The Sword and Laser discussion

Not a plot spoiler, just a throw-away moment in the book. I did a double take when in passing we meet people campaigning for “The Committee for an Independent Great Britain”, making political capital out of the events in 2054 Oxford to encourage people to ‘Vote to Secede from the EC’.

The organisation is fictional but the tone of the argument is uncomfortably close to some of the xenophobic nonsense that was peddled during last year’s referendum vote on this very topic. Painfully prescient.

Agreed! She was spot on with that. Not quite as spot on though (view spoiler)[with there being no email or cell phones, much less smart phones! That was driving me nuts when people were trying to get in touch with people in 2054. (hide spoiler)]

I just assumed that the Pandemic that's referred to in the backstory is one that specifically targeted phones, and the mortality rate was high.

Should've had telephone sanitizers. Douglas Adams had it right.

Brendan wrote: "I just assumed that the Pandemic that's referred to in the backstory is one that specifically targeted phones, and the mortality rate was high."

*mashes nonexistent Goodreads ""Like" button*

I suppose they needed to build a wall...of antibodies!

John (Taloni) wrote: "Brendan wrote: "I just assumed that the Pandemic that's referred to in the backstory is one that specifically targeted phones, and the mortality rate was high."

*mashes nonexistent Goodreads ""Lik..."

The nonexistent Like or +1 button really bugs me!