Stockholm: Novel Asks the Question,

Online, May 3, 2011 (Newswire.com) - In California and New York State, a new initiative urges the unemployed, idealistic youth and members of the working class into signing away their sovereignty to live in luxury government labor camps.

Around the country, the popularity of social networking is no longer simply a way to connect and share personal information, but a systematic enforcement of behavior, as people openly police their friends and contacts to encourage brand-friendly conduct.

At the center of this is Anakin Carver, protagonist (or antagonist) of the new novel STOCKHOLM, debut effort by writer Kian Kaul. A struggling and not-so-young advertising creative, Carver crosses paths with Natasha von Ottmann, an up and coming actress working on his new campaign, and accidentally makes her famous.

Now romantically involved with a celebrity, Anakin finds himself connected into the landscape of popular media and entertainment; a labyrinth of mistrust, petty politics and desperate grasps for power. As he becomes instrumental in the struggle for cultural dominance, Natasha must choose between fame and idealism.

"Everything Is True. Nothing Is Permitted."

In a time of unrest and social change, Anakin Carver may become one of the most influential figures never known. As civilization moves toward both utopia and ruin, all it may need is a subtle push in either direction.

Written in an exciting new format of thirteen "episodes", rather than traditional chapters, STOCKHOLM is designed to be enjoyed like a full season of a cable television series. Each episode satirizes our culture's obsessions with social connection, class conflict, the evolving role of celebrity, the reaches of government and how one man's choices can either help enlighten or destroy our way of life.

For more information or to schedule an interview with Kian Kaul, please contact: 818.406.0044, or infoatstockholmbookdotcom

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