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      Vanishing: A Novel

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      Date
      2015-09-16
      Author
      Garrad, Aaron
      Type
      Thesis
      Degree Level
      Masters
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      Abstract
      My thesis is a novel titled Vanishing. It is a work of speculative fiction set in Western Australia. The setting is contemporary, although in a departure from history, the state of Western Australia has seceded from Australia and exists as an independent nation. The government has evolved into a liberal model of tolerance and invited the maligned races of folklore to immigrate. To the world’s astonishment, the Snitches emerge from the wilderness and settle in their new homeland. Their unique mind-reading powers are pressed into service as the government strives to eradicate offensive speech and offensive thought. The novel’s protagonist is Hunter Jones, an average guy with an irreverent attitude towards the government’s social engineering agenda. His ordinary life is rocked when twin brother Sean is abducted after a night out with their parents. Hunter’s search for his missing brother is stymied by the loss of anything to do with Sean—personal effects go missing and memories are erased. The unbreakable bond shared by twins means that Hunter is the only person who remembers Sean ever existed.
      Degree
      Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.)
      Department
      English
      Program
      Writing
      Supervisor
      Lyons, Jeanette
      Committee
      Flynn, Kevin; Parkinson, David; Klassen, Frank
      Copyright Date
      August 2015
      URI
      http://hdl.handle.net/10388/ETD-2015-08-2218
      Subject
      Speculative fiction
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