The broken

Author: Alfred Bester Publication date: 2024 Book category: Fiction and Novel Publisher: Bayt Al-Kutub Number of pages: 373 Format: Paperback Synopsis of the novel: The shattered by Alfred Bester... The events of the novel take place in the future where a society is controlled by mind readers (Espers). Ben Reich takes charge of a huge trading empire in the twenty-fourth century and plans to commit a crime that no one has heard of in 70 years. This is the only remaining option for Reich, whose company is losing to its competitor De Courtney after a faceless man frightened him in his dreams and pushed him to the brink of despair. His biggest challenge is to avoid detection in a society where killers can be discovered before they commit their crime. If he is caught, he will face the punishment of (Erasure), which is a terrible penalty.