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What We Owe the Dead

An experimental detective novel set in a dystopian society

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In a desperate attempt to lower the temperature of Earth’s atmosphere, humanity has built cooling mega-siphons. These colossal structures now hold the last remnants of civilization. High above the scorching plains of Antarctica, in one of these vertical habitats, Security Captain Elevii A. Tarkka is tasked with a seemingly unremarkable investigation.

What We Owe the Dead
is a gripping detective novel set in a dystopian surveillance society. It is a philosophical fiction that explores the themes of personhood, the cultural significance of games, and our duties to the dead.

Specifications

  • Typehardcover
  • Dimensions105 x 160 mm / 4.13'' x 6.29 '' inch (portrait)
  • Pages200
  • ISBN978-90-834993-4-5
  • LanguageEnglish
  • Release date20250328
  • BindingHardcover
  • PaperHolmen Book Cream 60gms, Wibalin Natural 570 Black, 120 gms endpapers, Wibalin Finelinnen grey cover
  • Colorblack only
  • PrinterBALTO print, UAB, Vilnius (LV)
  • FontAlpina Standard by Grilli Type
  • Image specs11 black/white images

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Press coverage

  • UM Newspoint article view
  • Digitalspielkultur | Interview with Book Author and Game Scholar Stefano Gualeni view
  • TH!NK Magazine: 'Philosophy through (Science) Fiction: ‘What We Owe the Dead’' view
  • “How to Do Philosophy with Sci-Fiction: A Case of Hybrid Textuality” view