Prophet Song

by Paul Lynch

This is a speculative fiction novel, following the course of the establishment of a totalitarian government in 21st century Ireland. The feeling of ominousness is very similar to 1984, although in this novel we descend into the oppression, rather than already being fully immersed in the authoritarian world that Orwell created. Lynch does well to carry this device of steady descent throughout the book as an ordinary family lose more and more of their liberty and dignity, until, l...