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HELLSANS BY EVER DUNDAS £4.50 FROM AMAZON.CO.UK A dystopian sci-fi thriller about a font sounds like a tough read, but it’s actually the premise of a magnificent novel by Scottish author Ever Dundas. HellSans is the font used by the authoritarian government in all public spaces. It triggers a blissed-out feeling in most citizens, but a minority are allergic to it, forcing them to live in the neglected edges of society in the ghettos. One of these so-called HSAs (HellSans allergic) is Jane Ward, CEO of a company that makes the Inex, a doll-like AI cyborg that everyone owns. The story centres on Ward and Dr Icho Smith, a scientist who’s developed a cure for the allergy, who attempt to bring down the government and cure the HSAs. Split into…

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