Service95 Recommends is the home of the books we love and reviews from our contributors. Big Time by Jordan Prosser is set in a dystopian Australia.
What We Say: “In this psychedelic rush of a debut novel set in the not-too-distant future, Australia’s eastern states have become the world’s newest autocracy – a place where pop music is propaganda, science is the enemy and moral indecency is punished with indefinite detention. This is the world in which Julian Ferryman and his band, The Acceptables, produce inoffensive music, approved by the algorithm. Yet on a whirlwind tour of the east coast, Julian gets hooked on a new designer drug, F, a powerful synthetic hallucinogen that gives users a glimpse of their own future. With echos of Jennifer Egan, Philip K Dick and even Black Mirror, this is a wildly funny and anarchic read.” – Maria Padget
What They Say: “Wickedly funny… A potent mix of fast-paced action, bitter satire and unbreakable heart.” – Jennifer Mills
Available on Bookshop.org and Waterstones
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Maria Padget is Book Club Director at Service95
