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A SATIRICAL SCI-FI ODYSSEY IN A POST-SCARCITY FUTURE*(Updates 3x/week(Updating again starting 14th July)

Comedy • Sci-Fi • Laugh-Out-Loud Meta Adventure)*

In a utopia where every whim is free except his, Balder ‘Sax’ Saxena islegally prohibited from doing anything—courtesy of his Child Come True® contract. He's especially not allowed to do what he wants the most: to go on a real adventure.

When Sax and his loyal friend Fred accidentally break the handle of their window blinds—the exquisite Monsieur Laurent Volet Duette Cordless Lite-Rise Handle—they discover it can only be replaced by venturing to the frozen ice continent of Europe. Through a series of deceptions and coincidences, Sax manages to enlist with Adventure Provider Inc. and join a dangerous expedition to the icy wasteland where all previous missions have mysteriously disappeared - unbeknownst to him, Fred, master of subtlety, had ‘accidentally’ stowed away.

Things go sideways quickly...

In this wildly unpredictable sci-fi adventure, packed with mind-bending future tech and twists you won’t see coming, Sax is searching for more than just a Monsieur Laurent window handle. Meet Sax and his friends & welcome to the first installment of thePOST SCARCITYseries.

Community Reviews(1)

FableFishRoyal Road

★★★★★ 5.0

Post Scarcity reminds me a lot of Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy—if it focused more on gender politics and less on tea. Like Ford and Arthur Dent, the interactions between the protagonist, Balder "Sax" Saxena, and his friend Fred Dimpleberry are a particular highlight for me, full of banter and mutual exasperation as they set out on a quest to acquire a specific kind of blind handle (a Monsieur Laurent Volet Duette Cordless Lite-Rise handle, to be precise). The worldbuilding is creative, layered, and—at points—had me laughing out loud. The plot is less about traditional momentum and more about exploring ideas, which works well for the genre but may feel meandering to readers unfamiliar with absurdist satire. At times, the whirlwind of quirky concepts can feel a bit dense, but if you enjoy stories that don't take themselves too seriously, Post Scarcity is proving to be a fun read so far!