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70pp. In the early days of the lockdown that was imposed all around the world because of the rapidly spreading coronavirus, many people were talking about how some of the greatest pieces of literature were actually written by authors in quarantine during plagues. The stupefying events of this year led towards the blossoming of fresh writers with avant-garde ideas, exploring different genres, in the literary landscape. Faraz Talat, with his debut novella Seventy Four, has efficaciously proven himself to be one such author. Science fiction is not a new genre, and neither is pandemic literature a new phenomenon. However, it is safe to say that a Pakistani sci-fi novel might be one of the rarest and most unexpected entities to exist. Hence, I was compelled to applaud the author’s efforts even before reading the book. ....