The Electric State

(Hardback)

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Stranger Things meets On the Road in this hypnotic, lavishly illustrated novel.

Set in a post-apocalyptic 1997, The Electric State is the story of Michelle who, accompanied by her toy robot Skip, sets out across the western United States in a stolen car to find her missing brother. Told in achingly melancholy, spare prose and featuring almost a hundred gorgeous, full-colour illustrations, The Electric State is a novel like no other.

Rights in The Electric State have already sold in thirteen territories and Deadline reports that the film rights were snapped up by the Russo Brothers production company (Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Captain America: Civil War) with Andy Muschietti (Mama, It) attached to direct.

Author Bio

Simon Stlenhag (b. 1984) is the internationally acclaimed author, concept designer and artist behindTales from the LoopandThings from the Flood. His highly imaginative images and stories depicting illusive sci-fi phenomena in mundane, hyper-realistic Scandinavian and American landscapes have made Stlenhag one of the most sought-after visual storytellers in the world.Tales from the Loopwas ranked one of the 10 Best Dystopias byThe Guardian, along with such works as Franz KafkasThe Trialand Andrew NiccolsGattaca.