Worked to Death

Humanity has settled space and left Earth to its destruction. Connor and Ines have traveled back to Earth on a preservation project to find the human “jacks” that sacrificed their bodies to prop up the United States’s failing infrastructure. But the jacks hold a secret, one Connor would rather keep hidden than risk the truth being made public.

FOR EVERY JACK by R. K. Duncan is such a frightening concept, I wish this had been a full-length novel, with a detailed flashback to the Last Gasp. As is, the setting is very detailed, in an active way. The author doesn't waste a single page. Connor's POV, including his family history, adds several layers to this story. I'm really impressed with this flash fiction piece, and I recommend it to all readers, especially Ray Bradbury fans.

As always,
AstraDaemon