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Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - THE SYSTEM WAS BUILT TO KEEP PEOPLE SAFEOlivia works inside the systems that keep people safe. Allocation, calibration, alignment. The processes are precise, humane, and trusted. No one is left behind. No harm is done. Not intentionally.When subtle irregularities begin to surface, when allocation errors appear and adjustments go unexplained, Olivia does what she has been trained to do. She observes. She records. She waits for correction.But care has its limits, and some outcomes resolve too cleanly.As the boundaries between protection and control begin to blur, Olivia must decide what responsibility looks like inside a system that insists it is already ethical.What follows is quiet. And far more dangerous.The Quiet Held is a restrained, unsettling novel about governance, consent, and the cost of believing that stability is the same as justice.Beneath three moons, a city survives by constant calibration.Gravity shifts without warning. Resources are rationed. Human lives are paired, assessed, and corrected in the name of stability. The Triune Council calls this care.Olivia has worked inside the system for years, analysing data, preventing failure before it becomes visible. Her life is calibrated. Her compliance is complete.Until she begins noticing patterns the system doesn't want her to see.Allocations shrink without announcement. Metrics shift without explanation. Corrections are applied and the record shows nothing wrong. The system is not malfunctioning. It is functioning exactly as designed.Olivia knows what she has seen.She is not sure how much longer she can pretend she has not.The system is patient.It is also watching.The Quiet Held is literary speculative fiction for readers of Kazuo Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go and Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale. Restrained prose. Steadily escalating tension. Short chapters. Moral complexity over spectacle.…

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. THE SYSTEM WAS BUILT TO KEEP PEOPLE SAFEOlivia works inside the systems that keep people safe. Allocation, calibration, alignment. The processes are precise, humane, and trusted. No one is left behind. No harm is done. Not intentionally.When subtle irregularities begin to surface, when allocation errors appear and adjustments go unexplained, Olivia does what she has been trained to do. She observes. She records. She waits for correction.But care has its limits, and some outcomes resolve too cleanly.As the boundaries between protection and control begin to blur, Olivia must decide what responsibility looks like inside a system that insists it is already ethical.What follows is quiet. And far more dangerous.The Quiet Held is a restrained, unsettling novel about governance, consent, and the cost of believing that stability is the same as justice.The Quiet Held is literary speculative fiction for readers of Kazuo Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go and Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale. Restrained prose. Steadily escalating tension. Short chapters. Moral complexity over spectacle.Beneath three moons, a city survives by constant calibration.Gravity shifts without warning. Resources are rationed. Human lives are paired, assessed, and corrected in the name of stability. The Triune Council calls this care.Olivia has worked inside the system for years, analysing data, preventing failure before it becomes visible. Her life is calibrated. Her compliance is complete.Until she begins noticing patterns the system doesn't want her to see.Allocations shrink without announcement. Metrics shift without explanation. Corrections are applied and the record shows nothing wrong. The system is not malfunctioning. It is functioning exactly as designed.Olivia knows what she has seen. The system cared. That was the problem.She is not sure how much longer she can pretend she has not.The system is patient.It is also watching. The Quiet Held is a character-driven dystopian science fiction novel. With immersive atmosphere, short chapters, and steadily escalating tension, it is for readers who choose thoughtful science fiction over spectacle. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The System Functioned By Design.She changed the outcome. It wasn't enough.Olivia Sol sorts lives for a living. Allocation, classification, stabilisation, the quiet machinery that keeps Heldfast safe.She has started to see what the Council never meant her to question. The system does not survive by force.It survives because good people believe they are protecting one another. She has learned to change a decision.A pathway. An outcome.One life at a time.But the beliefs beneath them do not move. And the people she loves are already facing consequences she cannot prevent.What follows is quiet. And far more dangerous."A compelling dystopian tale that shows how a single variable can determine whether an oppressive system stands or falls." - Kirkus ReviewsThe Quiet Unbinding is a restrained, unsettling novel about care, complicity, and the cost of believing that stability is the same as safety. It is the second book in The Quiet Trilogy, and can be read alone.Bec Woods writes speculative fiction about systems, complicity, and the quiet violence of optimisation. