Local Heavens

<p><b>A speculative reimagining of Fitzgerald's classic tale of glamour, desire and desperation set in 2075 New York, <i>Local Heavens</i> examines the guardrails of morality . . . and the price of desire. Perfect for fans of Emily St John Mandel, Natasha Pulley's <i>The Mars House </i>and <i>Chain-Gang All-Stars</i>.<br><br>'NOT JUST A CYBERPUNK REINVENTION OF <i>THE GREAT GATSBY</i>, BUT A SINGULAR REVELATION IN ITS OWN RIGHT OLIVIE BLAKE<br></b><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 for ever. 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>'GORGEOUS, DECADENT ... <i>LOCAL HEAVENS </i>PIERCES TO THE CORE OF AN AMERICAN CLASSIC' CHLOE GONG</b></p>