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"A high-concept speculative thriller that takes the best of BLACK MIRROR and SEVERANCE to explore surveillance, capitalism, AI ethics and social inequality." The Bookseller, best of Black Publishing 2026-2027 The anticipated YA debut from Kelechi Okafor. Perfect for fans of Black Mirror and Severance. The year is 2032. Dorcas has her whole life ahead of her - university, career, escape from her suffocating small town. There's only one problem: she has no idea who she wants to be. Then something impossible happens. A being from another world brings a terrifying message: her entire life is a reality show broadcast across the galaxy ... and she's bombing. The audience is bored. Unless she does something extraordinary - anything - she'll be cancelled. Permanently. Now Dorcas has one chance to figure out what makes a life worth living. Before her time runs out.A highly unique, darkly atmospheric dystopian thriller, perfect for fans of Black Mirror and Severance.Themes of surveillance capitalism, AI ethics and social inequality.Kelechi says: 'I want this book to be a story that explores our interconnectedness within the cosmos, and raises the question of: in the technological age of social media and reality television, who do we actually exist for?'