Case Study in Empathy
A mix of speculative, dystopian, and hard psychological science-fiction. Written to challenge, entertain, and be fair, not to preach to the choir.
In 2017, Arsenii moved to the U.S. from Russia to get his Ph.D. in Cognitive Science. He was so deeply impressed by the Land of the Free that along with his dissertation, he wrote his first dystopian novel.
Now that you know me so well, I’ll drop the third person pretense, if you don’t mind. Case Study in Empathy is my debut work, and while it was highly praised by multiple ARC readers, editors, and the audiobook narrator, there’s of course a risk that it’s awfully bad. I don’t want you to be disappointed, so please read the sample chapters before committing to a purchase.
What if Empathy Were Absolute?
William is a mental health specialist in a world of absolute empathy. It’s a perilous job: one slip-up, and an escalating empathy feedback loop could get both him and his client killed. Every day, William faces the worst consequences of the hyperempathy virus release and loathes the world as it is.
His life is upended when a new client shares a way to free oneself from hyperempathy once and for all.
What should he do with this knowledge?
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You can get the sample chapters for free. No registration needed. There’s really no catch, except you might want to read more. As for the rest, the novel is set to release by the end of September, but if you don’t want to wait, send me an email and we’ll work something out. By the time you finish reading the sample, you’ll know my contacts.