Now in development for a major television series by the producers of Agatha Raisin 

The first book in the chilling Rockstar Ending sci-fi series about runaway tech and how seemingly small social nudges can lead to dystopia

London. 2027. An ordinary woman discovers she is capable of extraordinary things. When Lexi finds out that older people are being coerced into genocide by stealth, she vows to take on the sinister corporation behind the ultimate Rockstar Ending.

It’s hard to resist their invitation to a pain-free suicide with a glamorous spin, a seductive soundtrack, and a killer inheritance tax exemption. After her best friend’s mother books a one-way ticket, Lexi sets out on a rescue mission that takes her deep into the terrifying heart of the death factory.

In a turbulent political landscape, the Yuthentic movement has driven a rift between generations, promoting the redistribution of wealth to younger people by all possible means. Technology is weaponised to manipulate the victims in secret as social media, artificial intelligence and all manner of robots are deployed to undermine humanity.

But the underground resistance is growing. How can an unconventional band of unlikely heroes stop the killing – before it’s all too late? Rockstar Ending is the first book in a terrifyingly plausible dystopian series steeped in the social and political issues that will dominate the coming decade. If you like Black Mirror, The Handmaid’s Tale or the Blue Ant trilogy, you’ll love Rockstar Ending.

About the Author

N. A. (Nicola) Rossi moved to London from her hometown, the seaside town of Southport, in the early ‘80s. After university she flirted briefly with journalism, and then began a 30-year career in communications management, eventually running international teams for big technology companies.

In 2017 she was awarded an MA in Digital Media from Goldsmiths University. That was when the trouble began. She started to write about surveillance, data ownership, consent and the potential for people to be manipulated without their knowledge. 

Her debut novel, Rockstar Ending, started life as a short story, ‘One Last Gift’, which won a dystopian fiction award from the Orwell Society. The judges described it as ‘highly original, macabre and very funny’. It was published in the Journal of Orwell Studies. 

Nicola is a regular blogger on technology, society and the arts. She has lectured in universities on leadership, PR, ethics and corporate social responsibility and consults on communications management. She has appeared on BBC Radio 4 Today, BBC local radio, and written for a wide range of media outlets including The Independent, Time Out, Louder Than War and Influence. 

She lives in southeast London with her husband and two adult children.