NOISE: A NOVEL
Book ID/图书代码： 01240010B34853
English Summary/英文概要： For readers of dystopian societies comes Darin Bradley’s debut novel NOISE, a modern-day Lord of the Flies. Hiram is not his real name--it is the mask he puts on so that he can do what needs to be done. For Hiram knows the truth: that the end of society is nigh. For the airwaves freed by television’s change to digital have been usurped by Salvage--a group of video pirates whose collective knowledge produces The Book: a plan to get Hiram and his friend Levi safely through the chaos that is about to turn neighbor upon neighbor; that is going to see the rule of law ended, and the rise of autonomous clans. Dark and haunting, this debut novel introduces a brilliant new voice in Darin Bradley, and a story sure to resonate for years to come.
Society is constantly balanced on a thin line between community and anarchy--and those who are prepared will have the best chance to survive. Hiram and Levi know this, as they are followers of Salvage--the pirated signals broadcast over television airwaves no longer in use after the changeover to digital. The various messages culled from Salvage paint a horrifying picture: one in which economic collapse--and the fall of organized civilization--is imminent. Put together in The Book, these lessons lay out a plan for gathering supplies, escaping the urban breakdown, and establishing a new order at The Place: Amaranth, where life can start once again.
Having gathered supplies, trained for the inevitable violence, and psychologically prepared for the decisions they would face, Hiram and Levy are confident they can weather the oncoming storm. But when abstractions are turned into reality--when it’s kill-or-be-killed--can a manual of hacker philosophy really sustain these friend’s attempts to free themselves from the shackles of society?
NOISE is a stark and, yet, at times movingly lyrical novel, in which the choices we make--before, during, and after a crisis—define the kind of world that will rise from the ashes.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 迫在眉睫的經濟危機 政治貪腐 社會文明解種種議題架構出一本如同電影《駭客任務》的冒險精彩故事 -《失控》 本書內容讀來有George Orwell: 1984的劇情氛圍，訴說無政府狀態人性深層的黑暗。本書作者虛構一個反烏托邦的世界，有如反應著我們這一代的人即將可能面對的問題。諸如迫在眉睫的經濟危機、政治貪腐、社會文明解體，對於我們的未來，面對可能發生的災難，提出警告及該如何解決的求生之道，種種議題架構出一本如同電影《駭客任務》的冒險精彩故事。
人類精神在高度發達的科技數位時代，其實並沒有享有真正的自由。
誰能控制數位訊息，便能掌控所有人的命運。
未來的世界呈現無政府狀態，一切事物在表面上看似和平，但內在卻充斥著無法控制的階級矛盾、資源缺乏、犯罪迫害。一個秘密組織在此無政府狀態而形成，有目的藉著數位所傳播訊息來監控人們一舉一動。
代號為Hiram的男子，沒有人知道他的真名，直到他和神秘組織Salvage聯繫。Hiram和夥伴Levi在此艱困的環境尋找生存的方式，企圖在這整個無政府狀態的社會建立新秩序，並與其他駭客夥伴對抗破壞這控制人類的數位密碼。為了保護弱勢的人民，Hiram和Levi也必須找到傳說之地阿馬蘭斯Amaranth。
一場人類的生存大戰即將展開，一個易碎的未來等待新生…(Chris)
Awards/获奖情况：Print run: 15,000 copies Review
"Story edged as a katana, prose tight as the grip that wields it, Noise is keen in its purpose and most ‘incisive.’ Shorn of false sentiment and trite cynicism, it paints an all too plausible apocalypse, and paints it in bold fresh terms. This is a great new take on its genre and an exemplary work in its own right."---Hal Duncan, author of Ink and Vellum
"Darin Bradley’s brainy, slippery, and riveting Noise is Lord of the Flies on serious psychotropics. With narrative tendrils in the "paper" book and online as well, Noise is deliberately speaking to a young, media-soaked audience through various texts and tricks. You watch. Noise is destined to be a milestone work for Millennial readers."---Barth Anderson, author of The Patron Saint of Plagues
"Noise is not a thick book, so the dense layering and compelling characterizations will surprise you all the more. It’s unexpected. And given Bradley’s dark view and haunting prose, it’s even possible you won’t like Noise. But it is not possible that you will forget it."---January Magazine
"You want this book...It’s the kind of book that leaves you breathless haunted and in awe. It makes me think of Little Brother meets Lord of the Flies meets Heart of Darkness meets Mad Max and the Road Warrior meets Letham. It’s a ride, fast and sure, and even though it seems like a YA dystopian novel, like another Hunger Games or...Battle Royale, he takes it and makes it so unique, so different, so blood curdling awesome. And he does that one thing all real interesting and smart genre writers try to do and fail miserably over and over and over again--he combines literary feats of philosophical inquiry and metafictional prowess with the steady rhythm and accessibility of a powerful fast read of a gut punch of a novel. In other words--you want this book."---Paul Jessup
About the Author/作者介绍： Darin Bradley currently teaches writing and literature at East Tennessee State University. He is the founding fiction editor of Farrago’s Wainscot, and his fiction, poetry, and critical nonfiction have appeared in a variety of journals.
本書作者Darin Bradley在青少年文學中的首部代表作品，敘事節奏令人聯想起威廉·高丁的《蒼蠅王》，對於Darin在故事中男女主角的性格塑造，架構出反烏托邦的世界，書中對於兩性、人類意識、人性、道德和政治，種種議題架構出一本精彩的冒險故事。
Format:TRADE PAPERBACK
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