The Electric State

A haunting, post-apocalyptic illustrated novel from 2018, The Electric State is a single, self-contained work published by Simon and Schuster. It follows a young woman and her robot companion as they travel across a desolate alternative America, its story told through a sequence of evocative paintings by artist Simon Stålenhag. The book is notable for its unique fusion of melancholy narrative and stunning, photorealistic artwork, creating a deeply immersive and somber vision of a retro-futuristic world.