The BookBrowse Review

Published April 9, 2025

ISSN: 1930-0018

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Calm
by S. J. Baker
22 Apr 2025
384 pages
Publisher: Neem Tree Press
Genre: Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Speculative, Alt. History
Peperback Original
Critics:

In this enthralling dystopian YA thriller where emotions become weapons, the fight for humanity's true essence takes centre stage.

In a near-future Britain, societyʼs calm facade conceals a sinister truth: the state maintains its control by meddling with the nationʼs water supply. The result? A population lulled into apathy. Lulled, apart from a courageous few known as the Resistors.

New Resistor Owyn and lifelong Resistor Tiegan face parallel struggles in their fierce quest for freedom. Spurred on by the promise of a mass Resistance, they ignite a chain of events that shakes the foundations of Britainʼs oppressive regime.

One thing is clear: the price of freedom is higher than they ever imagined.

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