The Kingdom

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Jess Rothenberg: The Kingdom (Hardcover, 2019, Henry Holt and Co. (BYR))

Hardcover, 352 pages

Published May 28, 2019 by Henry Holt and Co. (BYR).

ISBN:
978-1-250-29385-5
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Review copy provided by publisher - review first posted at Curiosity Killed the Bookworm.

he Kingdom™ is a magical place where your dreams can come true, with species brought back from extinction and the most perfect princesses to see to your needs during your stay. Ana is one of seven Fantasists, androids designed to be beautiful and to obey. But when Ana is accused of murdering a park employee, she must go to court to prove she's incapable of moral judgement.

I devoured The Kingdom, this Westworld/Disneyland mash-up was just what I needed. It could so easily be twee but Jess Rothenberg has shown the darker side of an entertainment industry, in a page-turning tale.

The narrative switches between the trial transcripts and Ana's life in the park. The trial's purpose is to decide if Owen's murder was the result of a malfunction or if Ana had evolved beyond …