Definitely not an early adopter in this case – most definitely not.
The Handmaid’s Tale was originally published in 1985 by the author Margaret Atwood.
And apparently she is of Canadian decent, incidentally, there is another author whom I have read intensely/extensively that also happens to be of Canadian decent.
And if my memory does not serve me wrong the date/year is exactly the same (eventually after reformation it turned out to be nearly the same.).
Why is that? Because Neuromancer was in fact first published in 1984.
Closing thoughts: so, it is said that the future will arrive in 2025? If that is not irony I don’t know what is.
I really never ever seem to get a break do I?
Picture is a screen capture from the TV-series (HBO).