Love Minus Eighty

"This is speculative fiction at its most personal and powerful, extrapolating current social and technological trends and exploring how they would affect future people... Intriguing, quirky, perversely charming and definitely affecting."

"How do we keep on connecting in our ever-growing maze of social technologies? How can love succeed in the techno-surround we've trapped ourselves in? These are the questions Will McIntosh explores in this tightly plotted tangle of love stories. The stirring result casts a clear and knowing eye on our current society, from the best viewpoint of all: the future."

"Love Minus Eighty is a book that makes me envious as a writer: a clever premise, brilliantly executed. More importantly, though, it's a book that thrilled and delighted me as a reader, chilling and touching at the same time, a great story that stimulates the mind, the heart and the nerves."

"McIntosh's latest novel combines sf future tech with horror to craft a story that is both disturbing and hopeful as it questions the value of a life on borrowed time. The dystopic view of the future is both frightening and plausible, while the characters keep the story grounded in the details of human existence."

"Building his Hugo-winning short story "Bridesicle" into a novel, McIntosh takes a cold-eyed look at relationships in a grim future... Fans of "what if?" SF will enjoy this dystopian tale."

"McIntosh paints an intriguing picture of a society ruled by celebrity culture."

"McIntosh manages to show how technology can both divide and unite us while delivering a highly entertaining tale."

"[Love Minus Eighty] manages to deliver a light, romantic story without ever sacrificing its dark vision of the future."

"More people should be reading Will McIntosh."

"Credible, compelling and relentless ... the best and most disturbing moments will stay with the reader for a long time.

"A prime example of masterful storytelling--the characters are so well-drawn you feel like they're sitting beside you."

"An intriguing story that explores the meaning of what it is to be dead. Far from the usual 'occult' tale, this original and intelligent work well illustrates the complexity of the human soul."

"Grimly plausible.. this SF romance is a fine piece of work."

"Will McIntosh has created a highly plausible future... a good conceit with a great deal of potential."

"A very intense page-turner of a book."

"[A] heartfelt, funny, and often infuriating tale of hearts in conflict in a world where, extreme advances in technology aside, people remain essentially what they are now: selfless, self-absorbed, certain, confused, generous, cruel, kind, perceptive, and blind."