A collapsing simulation. Friends to save. A forced choice. One woman returns to fight for a future that may not exist.
Title: Simulation 1989
Author: R. Morello
Series: Simulation Series (Book 2)
Publisher: Cathedral Rocks Publishing
ISBN: 9798305988260
Format: Ebook and Paperback
Pages: 126
Word Count: 31,391
Genre: Science Fiction, Simulation Theory
Release Date: January 29, 2024
Rosie must race against a lethal enforcer through a collapsing virtual world to rescue her friends and a kidnapped simulant before their reality is wiped out forever.
In Simulation 1989, Rosie returns to a collapsing simulation to rescue her friends Ben and Ella before the digital world is wiped out. External forces kidnap Franco, a gifted simulant coerced into sabotaging the system, while Chuck, a lethal enforcer, hunts through the simulated landscape leaving destruction in his wake. Rosie races through a fracturing virtual world to find Franco, locate her friends, and decide how far she is willing to go to save the people she loves from a reality that may not survive.
(The Sequel to Simulation – 1988)
In a simulation on the verge of collapse, Rosie returns to save her closest friends, Ben and Ella, before the digital world is wiped out. External forces are trying to erase the entire system, and time inside is running out. Rosie must cross a fracturing landscape filled with instability, deception, and shifting realities as she searches for a way to keep her friends alive.
Those determined to destroy the simulation have kidnapped Franco, a gifted simulant from another world. They use the love he has for his captive wife to force him into sabotaging the system from within. To control him, they unleash Chuck, a deadly enforcer who can kill any simulant he touches and take over their bodies. As the world breaks apart, Chuck’s hunt for Franco turns into a brutal chase that leaves destruction in every direction.
Rosie and Chuck move toward an inevitable confrontation. Chuck is intent on seeing the simulation destroyed, while Rosie is equally committed to finding Franco and rescuing her friends before the world collapses entirely. As the digital environment unravels and loyalties blur, Rosie must decide how far she is willing to go for the people she loves, and whether a future outside this world is even possible.
The Collapsing Reality: Discussing the existential threat when the world itself is failing, leading to questions about the fragility of consciousness in a digital space.
The Cost of Rescue and Sacrifice: Explores how far one is willing to go to save loved ones, even when it means risking the safety of their own existence.
Escalating Stakes in a Sequel: Ideal for discussions on building upon the foundational concepts of the first book, Simulation 1988, by introducing a ticking clock and new antagonists.
Digital Kidnapping and Forced Sabotage: Focuses on the manipulation of gifted individuals within the virtual world.
A direct and action focused sequel that significantly raises the stakes of the Simulation Series.
Features a high energy rescue mission against a ticking clock, appealing to readers who enjoy fast paced science fiction.
Introduces compelling new characters, including the relentless enforcer Chuck and the coerced simulant Franco.
The narrative dives deeper into the mechanics of the simulation and the external forces trying to control it.
R. Morello writes psychological and surreal science fiction that explores grief, identity, memory, and the hidden emotional worlds people carry inside them. Shaped by New England roots, his work blends speculative concepts with deeply human storytelling.
R. Morello is a speculative fiction author whose work blends psychological tension, cinematic surrealism, and deeply human emotional arcs. His novels and novellas, including Upside Down, Fractured Echoes, and the Simulation trilogy, explore grief, identity, and the unseen internal worlds we rarely reveal.
His stories often feature “dual selves,” mirrored identities, looping realities, and emotional architectures made literal.
He writes for readers who want more than escapism stories that feel uncomfortably true, beautifully painful, and haunting long after the final page.
ISBN: 979-8305988260
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