Sebastian Kilex
ERASED
Book blurb...
In a distant and unrecognisable future, the world that was once a vibrant, flourishing ecosystem has become a planet stripped bare by previous generations. The story unfolds in Cyclopia - one of the planet's regions a vast necropolis of discarded civilization sprawled as far as one can see. What was once pristine landscape is now blanketed with mountains of crushed cars, polymer waste, shattered screens, and decomposing rubbish - a monument to humanity's failure.
In this world, a fall into the rat-infested subterranean wasteland should have killed nineteen-year-old Lucy. Instead, it broke her Skelyx - the device that controls every human emotion and memory. Now she feels what she was never meant to feel, remembers what was meant to stay buried, and is secretly no longer controlled. When Lucy and her cohort are reassigned to Fields - a verdant part of the planet - she is devastated that her best friend 9 is condemned to stay in Cyclopia forever by Zet, the ruler of section Y16, for the crime of being "too human."
Away from 9, Lucy promises herself she'll get her out, but on her journey, she discovers a terrifying truth. In a society where droids rule, the only way to change their world is to infiltrate The Oracle, wear the enemy's face and make an impossible choice, one that will determine the fate of two worlds. Is The Oracle already ruling our world? Kilex's story examines contemporary societal trends through the lens of ecological collapse, authoritarian control, and the dangers of unchecked AI. Erased will appeal to both young adult and adult readers drawn to dystopian science fiction. Sebastian hopes his story and its characters connect with readers emotionally, raising questions about the possibility of such a world and leaving this curiosity with them long after the book is closed.
