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Neom
Adult • Science Fiction • Fantasy • Short Stories
A Novel from the World of Central Station
Neom is set in a far-future city and its surrounding Saudi desert where sentient machines roam and human life adapts to a strange, aged megacity. In the desert, orphan Elias joins a caravan hoping to earn passage off-world while a wry, unnamed robot uncovers the vestiges of a golden man amid unexplained and unexploded mechanical artefacts.
In the city, Nasir, a loyal shurta officer, and Mariam, a hardworking flower seller, see childhood affection rekindled as Nasu, a deadly terrorartist with missing memories, arrives with unfinished business. A single robot in search of lost love can alter Neom's destiny with a single rose.
In far-future Neom, sentient machines, a wry robot, and human residents collide as an orphan Elias and rekindled lovers face revolution and mysteries.
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Book details
- Publisher
- Tachyon Publications
- Publication date
- November 9, 2022
- Print length
- 224 pages
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 1616963824
Science Fiction + Fantasy + Short Stories
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What to Know Before Reading Neom
The description focuses on people and technology coexisting in an aged futuristic city and its desert outskirts. Much of the setup centers on an orphan seeking passage off-world, a robot uncovering an old mystery, and a rekindled affection between Nasir and Mariam amid rising unrest. The presence of sentient machines, deadly works of art, and a figure described as a terrorartist suggests speculative and dangerous elements tied to social conflict. This may appeal more to someone interested in character interactions set against a vividly imagined technological landscape.
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About the author
Lavie Tidhar
Lavie Tidhar's work encompasses literary fiction (Maror, Adama, Golgotha and Six Lives), cross-genre classics such as Jerwood Prize winner A Man Lies Dreaming (2014) and World Fantasy Award winner Osama (2011) and genre works like the Campbell and Neukom prize winner Central Station (2016). He has also written comics (Adler, 2020) and children's books such as Candy (2018) and The Children's Book of the Future (2024). He is a former columnist for the Washington Post and a current honorary Visiting Professor and Writer in Residence at the American International University in London.
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