The reader forms emotional bonds with these people. There are some artful cliffhangers, beautiful images, great feelings of place and very complex and well-developed characters. Good points: It’s complex it’s a thriller it’s got a lot to say as a mirror for our society. Her eventual solution to the battle with Perfection isn’t simple, either, as Hope’s vulnerability and her emotional responses to the people she meets constantly affect her decisions. This includes several prominent cultures because of the multinational quality of the tale. Regardless of the thriller plot, Hope continually digresses into stream of consciousness inspection of her past and the failings of society around her. It’s also an indictment of our worship of celebrity and perfection, here summed up in the app that guides people in how to become rich and beautiful to the ultimate degree, while also making them slaves to the corporation-meanwhile the ordinary Hope remains invisible. It’s basically a thriller plot, where Hope and her various allies struggle against the powerful minions of the corporation. Allied with a darkweb terrorist called Byron, can she bring down Prometheus?
Because of the power and reach of the corporation, Hope finds herself on the run. Prometheus markets an app that recommends actions, purchases and treatments to achieve Perfection. Hope is affronted by a woman’s death in Dubai, and partially out of spite, steals the Chrysalis diamonds from the Princess Shamma bint Bandar at a party hosted by the Prometheus Corporation.
This means she can’t hold a job or maintain any serious relationships, and she supports herself by being a world-class thief. Most people totally forget Hope Arden within a minute. It was published by Redhook/Orbit UK, and runs 468 pages. This novel was the 2017 winner of the World Fantasy Award.
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