Big TimeThe most electrifying debut novel of 2024 Almost Famous meets Slaughterhouse Five. In a not too distant future Australia, the eastern states have become the world's newest autocracy a place where pop music is propaganda, science is the enemy, and moral indecency is punishable by indefinite detention. Julian Ferryman, bass player for the Acceptables, returns to Melbourne after a year overseas and reconnects with his bandmates to record their highly