This sure isn’t for everyone but it absolutely was for me. This book is like a collaboration between William Gibson and John King (the CNN election map guy).

It’s really tough to get into – Older has effectively imitated Gibson’s sink-or-swim narrative style. The subject matter is incredibly current, and I kept wondering how the ending might have been different if the book was written after the most recent election and the events of Jan 6.

Older has a lot to say about democracy, fading American hegemony and the power of (dis)information. I can’t wait to see where she takes the story.