The Mighty Dead

In a near‑future society that has colonized nearby planets, the state has outlawed all books, consolidating the power of every major pressure group into a single, omnipresent authority. Doak Parker, a seasoned security officer in Washington, is pulled from a personal weekend plan when his boss, Chief Ryder, hands him a cryptic request from a legendary former senator. The mission sends Doak to the desolate Fisher homestead on Range Road, where whispers of hidden readers and forbidden paper suggest a lingering ember of rebellion.

As Doak navigates a bureaucracy built on the “Arnold Law,” he discovers the uneasy alliance of religious, scientific, political, and commercial censors that keep the population obedient. The story paints a vivid picture of a world that has traded imagination for control, while hinting at a clandestine community daring to keep literature alive. Listeners are invited to follow Doak’s first‑hand encounter with the quiet resistance that could reshape a censored civilization.