Chris Wimpress
Author of speculative fiction
A dystopian literary novel about civil war in the near future between generations
Advent of Libra
In a fractured England, where AI and automation have ravaged the economy and the Boomers are at the end of their lives, the youngest generation has risen up in a movement known as Libra.
As rebellion ignites across the nation, care homes burn, and virtual reality-obsessed Londoners hide from the chaos.
Amid the growing tension, three women from one dysfunctional family must face long-buried secrets, that place them all on a collision course with a conspiracy that could bring England to its knees.
As a civil war swallows cities and loyalties fracture, Lara, Kelly and Stella all face impossible decisions, that could either save or destroy their family—and their country.
Action-packed and heart-wrenching, "Advent of Libra" is a gripping tale of revolution, family, and redemption in a society on the brink of collapse.
Weeks in Naviras
A speculative mystery and political thriller
Something is wrong at the heart of the tiny fishing village of Naviras—a place where Ellie often sought refuge as the rest of her life was collapsing, during the silent and invisible end of her marriage as her husband’s political power grew.
Ellie fell in love with the village and the people who lived in it. Now she’s back to remember and relive her time there, recalling the secrets which sprang up within its narrow streets and at Casa Amanha, the home of a weather forecaster where her love for two men begins and ends.
Ellie has returned to Naviras just as a conspiracy to destabilise the Middle East is erupting. The village is the first and last place she ought to be, but Naviras has saved its biggest and deadliest secret for last.
Joe is Online
A speculative near-future techno thriller
Once Joe is online the world begins to change, and not for the better.
The story weaves between Joe's gradual transition from a disturbed and lonely teenager to the orchestrator of an online cult, and the efforts of Penny Hunt, a cyberterrorism expert, to track him down and stop him.
Spanning continents and decades, in 'Joe is Online' you'll meet a nefarious internet psychic, a evangelical tele-atheist and glimpse a world which seems just around the corner.
A bit about me
I was born in Northampton, England in 1977. I studied at St. Andrews and Edinburgh Universities. I've also lived in Liverpool and, for the past 21 years, in various bits of London.
I was very lucky to get a job at the BBC straight out of college, and went from being a radio producer, to becoming a newsreader, and then finally a reporter and editor for BBC Radio 4.
After the Covid pandemic I decided I’d had enough of journalism, and went to work for a lobbying firm specialising in big tech. Then the news beast pulled me back, and I now work at The Economist, as UK communications director.
I started writing novels in 2008, and since then I've written five of them. Three are already published, one is due to come out next year, and one of them is sitting in a digital vault waiting to be re-written. I'm a member of an amazing writers group in central London.
When I'm not writing or editing I can be found running along the river, playing saxophone, cooking for my friends and wondering what I'll write next.
I've always been interested in the future, that's reflected in my obsession with speculative fiction. My favourite authors include Margaret Atwood, Sebastian Faulks and William Gibson, but there are many, many others.