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The First Law: A Novel of the Laws of Reality
Paperback
Science FictionGeneral Fiction
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Dec 28 2025
Pages: 68
Weight: 0.20
Height: 0.16 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Reality corrects itself. Elias Marr is about to break the system.
In a world where disasters quietly rebalance and suffering is never allowed to grow too large, the Continuum enforces the First Law-an unseen mechanism that preserves stability at any cost. No war grows too big. No tragedy remains unresolved. Pain is not erased. It is redistributed.
Elias Marr is a systems analyst trained to maintain that balance.
Until the day reality stops correcting around him.
As Elias uncovers the hidden laws governing existence, he becomes something the system cannot remove: an anomaly that persists. The more he resists, the more the Continuum tightens its grip-through silence, substitution, and engineered loss-forcing Elias to confront a terrifying truth: a world protected from consequence may no longer know how to choose.
When the Laws begin to fail and awareness spreads, Elias must decide what no one before him ever has-
Preserve control.
Disappear.
Or release reality from the rules that bind it.
The First Law is a high-concept, emotionally charged science-fiction novel about hidden systems, moral cost, and what it means to live without someone else correcting your mistakes. Blending cerebral tension with intimate human stakes, this debut explores a future where stability is not peace-and freedom is not safe.
If you enjoy thought-provoking sci-fi in the vein of Ted Chiang, Blake Crouch, Liu Cixin, and Kazuo Ishiguro, this is a story that will stay with you long after the final page.
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