The King of Spain: A Dystopian Novel In The Not-Too-Distant Future

by Robert Ford

Overview

In this sensational debut novel set in the not-too-distant future, Robert Ford has created a universe of his own in order to brilliantly illuminate the one - and the age - we all share...

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781908556356
Publisher:	Apostrophe Books Ltd
Publication date:	01/21/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	200
File size:	279 KB

About the Author

After graduating from Reading University in 2003, Robert briefly worked as a journalist in India before turning to the world of film editing, where he has been employed ever since. As well as prose, he has written several screenplays, and his directorial debut Sexy Pig was broadcast on the BBC HD channel last year. He now lives and works in north-west London, roaming the streets in search of inspiration, drinking too much coffee and not writing as much as he should. In 2012, he won Apostrophe Books’ Fiction Fast-Track new-writing competition with The King of Spain, which is his first novel.

Read an Excerpt

A wheeze and creep and timid clatter filled the otherwise silent bedroom as the various electronic devices ran their separate, habitual tasks. Sam lay on his back in the gloom and blinked his large blue eyes, happy to let the darkness wash over him in gradual shifting waves of purest black and dull, streaked silver.