New Novel 2040 Explores How Power Quietly Takes Control
United States, 27th Jan 2026 – Howard Atkins writes speculative fiction as a civic warning. His work explores how belief systems, governance, and technology shape obedience long before collapse becomes visible. Rather than imagining dramatic apocalypses, Atkins examines how reasonable decisions accumulate into irreversible outcomes. His storytelling is restrained, character-driven, and grounded in political and technological realities already unfolding worldwide.
His forthcoming novel, 2040, is intentionally unsettling because it is plausible. Its events echo debates already taking place across governments, institutions, and societies. The novel does not offer comfort or easy solutions. Its purpose is awareness. It asks readers to recognize patterns while choice still exists, and to quest...
