An Excess Male

The Handmaid's Tale of a new generation. This is a stark and fantastic view of an almost inevitable future. -- Peter Clines, author of <em>Paradox Bound </em>and <em>The Fold</em> King writes distinctive and sympathetic characters, and her vision of a not-so-far future is unnerving and thought-provoking. -- <em>The Washington Post</em> (a Must read science fiction and fantasy September 2017 pick) King's novel takes its cues from classic sci-fi dystopias, from The Handmaid's Tale to Ender's Game, to demonstrate the repressive control mechanisms already at work in everyday life. An intelligent, incisive commentary on how love survives-or doesn't-under the heel of the State. -- Kirkus Reviews An extraordinary first novel-an incisive, dryly funny examination of masculinity in a near-future China, where a gender imbalance in the population has resulted in some startling social changes. An Excess Male is a nuanced, meticulously structured character study that builds to a thrilling conclusion. -- Dexter Palmer, author of <em>Version Control</em><u5:p></u5:p> In King's thoughtful, heartbreaking debut...[she] expertly explores the myriad routes to family, hope, and love in a repressive country. -- Publishers Weekly King imagines a frightening reality, in which forced cultural norms run counter to basic human rights, leaving readers exceedingly uncomfortable with its feasibility. -- Booklist Maggie Shen King has a great gift not only for creating a complicated, futuristic world but also for creating characters who win our hearts and minds. An Excess Male is a wonderfully inventive and wonderfully funny novel. -- Margot Livesey, author of <em>Mercury </em>and <em>The Flight of Gemma Hardy</em> I found An Excess Male eerie and riveting. This brilliantly crafted dystopia brings to mind Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale, but with its dire situation more probable and imminent. An Excess Male is a wonderful read, horrifying and humorous and bringing with it a warning. -- Heather Stallings, author of <em>Click City</em>, a novel serialized by the <em>San Francisco Chronicle</em> In a remarkable debut, Maggie Shen King has brought to life an indelible dystopia that prefigures a looming future. Evocative and compelling, An Excess Male stands as a prescient, searing tale of the family in an imperative battle for sovereignty against totalitarian rule. -- Lane von Herzen, author of <em>Copper Crown</em>