Effacement by Hieronymus Hawkes – Review by Francis O’Sullivan

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Effacement is a dystopian novel by Hieronymus Hawkes. Set in the near future, it plays with concerns about overreliance on technology and the normalisation of constant surveillance. It’s a wake up call – a reminder to consider what we’re willing to trade for the convenience of technology.
Cole is a fitting protagonist for this cautionary tale. Although he works for a big tech firm, he’s not averse to use old fashioned methods to approach problems. But when he wakes up to find he’s been burgled and all his devices, including an implanted chip, have been taken, Cole discovers that he can’t even call for help.
Readers will enjoy following the mysteries at the heart of this story as they unravel. Changing narrative perspectives, as well as flashbacks, drop clues along the way. The reader is often a few steps ahead of Cole, and rooting for him to catch up before it’s too late.
This book gets 5 stars from me, and I’d definitely recommend it to sci-fi fans who enjoy stories set in the near future. It will be an interesting book to return to in a couple of decades to see how accurate Hawkes’ predictions were!

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