Desperation Breeds Heroes... (dystopian sci-fi review of Complex)
Pollution. Overcrowding. Poverty. Disease. Hunger. Rampant crime. Political upheaval and uncertainty. A pandemic. People struggling to survive just one more day, and then another. And a few of them, here and there, deciding—for one reason or another—that they’re not gonna take it any more [hopefully you just started bobbing your head to Twisted Sister, but if you weren’t, until right this second, you’re welcome ]. It could be today, tomorrow, or at some point not so far into the future, as in A.D. Enderly’s serpentine, dystopian sci-fi series debut, Complex . _______________ Everything basically sucks, in this dog-eat-dog world—especially if you’re just a nobody, trying to live your life—and Val knows that better than most. At 18, she’s already been the “parent” in her family for a couple years, responsible for food, shelter, and the general well-being of not only herself, but also of her younger sister, Kat. Sure, things could be easier… if she agreed to basically sig...