![]() ![]() The story opens on a post-apocalyptic United States of America, a junkyard beneath glowing radioactive skies. Jay Kristoff throws us head-first into this desolate new world with its own morals, codes and honours in his novel LIFEL1K3, marking the beginning of a new trilogy. The further we drive away from our current condition and explore ourselves in extreme and seemingly-impossible scenarios, the better understanding we might have of the mysterious human mind. ![]() ![]() Some dream of paradise, but others, such as Jay Kristoff, dream of a radioactive wasteland ruled by technological progress, one where people have managed to survive and adapt just as they have countless times before. After all, isn’t it thrilling to imagine what kind of tomorrow the decisions of today are going to lead us to? What’s more, the further down the line you go, the more of a blank slate you have to imagine the kind of universe you would like to explore. Imagining how our world might evolve in the distant future is an exercise most of us practice from time to time. ![]()
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