A collection of fiction by MichaelBorth. Includes one novel and two novellas.
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THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT Genre: Technological Shadowplay, Novel
The Health Department has become the most powerful institution in the city, guided by ruthless altruism, messianic works, and structural perfection. Marq is one of its many drones, but in a year of chaos and transformation he will lose his best friend to ritual suicide, commune with the unknown, and act upon the secret love he carries for his boss.
[Primary draft completed in the northern summer of 2018.]
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THE NINETEEN TREASURES Genre: Lord of The Stations, Novella
Anna has left her life in the city to live in a small town and work at a gas station. In her spare time, she dedicates herself to a rigorous practice that begins to break her life and the world it contains.
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THE COASTLANDS Genre: Noir Mandala, Novella
The women have returned to the city. After meeting his assigned partner, Kepler makes the ultimate mistake: asking to see her again. This break in the pattern sends him on a nightmarish and transcendent journey, where the true reality of the city is revealed.
