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THE FUTURE
ISN'T JUST DARK.
IT'S RIDICULOUS.
Bureau of Harmony analyst Ryan Winston makes an unsettling discovery, and sets off a high-velocity race against the system.
A satirical dystopian thriller in hardcover.
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THE REGIME HAS
ALREADY CALCULATED
YOUR NEXT MOVE.
Recently promoted Bureau of Harmony analyst Ryan Winston uncovers an unsettling discovery, setting into motion an explosive chain reaction of events. Spiralling into a high-velocity race against the system, Ryan and friends find themselves hunted by the city grid.
Pursued by a ruthless nemesis and his security operatives and enforcers, they must forge an uneasy alliance with an unpredictable cast of hackers, underground vendors, and seriously overclocked bots.
Breathless escapes, razor-thin margins of error, corporate espionage, and moments of biting satirical absurdity, in a world where survival depends on outsmarting a regime that has calculated your every move before you even make it.
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PERSONS OF INTEREST
THE BUREAU HAS
A FILE ON
EACH OF THEM.
RYAN WINSTON
BUREAU OF HARMONY ANALYST
Recently promoted. He found something in the data he was not meant to find, and now the city grid is looking for him.
THE BUREAU OF HARMONY
NAYA
BUREAU OF HARMONY VAXTECH
New in Ryan’s life, at the least convenient moment possible.
KRENSHAW
DIRECTOR OF HARMONY ANALYTICS
Ryan’s ultimate boss.
OFF THE GRID
HAX
MURK 'DEEPER' - BLACK HAT HACKER
Ryan’s tech dealer, and lately something like a friend.
ONETOO
QUANTUM LIBERATED FIGHTBOT
Hax’s assistant and fixer. Seriously overclocked.
TRIX
TRAIT - ILLICIT SIM VENDOR
Sells what the Bureau would rather you never experienced. Crosses the city by rooftop.
BILLION
FREELANCE WEAPONS DEV.
Builds things that should not exist. Trix’s boyfriend.
AND ABOVE THEM ALL
KATA KIUCHI
TRILLIONAIRE ENTREPRENEUR
He takes an interest in everything.
Lately, that includes Ryan.
COGNAPEDIA
COGNAPEDIA - THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF 2084
WELCOME
TO NEOCISCO.
A million ways to indulge your senses.
Four Bureaus keep the city harmonious, abundant, real and tranquil. Participation is not optional. Cognapedia is the encyclopedia of this world, and the Bureaus have kindly tidied up their own entries.
Cognapedia.com will be available to all upon the publication of 2084.
THE FOUR BUREAUS
BUREAU OF HARMONY
Happiness is mandatory.
BUREAU OF ABUNDANCE
Excess in moderation.
BUREAU OF REALITY
Clarity from Ambiguity.
BUREAU OF TRANQUILITY
Let tranquility sustain us.
TRAITS
Digital Pushers
Under-age vendors, dealing illicit experiences via digital SIM packs. Report these menaces to a Bureau near you immediately!
BOT REBELLION ORG.
Join the revolution friend.
Yes! We tried turning them off and then on again!
It seems all they really want is a biscuit printer.
PAK9
Five good-boys. Nothing to see here.
Just your local Cortek enabled strays. Friendly-adjacent, well organised, and just a bit too interested in your nan's lunch.
MALUS CORPORATION
Meet Big Boy.
Makers of Unit 22.7A, a mobile defence and incursion array, amongst other helpful and 'killy' hardware.
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Hardcover first printing of 2084
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Illustrated throughout, with a black & white illustration in every chapter
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The Character Dossier: 8x 5KRes character portraits + Character Sheets
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An audiobook edition will also be available at launch.
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THE AUTHOR
J.M.HINDSON
J. M. Hindson is a New Zealand-based author, designer and artist whose career spans over thirty-five years in the creative industry, shaping brand identities and campaigns for major national and international brands, including leading technology companies.
2084 is his debut novel, a darkly humorous and piercingly observant exploration of bureaucratic absurdity and technological overreach. When he is not writing or designing, he can be found painting, or enjoying the quiet of rural life in Whitford, Auckland, with his family and dogs.
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