ADVANCE PRAISE FOR THE LOGOHARP

“In the world of The Logoharp, there is no security, not even an objective reality, only the reality created by journalism in reverse.  Emmett’s’ novel creates a troubling vision of media that borders on propaganda in an AI-filled future.”

HAMILTON BEAN, Ph.D.,. author of No More Secrets: Open Source Information and the Reshaping of US Intelligence

“Prepare to be swept away by an imperfect yet wildly relatable heroine.  This ancient, futuristic world will make you angry, frustrated, hopeful, in love, and inspire an uprising within.”

GRACE DIIDA

L.L.M., Venture Capital Research

“In Arielle Emmett’s fevered imaginings one great and ancient state is able to dominate the rest using an unbeatable secret weapon. Logoharps. Creatures able to see into the future, ensuring the state is always a step ahead. That is, until one rebels. Imagine Mona Lisa Overdrive meshed with The Wind-Up Girl. That’s the kind of sci-fi ride you’re in for with The Logoharp.”—

KEVIN SITES

author of The Ocean Above Me

“Smart, startling SF debut exploring next century’s media and disinformation. … readers of thoughtful SF will find revelations on every page. Emmet is a talent to watch.”

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Publishers Weekly Booklife

“This novel, about Naomi, a half-human cyborg journalist, may be as significant as Orwell’s 1984.”

Sonya DiPalma

Chair, Communications, UNC Asheville

Loved The Logoharp!

“It’s genuinely original, disturbing in a provocative way, occasionally funny and erotic, creative and well-paced — and I can’t get those ice sleighs out of my head!  Naomi is one strange —and beguiling—heroine.”

LAURA BERMAN, feature writer, retired columnist, The Detroit News

“A hugely ambitious vision of a time in which America is a Chinese colony, almost anyone over 50 is sent off to die in a cozy ice-sled, and journalists are tasked with chronicling a future which then comes to pass. This novel should give readers who are fascinated by technology and by glimpses of where we’ll be in the 22nd century a great deal to ponder.” 

BEVERY GRAY, ASJA, author, screenwriter, Goodreads

 

“Grabbed from the beginning, I was amazed by the parallels between a fiction story and present day happenings. I appreciated the succinct, interwoven prose that exposed how vulnerable we are to what could be the very near future. I thoroughly enjoyed and yet, was somewhat terrified of the veiled truths. I hope there will be a sequel!” 

M. Monahan, Amazon Reader

 

“Wow, this book to me on a wild ride!  Set in the year 2121, The Logoharp is a fascinating blend of cyberpunk and emotional depth.  Naomi, a half-human, half-cyborg journalist, is as intriguing as protagonists get.  Her ability to predict the future through her Logoharp –a universal translator–is both eerie and mesmerizing…Those discordant voices she hears?  Absolute goosebumps! If you love sci-fi with a soul and aren’t afraid to confront moral contradictions, The Logoharp is for you!  Highly recommend.”

Whatmansireads

 

The Logoharp is a story of love and horror. It is relatable and disturbing. The grave issues facing us now remain potent: AI, drugs (fentanyl), and climate catastrophe to name a few….these all converge as the novel slides down the ice.”

“Naomi’s drive to be loyal clashes with her residual individuality. She is blunt, questions, and is not afraid to take risks. Emmett evocatively looks to Naomi’s hands and voice to message this internal conflict. Naomi’s sensitive human hand rises and falls in a dance with her brawny prosthetic hand. Her voice (when she can, can’t or must) seesaws between the soft human and the hardened Harp.”

ANDREW SINGER, in “Andrew Singer Talks about China.”