"The Blindfold"

Title"The Blindfold"
Year for Search2019
AuthorsBuckell, Tobias S[amuel](b. 1979)
Secondary AuthorsLaValle, Victor(b. 1972), and Adams, John Joseph(b. 1976)
Secondary TitleA People’s Future of the United States: Speculative Fiction from 25 Extraordinary Writers
Pagination248-63
Date Published2019
PublisherOne World
Place PublishedNew York
KeywordsBritish Virgin Islands author, Grenadian author, Male author, US author, US Virgin Islands author
Annotation

The story is set in a future where, in an attempt to make trials fairer, the personal characteristics, such as race, are blocked from the members of the jury. The protagonist is a hacker who works to ensure that the system works who is hacked by those trying to undermine the system. 

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Author Note

The author was born in Grenada and raised there and in the British and U.S. Virgin Islands. He now lives in the U.S.

Full Text

2019 Buckell, Tobias S[amuel] (b. 1979). “The Blindfold.” A People’s Future of the United States: Speculative Fiction from 25 Extraordinary Writers. Ed. Victor LaValle (b. 1972) and John Joseph Adams (b. 1976) (New York: One World, 2019), 248-63. PSt

The story is set in a future where, in an attempt to make trials fairer, the personal characteristics, such as race, are blocked from the members of the jury. The protagonist is a hacker who works to ensure that the system works who is hacked by those trying to undermine the system. The author was born in Grenada and raised there and in the British and U.S. Virgin Islands. He now lives in the U.S.