Demonic Fell Sans next to a Gaster Blaster redesigned to look like new Punisher logo. Both have fire coming out of their eyes.

The jacket zipper is in the wrong place but whatever.

#Undertale #Underfell = #KintsugiCulture cos we're broken but not completely.

#FellSans #DemonSans #HellSans redesign for me cos I also like Hellboy.

A dystopian sci-fi thriller about a font sounds like a tough read, but it's actually the premise of a magnificent novel by Scottish author Ever Dundas. HellSans is the font used by the authoritarian government in all public spaces. It triggers a blissed-out feeling in most citizens, but a minority are allergic to it, forcing them to live in the neglected edges of society in the ghettos. One of these so-called HSAs (HellSans allergic) is Jane Ward, CEO of a company that makes the Inex, a doll-like AI cyborg that everyone owns. The story centres on Ward and Dr Icho Smith, a scientist who's developed a cure for the allergy, who attempt to bring down the government and cure the HSAs. Split into three parts, the first two parts can be read in any order: one from Ward's viewpoint, the other from Smith's. It's clever, dark and a grim portent of where relying on AI assistants could lead us.

Page spread ‘Books for Geeks’ featuring HellSans, Nexus, The Long History of the Future, and The Last Murder at the End of the World

Inside page with ‘Gifts for Geeks’ in huge letters against a sparkly background

Part of the cover of PC Pro featuring ‘Gifts for Geeks’ across the top

Lovely surprise to get a great HellSans review in PC Pro’s current issue:

“clever, dark and a grim portent of where relying on AI assistants could lead us” – who knew it would be so topical (but I really wish it wasn’t)

Thank you @pcpro.bsky.social ✨

#HellSans #PCPro #BookReview #GiftsForGeeks