Not Yet Gods

Following the landmark English-language publication of Everything Good Dies Here, Kaya Press delivers more provocative thought experiments by pseudonymous author Djuna, whose writings on internet culture have attracted a cult following in South Korea. Not Yet Gods explores the universe-shattering effects of teenage anger cross-pollinated with radiation-induced psychic powers, unscrupulous governments and corporate avarice.

In the aftermath of a nuclear explosion set off in North Korea, an ordinary South Korean high-school classroom becomes ground zero for the discovery of a radical new source of energy: children capable of conducting and amplifying the telepathic and telekinetic powers of those around them. Soon enough the race is on to exploit these newfound human “batteries” by hunting them down and harnessing their power for everything from electricity to space travel to facelifts. But the emotional stakes could not be higher. After all, what happens when the primary energy source being used to run the world is housed within the brains and bodies of teenagers, subject to hormonal shifts and eddies, family loyalties, and interpersonal conflicts? Told as a series of interlinked stories, Djuna’s fractally unfolding thought experiments cycle through genres ranging from detective procedurals to fantasy horror to speculative sci fi in order to interrogate the nature of power, disability, and illusion in the potential end of history.

Source: publisher’s website