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Set in late 1997, "The Electric State" follows a teenage girl and her tiny toy robot as they journey westward across a broken country. Their travel reveals the debris of gigantic battle drones and the discarded junk of a high‑tech, virtual‑reality‑addicted culture. As they near the coast, the world beyond the horizon appears to unravel, hinting at a collapsed civilization.
First publish date: 2018
Genre: Science Fiction/Cyberpunk
Authors: Simon Stålenhag
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