The 25 Most Important Questions: Revealing The Test by Sylvain Neuvel
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Like a giant robot lain sleeping for generations underground (just go with us on this), Sylvain Neuvel emerged fully formed onto the sci-fi scene in 2016 with his blockbuster debut novel Sleeping Giants, which revealed—in a narrative pieced together from interview transcripts, snatches of news broadcasts, court transcripts, and other ephemera—just what might happen if a young girl, er, discovered a giant robot that had lain sleeping underground for generations.
Like a giant robot lain sleeping for generations underground (just go with us on this), Sylvain Neuvel emerged fully formed onto the sci-fi scene in 2016 with his blockbuster debut novel Sleeping Giants, which revealed—in a narrative pieced together from interview transcripts, snatches of news broadcasts, court transcripts, and other ephemera—just what might happen if a young girl, er, discovered a giant robot that had lain sleeping underground for generations.
Now that he’s wrapped up The Thermis Files trilogy, Neuvel is doing something altogether different. His next book is a provocative novella set in a dark, not-that-alternate near-future. It’s called The Test, and today, we’re showing you the cover, courtesy of Tor.com Publishing.
“I’m thrilled to be working with Tor.com Publishing to bring The Test to readers,” Neuvel said. “It’s a story that comes from a visceral place, and I hope it resonates and sparks conversation. I wrote it at a time where I felt particularly vulnerable to the current political climate. There seemed to be nowhere to escape. Somehow, that feeling of being trapped in a world gone mad turned into The Test. I can’t wait to share it.”
Read more about the book below in the official summary, and keep scrolling to see the cover, designed by Jonathan Gray. The book arrives in February 2019.
We are our choices.
Who are you willing to be?Britain, the not-too-distant future.
Idir is sitting the British Citizenship Test.
He wants his family to belong.Twenty-five questions to determine their fate. Twenty-five chances to impress.
When the test takes an unexpected and tragic turn, Idir is handed the power of life and death.
How do you value a life when all you have is multiple choice?
