The Recidivists

The Recidivists

C format original

Paperback (02 Apr 2009)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Part thriller, part true crime, part allegory, The Recidivists is a powerful story set in the near future. Taking place in four time periods it is relayed by four narrators and follows the tradition of near-future dystopias such as George Orwells 1984 and Margaret Atwoods The Handmaids Tale. In the world of The Recidivists, motherhood is sacrosanct and working women are vilified for not doing their part. Environmental tampering has raped the earths bounty so that only a finite group of nations can benefit from industrialization. Genetic Engineering has rewarded those who can afford it with super-children who are smarter, faster and healthier than non-altered children. Recidivists, those who defy genetic coding or reject the values of accepted society, are either euthanized or sent to treatment facilities where they are reprogrammed. Meanwhile, those benefiting from this affluent society turn a blind eye while the government continues to legislate every aspect of modern life...

About the Publisher

Century

Century was founded in 1981 and immediately established itself as an exceptionally dynamic publisher of bestselling authors, a tradition continued to this day. The Century list includes brand-name novelists such as James Patterson, Karin Slaughter, Lisa Jewell and Katie Fforde, and we are also proud to be publishing compelling and powerful debut novels such as Wool by Hugh Howey and Until You're Mine by Samantha Hayes. Century's diverse non-fiction list includes Sunday Times bestseller Ross Kemp and autobiographies from major celebrities such as Rod Stewart, Peter Kay, Dawn French, James Corden, Eric Clapton and David Jason, and a broad range of exceptional non-fiction writing from authors such as Richard Bacon, Duncan Hamilton, and Christopher Sykes.

Book information

ISBN: 9781846053856
Publisher: Random House
Imprint: Century
Pub date:
Edition: C format original
DEWEY: 813.6
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 240
Weight: -1g
Height: 274mm
Width: 181mm