The Sleep Debt: A Dystopian Sci-Fi Thriller of Dreams, Debt, and Rebellion

By Pascal Bronte

In a city where hours of rest are currency, debt isn't measured in dollars-it's measured in dreams.

Mara Lowell hasn't slept in weeks. Every hour she sells keeps her mother alive in the hospital, but every debt drags her closer to collapse. When the collectors come for her, Mara stumbles into an underground rebellion and discovers something buried inside her chest: a shard of stolen power that lets her resist the system everyone else obeys.

Somnus Corporation calls her an anomaly. The rebels call her a weapon. The city calls her a curse.

As riots erupt and propaganda floods the streets, Mara is forced into a dangerous experiment-deep induction into the dream-machine itself. Inside, she must battle illusions forged from her worst memories, face a titan built from the screams of millions, and decide whether to sacrifice herself to burn the system from within.

But Somnus has already begun its next evolution. And while the city whispers her name as myth, the corporation vows to erase it forever.

For fans of The Hunger Games, Neuromancer, and 1984, The Sleep Debt is a gripping dystopian sci-fi thriller about exploitation, rebellion, and the price of waking up.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FXXFZ6KK
• ISBN13: 9798271711282
• Release Date: October 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 108 Pages
• Weight: 0.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"