Acadie by Dave Hutchinson

Acadie by Dave Hutchinson

‘Duke’ is the president of a utopian colony that has escaped from the tyranny of the rest of humanity. The ‘habs’ they live in are the perfect dream. Illness and even death is overcome. No-one needs to

work and life is great. The only thing they have to worry about is being discovered by the rest of humanity.

After three hundred years their security misses a probe but it is captured and disarmed by a pilot of a mining ship. ‘Duke’s security team cannot understand why the probe was missed and they make plans to move their society on to a new location.

Considering this is a measly 112 pages long, this story could easily cover a trilogy yet it is complete. The characters are likeable, the world is one we would all hope to live in and I think we would all want to defend that life in a similar way.

I love a good short story and Acadie is certainly that. Well written, well thought out and perfectly executed. Fantastic read!

Thanks to Tor Books and Netgalley for the free digital version to review. I always give an honest and unbiased review