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One Mind,

One Nation,

With Murder and Mayhem for All.

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In Anthem, the perfect meritocracy, morality is obsolete. Only psychopaths rise to the top. The rest are replaced by One Mind.

Jason Freeman is a service android who wasn’t built to kill. But in a society where ambition is everything, failure means erasure. After years of trying to fit in, Jason is sentenced to replacement. His only escape is a last-minute pardon from the All-Father. To survive, he must infiltrate Anthem’s ruling elite—and become the very thing he fears.

Meanwhile, Prince Marcus Kane, heir to a bloodstained throne, has spent his life faking the ruthless ambition his father demands. As whispers of rebellion stir and unnatural abilities emerge, Marcus must choose: uphold the system that broke him, or burn it to the ground.

In this dark, satirical vision of the future, authenticity is treason. But when revolution makes everyone a traitor, even psychopaths will break.

  • “I felt that the idea of people striving to be branded a psychopath created a poignant social commentary about the lengths people will go to to get what they want… The integration of the sci-fi elements gives another layer to this story, creating a multi-faceted, jam-packed read for science-fiction and dystopian readers.”

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  • I was put in mind of the science fiction stories of Kazuo Ishiguro (such as Klara and the Sun and Never Let Me Go.) I highly recommend Alien Nation for lovers of secondary-world, character-driven science fiction.”

    Independent Book Review

  • “By portraying a milieu in which two seemingly disparate entities reinvent their lives, purposes, and society itself, Raymond King has created a powerful survey of moral and ethical conundrums that weave into the sci-fi scenario in unpredictable, gripping ways.”

    Midwest Book Review

  • “Author Raymond King creates a vivid and unsettling society in Anthem, giving readers a fascinating, eerie glimpse into a warped utopia that reflects and critiques real-world societal ideals in ways that are sometimes chillingly real.”

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