The Early Days of Giradoux
In a state governed by deadly algorithms, obedience is the ultimate trap
- Science Fiction
Jean-Jacques Giradoux is a loyal servant of the New World Republic. As an official in the Department for Prevention of Overpopulation, his job is simple and absolute: execute citizens selected by state computers to maintain ecological balance. He never questioned the system—until the algorithm orders the execution of his own wife and an innocent child. Following duty, he pulls the trigger, only to discover a catastrophic glitch made her target order a mistake. Framed for murder and declared insane by the state he served, Giradoux is cast out. But his nightmare is only beginning. Dispatched to a secret subterranean metropolis, he uncovers a terrifying web of elite controllers, hidden rulers, and subterranean telepaths who manipulate humanity through self-perpetuating illusion. As Giradoux descends deeper into the hierarchy of control, he faces a soul-shattering truth: in a world governed by hidden orchestrators, escape is just another part of the system. Maurice A S Benfredj delivers a haunting dystopian masterpiece that explores the terrifying boundaries of duty, free will, and state control.