Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow with Phil Hilliker

Podcast: Drinks in the Library · Gigi Howard

Opublikowano: 2026-09-22

Cory Doctorow's Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom is a sci-fi novel set in a post-scarcity future where death is curable and social status is run by a reputation metric called "whuffie". The protagonist, a centenarian named Jules, lives his dream managing classic attractions at Walt Disney World. When a rival faction stages a hostile takeover and figuratively and literally "kills" his project by modernizing the Hall of Presidents, Jules goes to war to protect the park's traditional artistic purity Phillip Hilliker is a creatively restless writer and illustrator with credits spanning many...