Lambda: A Sunday Times Book of the Year

A chilling dystopia exploring AI technology and migration

"Literary SF at its best."

“An accomplished, thought-provoking novel that is also darkly humorous.”

“A neat idea… a scathing critique of the attitude towards migrants in Brexit Britain.”

“A science fiction novel not quite like any other I’ve read."

“Part cyber-thriller, part sci-fi parable, part glorious social satire.”

"Ever wish George Saunders tried his hand at crime fiction? Try David Musgrave’s imaginative debut novel, Lambda."

"Ceaselessly inventive yet grounded in a world we recognise - an eloquent, insightful and funny demonstration the future is now. And always will be."

“Absolutely brilliant. It''s like William Gibson and JG Ballard made a baby - a weird semi-aquatic baby. A one-off, properly uncategorizable."

“Lambda harks back to the utopian preoccupations of early pioneers of the genre like Orwell or Zamiatin, leavening its tale with wry humour and quiet social commentary and satire that scores and hits the target with systematic ferocity… Most definitely a novel of ideas, where the plot insidiously burrows into the reader’s mind to unsettling effect. A fascinating curiosity and well worth the detour.”

"Rife with suspense, intrigue and menace, the story is an allegory for current events that parallels books like Orwell’s 1984 and Animal Farm." “Musgrave uses his tale to provide some affecting commentary on current political, emotional and health crises, as well as the future of technology.”

A SUNDAY TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR

In a disturbingly familiar parallel world, a small population of tiny, semi-aquatic humans known as lambdas has quietly lived in the capital for decades. When a school bombing is claimed by an unknown faction of their community, everything changes.

Meet Cara Gray, anarchist-turned-surveillance officer, who is trialling an application that will render her life as a novel.

Experience a world of government agents made of slime mould protein, dubious quantum computers, and sentient toothbrushes.

• | Author: David Musgrave
• | Publisher: Europa Editions (UK) Ltd
• | Publication Date: Mar 03, 2022
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9781787703193
• | ISBN-10: 1787703193