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The Machine
10 years in the making! The Machine is a dystopian adventure by author Jack Hudson. Enter a dying world, watched over by a lone sentient android, called Argus. This machine was built to operate a satellite swarm at the behest of the League of Empires. Argus floats strapped to a low-orbit space station. He dangles over Earth, like a mechanical Christ. For all of his running time, he will toil as the architect of global security – the enforced surveyor of a lost species, rooted to an alien condition.
The Machine has cinematic roots, inspired by the punk filmmaking styles of writers/directors like Neil Blomkamp (Elysium) and Alex Garland (Ex Machina). This gritty dystopian travelogue will appeal broadly to lovers of the outdoors and adventure. Many scenes and characters are derived from Jack's personal experiences in countries like India, Indonesia and Iceland.
Jack's first book (Swim Wild) was published by Hodder and Stoughton imprint, Yellow Kite Books. The story followed Jack's world-first swims with his two older brothers. Together they became the first people to swim across two maelstroms, in Norway, fuelled by being equally at odds with our urban nine-to-fives. They also swam the full 90 mile length of the River Eden, in Cumbria, England. The Machine is Jack’s debut in Fiction.
The Machine has cinematic roots, inspired by the punk filmmaking styles of writers/directors like Neil Blomkamp (Elysium) and Alex Garland (Ex Machina). This gritty dystopian travelogue will appeal broadly to lovers of the outdoors and adventure. Many scenes and characters are derived from Jack's personal experiences in countries like India, Indonesia and Iceland.
Jack's first book (Swim Wild) was published by Hodder and Stoughton imprint, Yellow Kite Books. The story followed Jack's world-first swims with his two older brothers. Together they became the first people to swim across two maelstroms, in Norway, fuelled by being equally at odds with our urban nine-to-fives. They also swam the full 90 mile length of the River Eden, in Cumbria, England. The Machine is Jack’s debut in Fiction.
413 pages, Paperback
Published November 1, 2021
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About the author
Jack Hudson
3 books5 followersJack is a writer raised in the outback of Northern England. His writing has appeared in Vogue, Daily Telegraph, Red Bull, Another Escape, Outdoor Swimmer, and many more… His second book 'Cold Water' is currently funding on the award-winning Unbound platform.
Jack is also the author of Swim Wild (Yellow Kite Books) and youngest of The Wild Swimming Brothers. Together he and his two brothers have swum: the world’s 3 strongest maelstroms, a 90-mile river over 9 days, the 15.3km length of Loch Broom at 13C, the Strait of Messina and the Turkish Hellespont, from Europe to Asia.
Jack is also the author of Swim Wild (Yellow Kite Books) and youngest of The Wild Swimming Brothers. Together he and his two brothers have swum: the world’s 3 strongest maelstroms, a 90-mile river over 9 days, the 15.3km length of Loch Broom at 13C, the Strait of Messina and the Turkish Hellespont, from Europe to Asia.
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February 18, 2022
A great read that's full of twists and turns along the way. Can't wait to see what the Seven get up to next!
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