Ray Nayler - Why Dystopian Fiction Matters
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Ray Nayler - Why Dystopian Fiction Matters

47:27 Oct 14, 2025
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Returning to the podcast following episodes around his prize-winning debut The Mountain Under the Sea and his acclaimed novella The Tusks of Extinction, Ray Nayler joins us to explore the rise in authoritarian systems of control and celebrate the power of human agency to drive meaningful social change. These are the themes of his new novel Where the Axe is Buried: a dystopian fable set in a near-future Russia where Artificial Intelligences, technocrats, and a Putinesque dictator come into an unforgettable conflict. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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