Local Heavens

<p><b>A speculative romance reimagining of <i>The Great Gatsby </i>set in 2075 New York, perfect for fans of Emily St John Mandel, Natasha Pulley's <i>The Mars House </i>and <i>Chain-Gang All-Stars</i>.</b><br><br><b>'Not just a cyberpunk reinvention of <i>The Great Gatsby</i>, but a singular revelation in its own right' OLIVIE BLAKE<br><br>'Luring us in with glitz and glamour, neon and chrome ... A stunning retelling of <i>The Great Gatsby</i>' K. M. ENRIGHT</b><br><br><i>A corporate hacker. An elusive billionaire. A society trying to survive the American Nightmare.</i><br><br>New York City, 2075. Filipino-American Nick Carraway has just moved to the heart of the fractured New Americas, where he's struck by the city's contradictions - shining corporate towers casting bleak shadows over the slums of a crumbling middle class.<br><br>When Nick meets alluring new-money Jay Gatsby, he falls for Gatsby's frank charm and confident aura. But in a city where the wealthy flaunt tech-enhanced bodies to cheat death, surfaces aren't all they seem - and as a corporate-sanctioned cyberspace hacker, Nick knows that no secret can stay buried forever. He's the reason they don't. And his latest assignment? Investigate Gatsby himself.<br><br>As Nick becomes entangled in the dark affairs of the elite - and the devastating fallout of their actions on the city's most vulnerable - he must reckon with the limits of compassion and accountability across class and status. What takes precedence: Love, or truth? Heart, or soul?<br><br><b>A brilliant reimagining of Fitzgerald's classic tale of glamour, desire, and desperation, <i>Local Heavens</i> examines the guardrails of morality ... and the price of desire.</b><br><br><b>'<i>Local Heavens </i>pierces to the core of an American classic' CHLOE GONG<br><br>'Beautiful, intelligent, timely ... A phenomenal new talent' ESMIE JIKIEMI-PEARSON<br></b></p>