MIND CANDY

In TOTAL MELTDOWN (Borgo/Wildside 2016) by Raymond Gaynor and William Maltese, the United States, like the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), ends up as NewAmerica, a mere shadow of its former self. THE EDGE OF MADNESS NewAmeria rises again, leaner, stronger, meaner at least partly due to a number of new technologies: Eugitors, ShimmerSuits, FlakSkin, Contraspray, EyeCandy, CandyCable, NICMEDS, QTrans, and a myriad of interactive holographic applications: MindCandy. Yum. These technologies energize and ultimately drive socio-political change until the future, a logical extension of the world we currently live in, evolves into a Brave New World with a New World Order. Into this global community focused on interplanetary space travel, emigration and trade, three young firebrands must find their places.

But position is only one aspect of this new world. Relationships prove equally if not more important, especially those among close friends and mates. Mobs of Nest Mates. And love, sex and trust, the new “real” currency. In such a complex hedonistic world, can anyone find “real” love — a soulmate? Or is nothing “real” at the edge of madness?

“If you’ve ever wondered what the world and relationships will be like in the future,” says Gaynor, “this book is for you. Thought set in the future, it is a totally plausible one. Whether it ends up exciting or horrifying you, get hold of a copy of THE EDGE OF MADNESS, peer over the edge and see if I’m not right.”

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