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Vigilance

Vigilance

DystopianScience Fiction
Pages
194
Published
2019
Language
English

Synopsis

In a near-future America, gun violence is a permanent fixture. John McDean produces "Vigilance," a reality game show where citizens face live shooters in a game environment, with cash prizes for survivors. But as the show gains popularity, McDean discovers he's not just the one watching, and the game might turn on him.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

DarkTenseGrittyThought-Provoking
SurvivalBetrayal

Genres

Dystopian Science Fiction Thriller Political Thriller

About the author

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Robert Jackson Bennett

Robert Jackson Bennett (born June 22, 1984, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is an American author of speculative fiction. He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with honors in English in 2005 and lives in Austin, Texas. His novels include the Divine Cities trilogy, the Founders trilogy, and the Shadow of the Leviathan series, which opens with The Tainted Cup, winner of the 2025 Hugo Award for Best Novel and the 2025 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel.

Characters

John McDeanProtagonist
All characters in Vigilance