Queentide is a feminist dystopian political thriller set in a near-future authoritarian Australia, exploring women's resistance, state power, and the fragile boundaries between protest and extremism. A gripping work of feminist speculative fiction, it examines how fear, violence, and political opportunism can reshape a democracy. Readers drawn to politically charged dystopian novels such as The Handmaid's Tale will find a provocative and unsettling exploration of power, resistance, and complicity.As violence against women escalates and freedoms are eroded in the name of national security, Australia begins to slide-quietly but decisively-towards authoritarianism.Some women choose to comply. Others choose to fight back.Fear is weaponised and radical acts force the nation to confront its own complicity, the line between protest and extremism becomes dangerously blurred.Fierce and unflinching, Queentide explores women's rage, the cost of silence, and the uncomfortable truth that resistance rarely leaves clean hands-or clear consciences.This second edition includes a new author's note reflecting on how the imagined future of Queentide, first published in 2021, has echoed into the present, along with book club resources to guide the conversations this novel is destined to spark.Set in Australia and grounded in contemporary debates about democracy and civil liberties, Queentide will appeal to readers of feminist dystopian fiction, political dystopias, and speculative novels about authoritarianism and resistance movements.
