Miles M. Hudson Libros

The year is 2089, and technologists have developed a system for remotely tapping into the optic and auditory nerves of all humans. Everything that people see and hear is detected and published publicly online; nothing can be secret. It is the ultimate surveillance society. After the devastating Times of Malthus though, that's what the people wanted - we chose to be watched at all times. Jack Smith, one of the surveillance monitors, blows up the old GCHQ building in Cheltenham, destroying the surveillance computers. He goes on the run across post-apocalyptic Gloucestershire, with old friend Vicky Truva. The two are chased by a ragtag posse, including Vicky's brothers, intent on bringing the apparent revolutionaries to justice. However, the fugitives have the advantage that the information and surveillance network is down. Can Jack and Vicky evade capture, and survive hunger and thirst on the River Severn, for long enough that the people will realise how much better their lives are without the surveillance? Or will they be caught and convicted as the worst terrorists in fifty years?

Everything anyone sees and hears is recorded and available to view online. Our eyes and ears are remotely wiretapped. There can be no secrets.But... what if the surveillance system had been hacked, and you weren't actually committing the crimes people saw you committing? Jack Smith and Vicky Truva are on the run, again. In 2089, Jack was banished to an island in the Bristol Channel for blowing up the old GCHQ building to destroy the surveillance computers. 18 months later, those responsible for his conviction suffer arson, assault and explosion. Eye witnesses attribute these crimes to Jack. The surveillance system is fixed, but he appears to be evading it. That should be impossible.With his friend, Vicky, Jack returns from exile to try to prove that he is not the criminal. A militia posse, including Vicky's brother, pursue them across climate-changed Gloucestershire. The surveillance system functions erratically. Can Jack and Vicky outrun the posse long enough to work out what's wrong with it? And find out who really committed the crimes? And can they catch them?

2020s life is hard for Ellie and Loshie, growing up, getting married and settling down in Brighton. And then comes the pandemic, inflation, strikes, polarising politics and climate change. The Bitness Revelations, in 2028, expose universal corruption and exploitation. The people's rage destroys governments and corporations everywhere. Societal collapse soon follows, and Ellie and Loshie's lives become a daily fight to survive. With nothing left to lose, they make one final throw of the dice: a cross-country journey in search of sanctuary. But in these Times of Malthus, will anywhere be safe? Does a new form of surveillance technology offer hope, or a return to oppression? Audiopt technology can record everything you see and hear. There can be no secrets. Is total surveillance the answer?The Times of Malthus is the prequel to 2089, making it the third in the audiopt series of novels by Miles M Hudson. Also in this series is The Mind's Eye.