A thought-provoking speculative thriller, set in a dystopian corporate nightmare.

What if there were a way to make a perfect decision? If poor choices, even addictions, could be controlled from within the mind.

Schelldhardt is the largest company in the world and will do anything to grow. When Joe Massey is unexpectedly offered a role aboard Schelldhardt’s luxurious corporate headquarters at sea, his main priority is Rachel. Joe has trailed Rachel through school and university into the workplace and cannot imagine life without her.
Realistic dreams disturb Joe’s sleep as he is drawn deeper into a dark corporate world. As an inexperienced graduate, his opinion seems far too important to Schelldhardt. Why is he really there? The deposed CEO, Arnold Shendi, may have Joe’s answers, though Shendi has secrets of his own.

A new speculative thriller, set aboard a vast ship at sea. For fans of blurred-reality stories like Inception, The Matrix, and The Truman Show.

(The Schelldhardt Series Book 1)

Release date 30th June 2026

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