In MicroScrep, a post-pandemic world, one politician, Arthur Mills,
brings all scientists and engineers together to create a vaccine and
rebuild a world where harmony ensues. What results is a society where
algorithms control who you marry, who your child is, and what position
you have.
Adriana Buckowski is not normal. Her eyes are two different colors,
making her less susceptible to the system’s propaganda, she has a unique
connection with a boy named Zach, and she has questions. Weird
occurrences happen as she gets closer to her Calling Ceremony, where
she’ll be given a position. When she finally starts piecing together the
twisted motives at play in MicroScrep, she becomes a cog in the wheel of
the state.
Her only option for survival lies with Zach, and the hope that she will
be vindicated through a vigilante group off-grid. But with time ticking
against her, will she survive long enough to be redeemed?
“A stunning debut by a bold new writer whose vision of the future
conjures the near-impossibility of affection, with women tossed
homicidally into surrogate birthing centers and men groomed to become,
yes, eunuchs. Or if you will, think Brave New World meets The Texas
Chainsaw Massacre. Boshra Rasti’s dystopia redeems itself when two young
characters conceive of a daring off-grid survival among a group of
elusive scientists. The author’s mature and compelling voice is not
afraid to lift the scrim, but beware, for when she does lift the scrim,
readers may recognize a society whose angers and horrors and violent
fetishism may seem all too familiar. Surrogate Colony is a must
read.”
~ Dan Gutstein, author of Buildings without Murders
“The crisp prose and vibrant characters contained within Surrogate
Colonies' worldscape is a stunning debut by an author sure to capture
the public imagination. Rasti writes of the not-too-distance future with
terrifying clarity. “
~ Raymond Lee, author of The Race Riot
“Surrogate Colony is a thrilling tale of love, betrayal, and the dangers
of a world reliant on technology.”
~ Caryn Pine
“Boshra Rasti’s sweeping dystopian drama follows two young protagonists
on a journey of survival and redemption. Set in a post-pandemic world,
Surrogate Colony explores the human psyche after trauma and what can
happen when we succumb to fear. While Ms. Rasti’s writing is filled with
vivid imagery and edge-of-your-seat action, it is also the bond between
Adriana and Zach that anchors this story firmly in the reader’s
mind.”
~ Katherine Day, Grattan Street Press
“It is not a surprise to learn that Boshra Rasti has a debut novel
coming out. I knew that she had the goods as a writer when her brilliant
short piece Creep appeared in Literally Stories UK during the spring of
2021. She writes tough, economical yet entertaining descriptive prose.
From what I have previewed of it, the same holds the day in Surrogate
Colony. All readers new to Boshra will be well rewarded."
~ Leila Allison, Associate Editor, Literally Stories UK
Boshra Rasti is an Iranian-Canadian expatriate, writer and educator.
She currently lives in Qatar as a teacher.
She is the author of several published poems, “Connection in the City”,
a poem about the city of Surrey, BC, Canada, as well as the author of
“In the Chrysalis”, a poem about the COVID-19 pandemic, published in
Together...Apart, an anthology of creative works published by
HBKU Press. Her short stories have been published by Grattan Street
Press, Literally Stories, and South Florida Poetry Journal.
Boshra draws inspiration from the teenage mind, one she may not have
fully outgrown. She also is an avid runner who enjoys the self-torture
of running in Qatar. She has other eclectic interests such as making
vegan ice-cream.
She may or may not use a pen name in the future to prevent a
life-long tendency that people have of butchering her name. She hopes
to someday make her home somewhere that doesn’t include burning up due
to the consequences of global warming. You can find her works on her
website:
www.boshrawrites.com
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