Hypatia Press releases dystopian novel that merges religion and government!
Los Angeles --- 08/15 --- Hypatia Press, founded in 2017 to publish secular and irreligious works, is proud to announce the newest book to its growing lineup: Theocrat, which releases Aug. 15 and is available now.
Theocrat, written by Hayden Hart, tells a riveting story of a protagonist faced with the loss of his faith, in a world where faith means absolutely everything. The journey that comes next is filled with intrigue, murder, and manipulation, and the reader is left wanting much more.
Here’s the description:
The people of Visryan, a global theocratic superpower, lead lives unencumbered by the fear of death. Vexrus, the deity ruling over them, offers a simple deal to his followers: serve the state in your earthly life, and be rewarded in the next. One’s afterlife status can even be tracked online.
When his friend and co-worker is executed for heresy and possessing banned materials, Marlow Wilson, a faithful bureaucrat working for the Department of Public Spending, investigates, hoping that exposing misconduct will yield afterlife credit.
The banned materials, however, call his once-unwavering faith into question, forcing him to reevaluate many of the State institutions he once held sacred. Without god, many aspects of society that would normally be considered necessary to further the noble goal of helping the masses enter eternity, become sinister.
About the author:
Hayden Hart studied English, Creative Writing, and Communications at Mercer University, and was a finalist for the 2020 Agnes Scott Writer's Festival Contest and other writing competitions. He enjoys speculative and dystopian fiction, which allows him to play with imaginative social structures and political or cultural systems.
For questions about the book or to contact the author, email David@DavidGMcAfee.com
