Imagine a world where everyone knows everything about everybody. Where 'sharing' is valued above all, and privacy is considered a dangerous perversion.
Trafford wouldn't call himself a rebel, but he's daring to be different, to stand out from the crowd. In his own small ways, he wants to push against the system. But in this world, uniformity is everything. And even tiny defiances won't go unnoticed.
Ben Elton's dark, savagely comic novel imagines a post-apocalyptic society where religious intolerance combines with a sex-obsessed, utterly egocentric culture. In this world, nakedness is modesty, independent thought subversive, and ignorance is wisdom.
A chilling vision of what's to come? Or something rather closer to home?
Ben Elton is one of Britain's most provocative and entertaining writers. From celebrity to climate change, from the First World War to the end of the world, his books give his unique perspective on some of the most controversial topics of our time.
He has written twelve major bestsellers, includingStark,Popcorn,Inconceivable(filmed asMaybeBaby, which he also directed),Dead Famous,High Society(WH Smith People's Choice Award 2003) andThe First Casualty.
He has also written some of television's most popular and incisive comedy, includingThe Young Ones,BlackadderandThe Man From Auntie. His stage work includes three West End plays and the hit musicalsThe Beautiful GameandWe Will Rock You.
He is married with three children.
