Science fiction
Future's Guardian
By Paul Haedo
In a future New York ruled by the Augamani Corporation, employment is compulsory. Factory technician Ylan takes pride in his place in that system—until unexpected events threaten his stability and force him to choose between familiar security and an uncertain future.
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Choose this standalone for a technician’s perspective on a society organized around compulsory employment. The premise makes familiar security and possible change competing attractions.
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Ylan works in a future New York governed by the Augamani Corporation. His place in that system supplies the opening context.
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This is a fictional social order, not a description of present employment rules. No other novel is required beforehand.
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“Ylan, what’s the problem?” asked the Line Supervisor.
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- Understanding fictional technology through use
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A shared reading question connects these books. Work, routine and institutions in fiction — Read a working day as a way into a fictional society rather than as incidental background.
The Designer
A shared reading question connects these books.
Scandinavian Tequila
A shared reading question connects these books. Work, routine and institutions in fiction — Read a working day as a way into a fictional society rather than as incidental background.