Always Greener

General Buzz Series, Book 1

Life's biggest victim, please step up and claim your prize!

A smash-hit reality show is offering a lifetime of luxury to the one person living the world's worst life, and now everyone is out to prove just how bad they've got it.

Want in? All you've got to do is accept ocular implants that let the whole world see life through your eyes, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Fortunately, there's still one person who hasn't lost faith in all humanity. The show's ever-smiling host is determined to wring some tiny bit of meaning out of this twisted competition and your unhappy existence.

There has to be a purpose behind all this misery...doesn't there?

Always Greener mixes the whimsical wordplay of Douglas Adams with the ominous relevance of the TV show Black Mirror. Set in a near-future corporate dystopia, this satirical sci-fi novel explores how individuals willingly sacrifice privacy and control of their own lives in exchange for new technologies and a few minutes of fame.

Contains mature themes.

©2020 J. R. H. Lawless (P)2020 Tantor

Story is good, the accents are not

The story itself feels like a mashup of the 1976 film "Network" and Douglas Adams' Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. However, while the accents are well intended to show people from multiple cultures, they are performed in such a way that they feel vaguely offensive.