The book & the author

Don’t Develop

A psychological techno-thriller set in present-day London. The novel follows Michael Lawson as the line between his working life and something watching from inside his own screen starts to blur.

The Russian original, “Не проявляй,” is complete — all 47 chapters. An English edition is being translated chapter by chapter, starting with the Prologue and Chapter 1.

Artemis Axen

Artemis Axen is a writer based in Athens, Greece, working in Russian and English. Don’t Develop is their debut novel.

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