Book Description:
The Iron Heel by Jack London is a chilling early dystopian novel that imagines the rise of a brutal oligarchic regime in the United States. Written in 1908, the story is presented as a manuscript from the future, chronicling the struggle of Ernest Everhard — a fiery socialist revolutionary — and his wife Avis as they battle against the rise of “The Iron Heel,” a corporate-military dictatorship that crushes democracy and labor movements.
Part political prophecy, part love story, and part revolutionary manifesto, The Iron Heel explores themes of class struggle, oppression, and resistance with startling foresight. Often regarded as one of the earliest works of modern dystopian fiction, London’s novel remains a powerful and urgent warning about unchecked capitalism and the fragility of freedom.
