Synthetic Silence

By Mr. Theo Maren T.M.

In a world where every emotion is measured, every thought monitored, and every memory sterilized, control has become a form of salvation. Or so they say. People no longer have names. They have numbers, functions, coefficients. Happiness is a chemical compound. Pain, a deviation to be corrected. Identity isn't denied -- it's irrelevant. She is Subject 273. A compliant citizen. A grey figure among millions. But something begins to crack: an involuntary memory, an unscheduled feeling, an inner voice that doesn't follow protocol. She doesn't know if she's broken or alive. And when she meets someone who has never taken the pills, the question shifts: "What if this emptiness was all I ever had?" What follows is not a revolution. It's not a love story. It's the brutal awakening of an anesthetized consciousness, a journey through the hunger to feel, the fear of chaos, and the cost of authenticity. No one will give her back what she's lost. But for the first time, she will feel something the system cannot measure.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0F5NMPR7K
• ISBN13: 9798319413789
• Release Date: April 2025
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 317 Pages
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.8" x 6.0"