HellSans is set in a fictional UK, where HellSans is a ubiquitous
typeface, enforced by the government in all communications and in all
public spaces. It is the ultimate control device. The majority of the
population experience bliss when they see the typeface, but there's a
minority who are allergic to it. The HellSans Allergic (HSAs) are
persecuted, and live on the streets or in a ghetto on the outskirts of
the capital city.
Jane Ward, CEO of the company that manufactures the Inex (a cyborg
doll-like creature that has replaced the smart phone as the essential
aid and accessory) has everything: fame and fortune, until she falls ill
with the allergy and becomes embroiled in the government's internal
power struggles. She loses her job and her wealth, ending up in the
ghetto until she is rescued by Dr Icho Smith.
Icho is a scientist who has developed a cure for the allergy, but she is
on the run from the government and the Seraphs (the ghetto 'terrorist'
group), who all have their own agenda for the cure. Jane and Icho work
together, aiming to expose government corruption and bring the cure to
the HSAs.
HellSans is written in three parts. Parts one and two can be read in
either order which provides a unique approach to the perspectives of the
haves and have-nots in the run-up to the revolutionary conclusion.
File Under: Science Fiction [ Dystopian Nightmare Typography
Matters Artificial Friends Nevertheless Resist ]
