First published 2021
Phaedrus opens as Niilo, a middle-aged factory worker, jolts awake to discover his small apartment has vanished. In its place stands a vast, alien landscape - a world of towering, crystalline structures and an impenetrable, violet sky. Niilo must navigate this surreal new environment, facing off against strange creatures and grappling with his own fractured memories. As he unravels the mystery of his displacement, Niilo confronts the terrifying possibility that nothing in his previous life was real. Can he find a way back home, or is he forever trapped in this uncanny realm?
Genres: fiction, science-fiction, 21st-century, alternate-universe
Vibes: suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, unreliable-narrator
101 pages · Paperback · Independently published