2044 is an adventure story with a political edge. Set in a world that follows our current social and economic trajectory to the extreme, 2044 is a world of consolidated multi-national corporations, mass produced culture and too much stuff. Private businesses manipulate greed and fear to keep people busy, afraid, and dependent on expensive new products or services just to survive.
2044 starts where George Orwell’s 1984 left off. The problem isn’t Big Brother and the leviathan government. The problem is Big Brother, Inc., and the all-powerful marketplace.
In 2044, product engineer Malcolm Moore discovers a cheap, easy way to take the salt out of seawater. Fresh water is scarce enough right now; by the year 2044, people will die and countries will go to war for water. Malcolm’s discovery could benefit millions – but it also threatens business interests who are happy the way things are.
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— “Having just finished up Naomi Klein’s No Logo, Lotke’s book came at just the right time during my own reading cycle.” Lost at Sea magazine
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