I’m a big fan of Dundas’s first novel Goblin, and when I heard she was writing dystopian science fiction, one of my favourite genres, I was pretty damn excited. HellSans more than lived up to my expectations. Set in a society where the titular font can cause a drug-like bliss in some people and extreme allergic reactions in others, it follows a familiar path of revolution via a series of unfamiliar routes and a plethora of twists and turns. The storytelling is spot on, the prose exquisite, the ideas captivating. I’d go into more detail but I don’t want to spoil a thing, you really need to read it for yourself.
I don’t want to miss your review in the Japan times. I ordered the book but no sign of it yet.