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. THE SYSTEM WAS BUILT TO KEEP PEOPLE SAFEOlivia works inside the systems that keep people safe. Allocation, calibration, alignment. The processes are precise, humane, and trusted. No one is left behind. No harm is done. Not intentionally.When subtle irregularities begin to surface, when allocation errors appear and adjustments go unexplained, Olivia does what she has been trained to do. She observes. She records. She waits for correction.But care has its limits, and some outcomes resolve too cleanly.As the boundaries between protection and control begin to blur, Olivia must decide what responsibility looks like inside a system that insists it is already ethical.What follows is quiet. And far more dangerous.The Quiet Held is a restrained, unsettling novel about governance, consent, and the cost of believing that stability is the same as justice.Beneath three moons, a city survives by constant calibration.Gravity shifts without warning. Resources are rationed. Human lives are paired, assessed, and corrected in the name of stability. The Triune Council calls this care.Olivia has worked inside the system for years, analysing data, preventing failure before it becomes visible. Her life is calibrated. Her compliance is complete.Until she begins noticing patterns the system doesn't want her to see.Allocations shrink without announcement. Metrics shift without explanation. Corrections are applied and the record shows nothing wrong. The system is not malfunctioning. It is functioning exactly as designed.Olivia knows what she has seen.She is not sure how much longer she can pretend she has not.The system is patient.It is also watching.The Quiet Held is literary speculative fiction for readers of Kazuo Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go and Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale. Restrained prose. Steadily escalating tension. Short chapters. Moral complexity over spectacle. The Quiet Held is a character-driven dystopian science fiction novel. With immersive atmosphere, short chapters, and steadily escalating tension, it is for readers who choose thoughtful science fiction over spectacle. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. The System functioned by design.She changed the outcome. It wasn't enough.Olivia Sol sorts lives for a living. Allocation, classification, stabilisation, the quiet machinery that keeps Heldfast safe.She has started to see what the Council never meant her to question. The system does not survive by force.It survives because good people believe they are protecting one another. She has learned to change a decision.A pathway. An outcome.One life at a time.But the beliefs beneath them do not move. And the people she loves are already facing consequences she cannot prevent.What follows is quiet. And far more dangerous."A compelling dystopian tale that shows how a single variable can determine whether an oppressive system stands or falls." - Kirkus ReviewsThe Quiet Unbinding is a restrained, unsettling novel about care, complicity, and the cost of believing that stability is the same as safety. It is the second book in The Quiet Trilogy, and can be read alone.Bec Woods writes speculative fiction about systems, complicity, and the quiet violence of optimisation. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - THE SYSTEM WAS BUILT TO KEEP PEOPLE SAFEOlivia works inside the systems that keep people safe. Allocation, calibration, alignment. The processes are precise, humane, and trusted. No one is left behind. No harm is done. Not intentionally.When subtle irregularities begin to surface, when allocation errors appear and adjustments go unexplained, Olivia does what she has been trained to do. She observes. She records. She waits for correction.But care has its limits, and some outcomes resolve too cleanly.As the boundaries between protection and control begin to blur, Olivia must decide what responsibility looks like inside a system that insists it is already ethical.What follows is quiet. And far more dangerous.The Quiet Held is a restrained, unsettling novel about governance, consent, and the cost of believing that stability is the same as justice.The Quiet Held is literary speculative fiction for readers of Kazuo Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go and Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale. Restrained prose. Steadily escalating tension. Short chapters. Moral complexity over spectacle.Beneath three moons, a city survives by constant calibration.Gravity shifts without warning. Resources are rationed. Human lives are paired, assessed, and corrected in the name of stability. The Triune Council calls this care.Olivia has worked inside the system for years, analysing data, preventing failure before it becomes visible. Her life is calibrated. Her compliance is complete.Until she begins noticing patterns the system doesn't want her to see.Allocations shrink without announcement. Metrics shift without explanation. Corrections are applied and the record shows nothing wrong. The system is not malfunctioning. It is functioning exactly as designed.Olivia knows what she has seen. The system cared. That was the problem.She is not sure how much longer she can pretend she has not.The system is patient.It is also watching.…

