High-Rise

In J.G. Ballard's gripping audiobook, High Rise, listeners are plunged into the chaotic life within a luxurious 40-storey tower block where affluent residents succumb to primal instincts, leading to an alarming descent into violence and mayhem. As cocktail parties devolve into raids against perceived enemies and the building’s lavish amenities transform into battlegrounds, the isolation of the inhabitants reveals a dystopian reality governed by the laws of the jungle. Narrated by Tom Hiddleston, this first UK audiobook adaptation sheds light on Ballard's chilling critique of modern society, coinciding with a film adaptation directed by Ben Wheatley.