I've never heard of Timothy Brown and I think this book was sent as part of one of their cut price bundles I ordered a while back. Science fiction isn't my genre of choice but then I find books like this and I realise it's not all Cowboys and Indians in space.
IN 2074. an old man sets out on a road trip through Death Valley in his highly advanced computerised car, complete with a robot drone "Fetch Unit" that does anything the car needs to do that would need hands- including processing food for the old man in the front seat to eat.
What seem like inconsistencies in the story early on, quickly become important clues into what is happening.
This is a beautifully written and surprising little novella. You can almost feel the heat of the desert baking off the pages.
There's tragedy and comedy, and some hugely surprising plot turns. To say much more would be pointless as I think this is a book you need to go into pretty much blind.
If you can get hold of a copy, I highly recommend it.
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