Set in the world of Anne Charnock's novel A Calculated Life â€" shortlisted for the Philip K. Dick and Kitschies Golden Tentacle Awards â€" "The Enclave" reveals the harsh reality of life at the bottom of the heap in late twenty-first century Britain.Â
Advances in genetic engineering have created a population free of addictive behaviour. Violent crime is rare. But out in the enclaves it's survival of the fittest for Lexie â€" embroiled in a recycling clan and judged unfit for cognitive implants â€" and Caleb, a young climate migrant working as an illegal, who is eager to prosper and one day find his father.Â
The Enclave is a standalone novella. A must-read for any fan of the acclaimed novel A Calculated Life.Â
“Charnock's dystopia is actually believable.” â€" Strange Horizons.Â
“What Charnock has in common with Philip K. Dick is the ability to write unease.” â€" Adam Roberts.