2020s life is hard for Ellie and Loshie, growing up, getting married and settling down in Brighton. And then comes the pandemic, inflation, strikes, polarising politics and climate change. The Bitness Revelations, in 2028, expose universal corruption and exploitation. The people’s rage destroys governments and corporations everywhere. Societal collapse soon follows, and Ellie and Loshie’s lives become a daily fight to survive. With nothing left to lose, they make one final throw of the a cross-country journey in search of sanctuary. But in these Times of Malthus, will anywhere be safe? Does a new form of surveillance technology offer hope, or a return to oppression? Audiopt technology can record everything you see and hear. There can be no secrets. Is total surveillance the answer?

The year is 2089, and technologists have developed a system for remotely tapping into the optic and auditory nerves of all humans. Everything that people see and hear is detected and this is published publicly online; nothing can be secret. It is the ultimate surveillance society. Jack Smith blows up the old GCHQ building in Cheltenham, destroying the surveillance computers. He goes on the run across post-apocalyptic Gloucestershire, with old friend Vicky Truva. The two are chased by a ragtag posse, including Vicky’s brothers, intent on bringing the apparent revolutionaries to justice. However, the fugitives have the advantage that the information and surveillance network is down….