‘Step Forward, Harry Salt’ by Ross Lowe

“What a ride! It’s like Douglas Adams for the Brexit age on acid.”

“A fantastic (moped) ride. A very British adventure, in the mode of Douglas Adams or Terry Pratchett. Funny, fast-paced, and fabulous.”

“A whirlwind of fantastical magic and mysticism, sci-fi, political satire and coming of age existentialism. Engaging, hilarious, and as mad as a box of frogs.”

Something strange is afoot in the Derbyshire hills.

But what does that mean for Harry Salt?
He’s a young man with a big secret.
So big, that the Prime Minister wants a piece of him.

Trouble is, it’s such a deeply buried secret that Harry doesn’t even know about it yet.
But when he starts his new job at the Ministry of People, and the anxious UK prepares for ‘The Change’, things get steadily more strange and frightening.

Dreams filled with painful memories and snarling black dogs. Endless ham baguettes. A 900-year-old Starsky & Hutch addict. Murderous lollipop ladies and milkmen that bite.

Yes. Something is definitely up.

It’s time to Step Forward, Harry Salt.