![]() This allowed me to be more cinematic and plot-focused, but it didn’t work with the story I was trying to tell. I’d written it in first person present tense. The idea had been brewing inside me for a while, and I cranked out a very short first draft in about four months. ![]() ~ How long did it take you to write your book, start to finish? ( Rare Bird / California Coldblood Books, September 2019)ĭisclosure: If you click a link in this post and make a purchase, I may earn a small commission. “Minh creates a nonstop social media frenzy amid a rich cyberpunk landscape in this vivid debut.” -Publishers Weekly This multiple-POV novel follows three characters as they navigate the city’s underworld: Cedric Travers, a has-been Hollywood director A’rore, the city’s lead social media influencer whose star is fading and Sacha Villanova, a tech and culture reporter.īold, colorful, and seductive, Neon Empire is a radically inventive near-future thriller in the mold of Black Mirror or Altered Carbon. As crime rises, no one stands to gain more than the city’s architects-and, of course, the shareholders who make the place possible. ![]() ![]() The bloodier and more daring posts pay off the most. Rising out of the American desert, this city is a real-world manifestation of a social media network where fame-hungry desperados compete for likes and followers. ![]() Imagine a city fueled entirely by social media. Today we welcome Drew Minh to Booklover Book Reviews to discuss his new novel Neon Empire, PLUS we have 2 copies to giveaway. ![]()
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