PP Wong 

Born on the lush island nation of Mahana, Fred lives under the tyrannical rule of a book-pulping king. When Fred’s father suddenly disappears, he joins an underground movement of dissenters and becomes an unwitting global icon in the fight for Mahanian freedom. Recruited and relocated by an organization that appears sympathetic to his cause, Fred arrives in a seemingly peaceful foreign nation, where the impact of social media and technology creates a new, stranger struggle.

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A dystopian thriller, a speculative fiction, and a coming-of-age story, Wong’s novel thrums with biting bursts of staccato-like prose — a fitting accompaniment to a fascinating exploration of contrasting political systems.

As Fred unpeels layers of truth and sees beyond the optics of altruism and the illusion of choice, Slice the Water unpacks the myriad amplifying impacts of technology, addiction, and complacency.