What happens when the systems meant to protect truth outlive the people they were built to serve?
In a near-future shaped by algorithms, escalation protocols, and manufactured consensus, Maya is a data analyst who uncovers something far more dangerous than a system that no longer needs villains to function.
When her evidence is absorbed, delayed, and quietly neutralized by institutions designed to manage risk—not justice—Maya realizes the real machinery of power operates without outrage, without conscience, and without pause. As political theater plays out on screens and networks hum with endless retries, escalation becomes ritual, and accountability becomes an error state. This is not a story about a single election, a single platform, or a single conspiracy.
It is a literary dystopian novel
Algorithmic outrage and managed consensusInstitutional inertia as a design featurePower that persists through procedure, not forceSystems that continue executing long after meaning has vanishedWritten in a restrained, atmospheric style, this novel blends speculative fiction with political and technological realism. It is quietly unsettling, intentionally paced, and focused less on spectacle than on consequence.
For readers of dystopian and speculative fiction who value ideas, mood, and systems-level storytelling over action-heavy plots.
Reader This book is not a fast-paced thriller. It is a reflective, concept-driven novel intended for readers who enjoy thoughtful, unsettling explorations of power, technology, and modern governance.