When one thinks of common settings in the genre of science-fiction, Malaysia is probably one of the last few places you might imagine as the backdrop of such a story.

But in the book "Malaya 2057: A Thousand Moons Have Passed", the latest offering from Martin Vengadesan (above), readers are taken on a curious journey into the future – 100 years after Malaya’s independence – to glimpse what a futuristic Malaysia may be like.

As it turns out, a futuristic Malaysia as imagined by...