Paradigm Shift (novel)
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| Author | Jakub Rucinski |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Alternate history |
| Published | April 2022 |
| Media type | Paperback |
| Pages | |
| ISBN | 979-8886270525 Search this book on  . |
Paradigm Shift is an alternate history novel written by Jakub Rucinski, self-published in April 2022. The book was released on Barnes & Noble's online store roughly a month later in a publishing deal, as well as on Amazon by Book Depository.[1]
Plot[edit]
Paradigm Shift describes an alternative North American continent, where rather than promote justice through impartial juries, the Civil Salvation League intimidates the country's opponents in show trials. As an alternative of allowing freedom to a career, an economic system determines one's occupation, a grueling twelve hours of labor. Most of all, elections have been replaced with a Regional Assembly, which determines the fate of the militant colony under the jackboot of an ambitious despot.
The protagonist, Oliver Anderson, resides within a dystopia named the Whitestock Hub, a stacked megacity built of metallic floors housing various socioeconomic groups. Ever since a disastrous event in Oliver's childhood, civil conditions and liberties are restricted in the name of peace and security, while a war rages on just south of Arkaine. Impoverished and ambitious, he seeks employment as a shipyard worker, and soon comes into contact with the struggles of ordinary people, allowing himself into the position of a consultant for the Whitestock Archives working on a government project. It is there where Oliver arrives at the conclusion that the society within which he lives is unfair and attempts to reconnect with his lost family members to recover a fortune, instead however becoming associated with a resistance group known as 'The Mandate', which finally assigns him on a mission to the capital of Greenbell.
Much of the story is focused on Oliver's relationship with his partner, Clandestine, and his internal cryptic discourse, portraying first-hand accounts of a monologue that follows him from early childhood to his death. While the majority of the story is set in a period referred to as the 'seventies' and shows Oliver to be a young adult, two exceptions exist. The first chapter takes place in Oliver's boyhood while the last chapter, a dream sequence, occurs in a small town near the Hudson Bay, portraying Oliver as frail and aged. This allows the reader to draw their own interpretation about whether Oliver as the protagonist truly survived a clash with the realm's regent, Cesar Black, or if he was successfully numbed by a previously applied poison.
Reviews[edit]
Paradigm Shift was reviewed positively by press upon release.[2]
References[edit]
- ↑ [https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/paradigm-shift-jakub-k-rucinski/1141333591/ - Paradigm Shift by Jakub K. Rucinski
- ↑ [https://coconutcreeknews.net/yearold-coconut-creek-resident-publishes-first-novel-paradigm-shift-is-p2008-179.htm - 17-Year-Old Coconut Creek Resident Publishes First Novel, Coconut Creek News
External links[edit]
- Jakub Rucinski's Official Site
- 17-Year-Old Coconut Creek Resident Publishes First Novel, Coconut Creek News
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