The First State by Tshekedi Wallace

Summoning the nightmare of fascist oppression in a chilling near-future prophecy, The First State by Tshekedi Wallace is a prescient international thriller of rebellion and resistance. Despite the novel being set five decades in the future, the existential threats of autocratic dictators, police state propaganda, and financial oppression feel all too timely for contemporary readers. Thematically, it is impossible to separate the core of the plot from all too familiar crises, for a dramatic allegory that every reader will find recognizable. Wallace’s sprawling imagination tells a story that is not just darkly entertaining, but necessary.