The Department of What It (Really) Means to be Human
by M. Darusha Wehm / Goldsmiths Press
Paperback, 280pp.
GoldSF series
The Department Of What It (Really) Means To Be Human is an optimistic sci-fi novel set in post-capitalist, post-climate change Aotearoa New Zealand.
Investigator Em is tracking down Gen Ecks, a notable installation artist who’s fallen off the map. Gen is found under the influence of Moneta, a drug that lets users experience memories as if they were real. But the drug isn’t working as expected. Gen’s not just going down memory lane, she’s completely lost, unable to tell past from present. She may not be the only one.
Em must help Gen and expose Moneta’s dangers; the world cannot be truly changed until the past is faced head on.
Cover illustration Heather Ryerson
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Series Gold SF
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