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The Faultless State: Book one: The Fall
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Series: The Faultless State, Book 1
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ISBN13: 9798198674448
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: May 26 2026
Pages: 274
Weight: 0.60
Height: 0.62 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: May 26 2026
Pages: 274
Weight: 0.60
Height: 0.62 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
The story follows Elias and Sarah, two high-status architects of this society, whose lives are defined by their strict adherence to the Directorate's protocols. In Aethelgard, human value is measured by genetic integrity and social compliance; emotions and independent thought are treated as biological contaminants to be purged. The narrative traces their descent from the heights of their indoctrinated privilege into the brutal reality of the reclamation zones labor camps where the broken are processed, harvested, and eventually incinerated. As the sterility of their former lives gives way to the visceral, chaotic survival of the camps, the protagonists are forced to confront the true nature of the order they once helped maintain. The story explores themes of identity, the fragility of the human spirit under absolute control, and the desperate, often violent cost of resistance against a system that views humanity as nothing more than an asset to be refined.
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