The Detainee

the Island means the end of all hope

By: Peter Liney

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Paperback | 3 July 2014 | Edition Number 1

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'Of all the dystopian novels I have read in recent years, Peter Liney's The Detainee is one the best written, most engaging, heart-tugging and cinematic of all' - Amazon Reviewer

There is no point trying to run. There is no point trying to escape. The island means the end of all hope, until Clancy finds a reason to fight back.

When the fog comes down and the drums start to beat, the inhabitants of the island tremble: the punishment satellites, which keep the tyrannical Wastelords at bay, are blind in the darkness, and the islanders become prey.

The inhabitants are the old, the sick, the poor: the detritus of Society, dumped on the island with the rest of Society's waste. There is no point trying to run. There is no point trying to escape. The satellites - the invisible eyes of the law - mete out instant judgement from the sky.

The island is the end of all hope, until Clancy finds a blind woman living in a secret underground warren and discovers a reason to fight . . .

'Impressively dark' - Financial Times

Industry Reviews

An impressively dark, dystopian piece with much to say about capitalism's tendency to treat human beings as commodities, disposable when no longer useful - Financial Times

Fascinating ... interested to see what happens next' - Thinking About Books

Peter Liney is a description genius ... The Detainee is definitely a book that should be read by all - Fresh Fiction

I'm already anxious to read the next book in the series . . .You wouldn't want to be on this island, but you sure will enjoy getting a glimpse from the comfort of your couch - GeekDad

a very slick dystopian story that impressed me in the way Liney describes the world he created . . . I knew The Detainee was going to be a special read but until I read the last page, I had no idea just how good it really was - Speculative Book Review

a heartbreaking dystopian story about survival, cruelty and slowly regaining a little bit of hope - Draumr Kopa

The Detainee had me gripped - And Then I Read A Book

Of all the dystopian novels I have read in recent years, Peter Liney's The Detainee is one the best written, most engaging, heart-tugging and cinematic of all - Amazon Reviewer

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