Another great dystopian, speculative book n tour with Love Books Tours!
About the Book
Title: Future Song
Author: Tim Kindlberg
Genre: Sci-fi | Speculative | Mystery | Thriller |Action
Pages: 360
Publisher: Nsoroma Press
Blurb
Near-future Bristol. When the daughter of Laia, a climate refugee, is kidnapped, who can she trust as she desperately searches for her baby girl? Francis, the mysterious private detective who turns up out of the blue, has his own reasons for helping her scour the city. Then there’s Shalott, the folk figure with flowers in her hair – surely she and her many followers could help? But up close, her motives are sinister.
Above all, is Laia’s stolen daughter, rumoured to be the ‘child of the future’, the key to survival that this climate-ravaged city is so desperate for? Or a sacrifice for the witches in business suits? Laia’s running out of time to find her.
A compelling story of fusing hope, realism and justice as we live through the time of climate change.
What would a witch have wanted with my child,
Future Song – Tim Kindberg
apart from to prevent the future from healing?
My Thoughts
This was an exciting, thrilling read from start to finish. As a parent, the concept of losing your baby was heart wrenching and I felt for the mother – needing to turn the pages and find out if she was going to reunite with Tiny Z!
As many speculative fiction titles do, this book spoke volumes about real life issues we face. Sometimes they’re subtle, this one absolutely was not. It used the butterfly effect to highlight what the future might look like if we don’t try to take better care of our environment now. At times, it could be a bit heavy handed, but it also made sense in the context of the book.
I really enjoyed the dynamic between our main characters Laia and the gritty detective who wants to help, but also has motives of his own. And the interesting cult-like figures Shalott and Starman were really fun, bringing great twists and dimension to the story.
There was also a really fun blend of science, technology, and magic. I don’t want to say too much – spoilers, and honestly I didn’t understand some (sometimes I need to read something more than once to really get science stuff!) but I think it could be a case of complicated science is indistinguishable from magic.
I really enjoyed reading this, but it is also terrifying to think of what our future could bring – making stories like this more important than ever. I am so grateful to the author and LBT for including me in this tour, and I hope to read more by this author soon!
Content Warnings: This is a non-exhaustive list of topics included in this book that may distress some readers, including, but not limited to, Sexual Assault/Rape, Xenophobia, Racism, Sexism, Mysogyny, Anti-Immigration Sentiments/Protests/etc., Discussions of Abortion, Pregnancy, Child Abandonment, Kidnapping, Child Loss, Child Endangerment, Dystopian/Apocalyptic Situations, Violence (Including Gun Violence), Death, Grief, Injury, Medical Content/Trauma, Stalking, Bullying, Classissm, and Possibly More.
Question of the Day
Do you enjoy reading dystopian/speculative fiction? What is your favorite part of the experience? Let me know in the comments below.
Answer of the Day
I’ve always been a big fan – Hunger Games, Divergent, Matched, Uglies, etc. A lot of it is usually YA for some reason, so I enjoy seeing adult versions (probably from my fellow generations of YA dystopian lovers). There’s soemthing beautiful, but terrifying, about watching people try to beat the odds in such intense circumstances, and they’re always saying something about us, too.
About the Author
Tim Kindberg (champignon.net) is a writer and digital creative based in Bristol and Western Kenya. He has worked as a computer scientist in academia and Silicon Valley. As well as speculative fiction, including Vampires of Avonmouth and most recent novel Future Song, he writes future fairy tales for adults, poetry, and skeptical takes on AI and other mass technologies.
Links
Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/Future-Song-Tim-Kindberg-ebook/dp/B0H8PFMXR7/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1A3J2S8YA019M&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.DWxzP3DEjySmHVo2hPjz5A.DbSfqPtdVfMP94mLsHsYxIXyh4eDWDemOJjhPhzAQ8M&dib_tag=se&keywords=future+song+tim+kingsberg&qid=1792190630&sprefix=%2Caps%2C171&sr=8-1
Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.com/Future-Song-Tim-Kindberg-ebook/dp/B0H8PFMXR7/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1A3J2S8YA019M&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.DWxzP3DEjySmHVo2hPjz5A.DbSfqPtdVfMP94mLsHsYxIXyh4eDWDemOJjhPhzAQ8M&dib_tag=se&keywords=future+song+tim+kingsberg&qid=1792190630&sprefix=%2Caps%2C171&sr=8-1
Amazon CN: https://a.co/d/0inESGsj
Bookshop US: https://bookshop.org/a/25511/9781838114244
Bookshop UK: https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/future-song-tim-kindberg/4462ab73a1c42747?ean=9781838114244
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/255350953-future-song
Author’s Website: https://champignon.net/
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