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Ace of Paints: Book 1 of New Rome Rising—a near-future thriller series

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? 100 MILLION HAVE WATCHED HIS FILMS ?
Now filmmaker-turned-author, Richard Slater-Jones, delivers a visionary debut -- and the future he imagines is one you can't afford to ignore!
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"What a journey! This is undoubtedly the most gripping book I've read in years. Impossible to put it down until the end." -- Goodreads Review

They erased his past. Now he's the glitch in their perfect world.
The year is 2054. The US fell first. And it didn't take long for the rest of the world to follow. Humanity has fled the real world for the endless sprawl of the MetaVerses -- except for Rome. Walled off and fiercely independent, the last city standing is a beacon of defiance in a sea of virtuality. But this utopia comes at a price.

Art is outlawed. Freedom is a crime.

Enter Alex Snow. Only a fistful of years after he woke in a gutter with no past -- the memory-wiped guerilla artist awakens from a vivid dream with a fragment of his lost life. But when he descends into the shadowy underworld of tunnels and ruins beneath Rome, the secrets he uncovers threaten to tear the city's perfect façade apart.

And no one wants to make an enemy of the city's billionaire mayor, whose brutal punishments make death look merciful.

Gritty, fast-paced, and wildly original, Ace of Paints is the explosive first novel in a sci-fi thriller series for fans of Ready Player One, the Silo series, and those who love the immediacy of gripping dystopian adventure thrillers such as The Hunger Games.
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"Gripping, relentless, a clever and rare mix of darkness and hope. Impossible to put it down until the end." -- Goodreads review

"What is most striking is the startling, dense originality of the world building. Even the edges are clearly defined." -- Amazon reviewer

"Echoes of George Orwell's Animal Farm resonated to me as we witnessed a budding rebellion and glimpse the severe consequences of disobedience." -- Goodreads review

"Richard Slater-Jones knows how to ratchet up tension at just the right moments." -- Amazon Reviewer

"Often funny and surprising, it rockets forward with a suspense that builds to a wholly unexpected climax. Quite a ride!" -- Amazon Reviewer

Start reading today -- the future is closer than you think.

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  • Publication Date: May 1, 2025
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  • Print Length: 306 Pages
  • File Size: 26 KB

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