Golden State

The streets of San Francisco have erupted into chaos. Today is the day that Californians vote on whether or not to seced... (more)

The streets of San Francisco have erupted into chaos. Today is the day that Californians vote on whether or not to secede from the United States. Today is also the day that Julie Walker will be forced to examine both the promising and painful parts of her past: her Southern childhood; her romance with her husband, Tom; her estrangement from her sister Heather; and the shattering incident that led to her greatest heartbreak. (less)

A veteran of the Speculative Service in an alternate-world California where the law and truth are valued above all else ... (more)

A veteran of the Speculative Service in an alternate-world California where the law and truth are valued above all else uses his rare authority to question the facts when truth enforcement is manipulated for corrupt purposes. (less)

A veteran of the Speculative Service in an alternate-world California where the law and truth are valued above all else ... (more)

A veteran of the Speculative Service in an alternate-world California where the law and truth are valued above all else uses his rare authority to question the facts when truth enforcement is manipulated for corrupt purposes. (less)

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In a strange alternate society that values law and truth above all else, Laszlo Ratesic is a nineteen-year veteran of th... (more)

In a strange alternate society that values law and truth above all else, Laszlo Ratesic is a nineteen-year veteran of the Speculative Service. He lives in the a nation standing where California once did, a place where like-minded Americans retreated after the erosion of truth and the spread of lies made public life and governance impossible. In the nation knowingly contradicting the truth is the greatest crime, and stopping those crimes is Laz's job. In its service, he is one of the few individuals permitted to harbor untruths, to 'speculate' on what might have happened. But the Golden State is less a paradise than its name might suggest. To monitor, verify, and enforce the truth requires a veritable panoptic of surveillance and recording. And when those in control of the facts twist them for nefarious means, the Speculators are the only ones with the power to fight back. (less)