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System Preference

Ugo Bienvenu

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English
Titan Books
13 January 2026
Set in a bright dystopian future, fans of the sci-fi fan genre will love exploring the story of a man on the run for protecting cultural treasures in his robot surrogate. A Black Mirror-esque future-shock satire. In the near future, society lives in a social media metaverse where data storage is at a premium and historic works of art are simply deleted to make space for holiday photos. Appalled by this way of life, an archivist risks everything by stealing and hiding culturally important artefacts inside the robot acting as the surrogate carrier of his unborn daughter. However, he’s soon discovered, and the family are forced to go on the run, with tragic consequences. Fans of dystopian sci-fi will love sinking their teeth into this cautionary tale.
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Imprint:   Titan Books
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 276mm,  Width: 205mm, 
ISBN:   9781787741485
ISBN 10:   1787741486
Series:   System Preference
Pages:   176
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming

Ugo Bienvenu is a French illustrator, director, publisher and producer based in Paris. Because his father was a diplomat, Ugo grew up in Guatemala, in Tchad, in Paris and in Mexico. Hi comic credits include: Fog, Sphere of existence, Paiement accepté, L’entretien, Premium+ and System Preference. He has also written Appel en Absence and B.O, Comme un Dieu. As well as comics, Ugo has produced an animated feature movie, short movies, music videos and advertisements out of his studio Remembers, and publishes content from his own publishing house Réalistes.

Reviews for System Preference

""Fahrenheit 451 for the Instagram age. [Bienvenu] delivers an empathetic and powerfully emotional ending that finds hope in both nature and technology."" SFX Magazine ""Not only is System Preference an engaging, insightful read — but it’s also a timely and important book. I can’t recommend it enough. 4.5/5"" Comics Bulletin ""System Preference is a brilliant dystopian sci-fi cautionary tale about what makes us human. [...] A stunning tale and one that sci-fi fans should not miss!"" Grimdark Magazine ""Highly recommended."" BORG ""It is a glorious book to look at, the illustrations are wonderful and the colouring is perfect, evoking a brightness, but also a sense of vintage science fiction."" SF Book Reviews


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