To The Last Page

Ludovic Deblois has previously shown an interest in exploring the dangers of environmental hazards and climate change, and those concerns are present in his latest novel, Inversion . There are however other ways that society can be destroyed and Deblois takes account of some of the most dangerous and immediate threats facing us in this futuristic thriller. It successfully extrapolates on situations that we can recognise around us today and, like the best SF, he considers the worst case scenario where we could conceivably end up if we aren't careful. It takes some leaps and could be accused of heading down conspiracy theory territory, but there is nothing here in Inversion  that is beyond possible. And, as the author notes, he is writing this in the hope that if we are more aware of the dangers now, we can take steps to ensure that it doesn't actually happen. In the year 2041, Thot, an information and social networking system has come to dominate in Europe, a single source of in...