Wishmen

In a noir future where technology controls destiny, can the human heart still prevail?Nico Gracie, a gifted game developer, wants to create something real in a world that rewards distraction over meaning. Felicia, an artist haunted by visions of disaster, is desperate to save her sister from cruel experiments. When their paths cross, they uncover a shared past-and a future neither of them can escape.The island of Anglesden hums with electric nostalgia: retro cars, neon saloons, and immersive games that promise fulfillment. It is governed by MANA-a wish-granting system twisted by the authoritarian Founder into a tool of control. As Nico and Felicia dig deeper, they must confront the world's illusions, the truth of their own identities, and the price of resisting a power that knows exactly what people want.Nico faces a final choice: destroy the system that manipulates every desire-or seize its power and attempt to reshape it from within.Wishmen is a speculative novel about engineered happiness, buried truths, and the fight for something real. Perfect for fans of Black Mirror, The Matrix, and The Master and Margarita.