Book Summary
It is the not-so distant future. A survivor struggles to eke out a hardscrabble existence in a post-apocalyptic world. He finds himself having to make excruciatingly difficult decisions – both moral and ethical in order to survive. What does it mean to ‘live’ – is mere survival enough? Can one hang on to their identity when everyone and everything around is about compromising something? And is there a place for Hope in a world where resources are vastly diminished, governments have vanished, and societal order has collapsed? The Emperor of the City’ is a meditation on the sheer horror of an existence where all one has is his or her wits, resourcefulness, and willingness to either retain or abandon all that makes us human
Reviews
“The Emperor of the City" is a dark, dystopian warning to an indifferent world in the tradition of films like "Soylent Green" and the novels of Stephen King and George Orwell. Brilliantly written with almost picturesque language, one can almost visualise every emotion and scene, even those that make one squirm. Yet there is hope amongst all the angst, this fear of an Armageddon that can take many forms. While we want the world to be a lot merrier, the novel compels us to face the bleakness that is possible, but not inevitable, if only we realise what is truly important.” - Audrey Tan, Amazon