187 pages
English language
Published May 25, 2018
"Every thirty years, ten billion visitors overrun Earth during one month of madness: partying, polluting, and brawling. In between, the world is ruled by the Million; the inheritors and custodians of all of humanity's wealth and history, they lead unimaginable lives of privilege and wealth, and they see it as their due. Gavin Penn-of-Chaffee is an illegal child--a visitor hidden among the Million. When the family that raised him in secret is torn apart, Gavin must impersonate a dead boy to survive. What he doesn't know is that his new identity is expected at the School of Auditors--the Million's feared police force, sworn to find and capture outcasts like him to keep the peace. In order to solve the murder of his adoptive father, Gavin must keep his disguise and his wits intact within the stronghold of those threatened by his very existence"--
Kindof a YA book - maybe just because of the age of the characters - but I love the baroque world, reminds me of Gibson's "Jackpot"
Too short to be considered a full novel in my opinion, the novella-length "The Million" was a great adventure, and an interesting look into some of the consequences of the post-scarcity universe of the Lockstep. I hope there are more stories in this series, because this definitely felt incomplete.
