RECKONING

by MARK BERTRAND

Book Three From Nirvanaing

The Last Woman Memorial caused something to shift inside her.

Reckoning

This is a complete, standalone story that is part of Nirvanaing five-novel series.

In a world where reproduction no longer requires women, society has rendered them obsolete. Transhumans—bio-engineered beings devoid of emotion, gender, and biological reproduction—have risen to power, promising a future free from humanity’s imperfections. But beneath this façade of progress lies a chilling reality: the annihilation of identity, connection, and what it means to be human.

Dr. Laura Benton, a former political leader turned reluctant revolutionary, has one year to stop Victor Lang, the architect of this new world order. Lang’s utopian vision threatens to reshape humanity forever, replacing imperfection with a cold, calculated uniformity. Armed with The Book of Maha, an ancient allegory warning against unchecked ambition, Laura must rally the remnants of humanity and confront her deepest fears to preserve what little remains of the human spirit.

As time runs out, Laura faces impossible choices: sacrifice her beliefs to win the war or risk losing everything—including her own humanity. The battle for survival becomes a reckoning for the soul of a species. Reckoning is a gripping speculative thriller that challenges the boundaries of progress and identity. Provocative, poignant, and unflinching, this novel dares readers to question what we lose when we strive for perfection—and who decides what is worth saving.

DOSSIER // BOOK PROFILE

STATUS: ACTIVE
TITLE: RECKONING
ISBN: 9798993104317
SERIES: NIRVANAING // BOOK 03
GENRE: DYSTOPIAN THRILLER / POLITICAL THRILLER / PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER / SPECULATIVE THRILLER
THREAT MODEL: TRANSHUMAN POWER / BIO-ENGINEERED CONTROL / HUMAN OBSOLESCENCE
PAGE COUNT: 288
READ TIME: 8 - 10 HOURS
PRIMARY THEMES: IDENTITY · REBELLION · CONTROL · HUMANITY · TRANSHUMANISM · SURVIVAL
COMPARATIVE AUTHORS: MARGARET ATWOOD · GEORGE ORWELL · MICHAEL CRICHTON
PACING MODEL: FICHTEAN ESCALATION / REVOLUTIONARY PRESSURE
SETTING: NEAR-FUTURE DYSTOPIA / TRANSHUMAN ORDER / HUMAN RESISTANCE
TONE: PROVOCATIVE · DARK · PHILOSOPHICAL · UNFLINCHING · REBELLIOUS
PUBLISHER: NOT A REAL PUBLISHER LLC
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
AVAILABILITY: WORLDWIDE

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