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Ghost for Rent: A Sci-fi Novelette
Ghost for Rent
a sci-fi novelette by Rowan Blake
In the neon-drenched ruins of MINDRAK 17, sleep is no escape—it's a contract.
Michael Rune is a low-score worker in a corporate dystopia where dreams are monetized and your very consciousness is leased out during sleep. Each night, his mind is hijacked and used to pilot synthetic avatars—CMFrames—for purposes he’s not allowed to remember. But when fragmented nightmares begin to bleed into his waking life—torture chambers, whispered names, phantom guilt—Michael starts to unravel a truth far more brutal than any dream.
With a rogue coder named Rufus 4 as his only ally, Michael uncovers a conspiracy of cloned minds, memory theft, and weaponized empathy. Now, hunted by faceless enforcers forged in his own image, he must disappear into the system… or burn it down from the inside.
Perfect for fans of Black Mirror, Altered Carbon, and Philip K. Dick.
a sci-fi novelette by Rowan Blake
In the neon-drenched ruins of MINDRAK 17, sleep is no escape—it's a contract.
Michael Rune is a low-score worker in a corporate dystopia where dreams are monetized and your very consciousness is leased out during sleep. Each night, his mind is hijacked and used to pilot synthetic avatars—CMFrames—for purposes he’s not allowed to remember. But when fragmented nightmares begin to bleed into his waking life—torture chambers, whispered names, phantom guilt—Michael starts to unravel a truth far more brutal than any dream.
With a rogue coder named Rufus 4 as his only ally, Michael uncovers a conspiracy of cloned minds, memory theft, and weaponized empathy. Now, hunted by faceless enforcers forged in his own image, he must disappear into the system… or burn it down from the inside.
Perfect for fans of Black Mirror, Altered Carbon, and Philip K. Dick.
69 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 1, 2025
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