by Chris Lynch
First published 2016
In the city of Dante, a new class of drugs transforms users' experiences into living narratives they can taste and inhabit. These chemical stories flood the streets, warping reality for anyone who consumes them. One man stands against this narcotic tide by becoming The Dark, a masked vigilante who turns storytelling itself into his primary weapon. He moves through a metropolis where appearances deceive and nothing maintains its true form for long. The Dark represents the final barrier between his home and complete surrender to synthetic dreams. As the drug epidemic spreads, he must master the art of weaponized fiction to save a population losing itself in artificial tales. His battle becomes both physical and psychological, fighting enemies who blur the line between real and imagined.
Genres: science-fiction, dystopia, adventure, thriller, action, dark
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, thought-provoking
Tropes: dystopian, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Dante
98 pages · Kindle Edition · Markosia Enterprises Ltd
Content warnings: drug-use, violence