Lucid: A Novel -

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Résumé :
FREE TO BE SAFE ... SAFE TO BE FREE The year is 2084. The Pansophical Corporation protects what's left of humanity from the Tembakoo virus and a terrorist organization known as Praxis. Loyal citizen Antony Sartori was once a Pansophical robotics engineer. After losing his wife to the pandemic, he now spends his days betting on sports and scrapes by thanks to his monthly Prosperity Dividend. One night while he's at the pub, news of a deadly Tembakoo variant breaks. On his drunken walk home, he's assaulted by Public Safety for violating curfew. That's when the bizarre flashbacks begin. And he starts to think that the memory lapses he usually experiences may not be unique. In a culture suffused by suspicion, asking the wrong questions would put him in the communal crosshairs, but Antony is determined to uncover the truth-no matter the cost....

Biographie:
For over a decade, Lucid has consumed Michael S. Milano's waking hours. Finally, he is an author. Michael earned his PhD from The Ohio State University. His articles have been published by the Mises Institute, the Foundation for Economic Education, the Future of Freedom Foundation, and the Libertarian Institute. Michael is a hammock enthusiast who enjoys the Madness of March and drinking wine. He lives somewhere in the observable universe.

Sommaire:
A mind-altering regime. Unity and loyalty dictated. Can one man resist the machine and rip away the veil to reveal the truth? Seattle, 2084. Antony Sartori hides his grief. Struggling to find a sense of purpose after losing his wife to a deadly pandemic, the former engineer silently suffers while surviving on welfare payments. Out past curfew after a long night of drinking, the devoted citizen is detained, put on trial, and assaulted by the authority he once served. Plagued by flashbacks that feel more real than the world around him, the fifty-four-year-old begins to question whether his mind or reality itself is unraveling. And though bombarded by reminders to leave the past behind and to live for his fellow man, the seeds of defiance take root in his heart. With every move watched and judged, can Antony wake up before all is lost? Lucid is a thought-provoking dystopian thriller. If you like dangerous truths and high-tech Orwellian futures grounded in hard science, then you'll love Michael S. Milano's chilling cautionary tale....