challenges societal norms while providing an uproarious adventure. This brand new edition published by Flatiron Books is ready to be added to your collection. Enhance your reading list with a book that is not just a story, but a reflection of our contemporary world. Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781250108913
Year: 2020
Publisher: Flatiron Books
Pages: 496
Description:
FKA USA is a wildly imaginative, funny, oddly prescient, and brilliantly futuristic dystopian tale with eerie contemporary relevance about a young man in 2085 who realizes the world he lives in might be its very own Emerald City.
Reed King's amazingly audacious novel imagines a final, disastrous president of the United States, whose self-interested rule provoked the splintering of the states into individual countries. The novel follows Truckee Wallace, a young man plucked from obscurity from the factory line where he works, hand-picked by the president to lead a covert mission: to bring a talking goat to the other side of the continent and hopefully save civilization. Along the way, he picks up an android who wants to be human and a well-intentioned former convict who has had a lobotomy. As this strange foursome encounters an environmentally depleted and lawless continent, the parallels to our own times become devastatingly—and hilariously—clear.
Filled with footnotes that could be an incredible novel in their own right, FKA USA is insanely smart and brimming with social satire. A futuristic novel that is a mirror to our contemporary world, FKA USA deserves to be shelved alongside such classics as The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781250108913
Year: 2020
Publisher: Flatiron Books
Pages: 496
Description:
FKA USA is a wildly imaginative, funny, oddly prescient, and brilliantly futuristic dystopian tale with eerie contemporary relevance about a young man in 2085 who realizes the world he lives in might be its very own Emerald City.
Reed King's amazingly audacious novel imagines a final, disastrous president of the United States, whose self-interested rule provoked the splintering of the states into individual countries. The novel follows Truckee Wallace, a young man plucked from obscurity from the factory line where he works, hand-picked by the president to lead a covert mission: to bring a talking goat to the other side of the continent and hopefully save civilization. Along the way, he picks up an android who wants to be human and a well-intentioned former convict who has had a lobotomy. As this strange foursome encounters an environmentally depleted and lawless continent, the parallels to our own times become devastatingly—and hilariously—clear.
Filled with footnotes that could be an incredible novel in their own right, FKA USA is insanely smart and brimming with social satire. A futuristic novel that is a mirror to our contemporary world, FKA USA deserves to be shelved alongside such classics as The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.