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. THE SYSTEM WAS BUILT TO KEEP PEOPLE SAFEOlivia works inside the systems that keep people safe. Allocation, calibration, alignment. The processes are precise, humane, and trusted. No one is left behind. No harm is done. Not intentionally.When subtle irregularities begin to surface, when allocation errors appear and adjustments go unexplained, Olivia does what she has been trained to do. She observes. She records. She waits for correction.But care has its limits, and some outcomes resolve too cleanly.As the boundaries between protection and control begin to blur, Olivia must decide what responsibility looks like inside a system that insists it is already ethical.What follows is quiet. And far more dangerous.The Quiet Held is a restrained, unsettling novel about governance, consent, and the cost of believing that stability is the same as justice.The Quiet Held is literary speculative fiction for readers of Kazuo Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go and Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale. Restrained prose. Steadily escalating tension. Short chapters. Moral complexity over spectacle.Beneath three moons, a city survives by constant calibration.Gravity shifts without warning. Resources are rationed. Human lives are paired, assessed, and corrected in the name of stability. The Triune Council calls this care.Olivia has worked inside the system for years, analysing data, preventing failure before it becomes visible. Her life is calibrated. Her compliance is complete.Until she begins noticing patterns the system doesn't want her to see.Allocations shrink without announcement. Metrics shift without explanation. Corrections are applied and the record shows nothing wrong. The system is not malfunctioning. It is functioning exactly as designed.Olivia knows what she has seen. The system cared. That was the problem.She is not sure how much longer she can pretend she has not.The system is patient.It is also watching. The Quiet Held is a character-driven dystopian science fiction novel. With immersive atmosphere, short chapters, and steadily escalating tension, it is for readers who choose thoughtful science fiction over spectacle. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. THE SYSTEM WAS BUILT TO KEEP PEOPLE SAFEOlivia works inside the systems that keep people safe. Allocation, calibration, alignment. The processes are precise, humane, and trusted. No one is left behind. No harm is done. Not intentionally.When subtle irregularities begin to surface, when allocation errors appear and adjustments go unexplained, Olivia does what she has been trained to do. She observes. She records. She waits for correction.But care has its limits, and some outcomes resolve too cleanly.As the boundaries between protection and control begin to blur, Olivia must decide what responsibility looks like inside a system that insists it is already ethical.What follows is quiet. And far more dangerous.The Quiet Held is a restrained, unsettling novel about governance, consent, and the cost of believing that stability is the same as justice.The Quiet Held is literary speculative fiction for readers of Kazuo Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go and Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale. Restrained prose. Steadily escalating tension. Short chapters. Moral complexity over spectacle.Beneath three moons, a city survives by constant calibration.Gravity shifts without warning. Resources are rationed. Human lives are paired, assessed, and corrected in the name of stability. The Triune Council calls this care.Olivia has worked inside the system for years, analysing data, preventing failure before it becomes visible. Her life is calibrated. Her compliance is complete.Until she begins noticing patterns the system doesn't want her to see.Allocations shrink without announcement. Metrics shift without explanation. Corrections are applied and the record shows nothing wrong. The system is not malfunctioning. It is functioning exactly as designed.Olivia knows what she has seen. The system cared. That was the problem.She is not sure how much longer she can pretend she has not.The system is patient.It is also watching. The Quiet Held is a character-driven dystopian science fiction novel. With immersive atmosphere, short chapters, and steadily escalating tension, it is for readers who choose thoughtful science fiction over spectacle. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. THE SYSTEM WAS BUILT TO KEEP PEOPLE SAFEOlivia works inside the systems that keep people safe. Allocation, calibration, alignment. The processes are precise, humane, and trusted. No one is left behind. No harm is done. Not intentionally.When subtle irregularities begin to surface, when allocation errors appear and adjustments go unexplained, Olivia does what she has been trained to do. She observes. She records. She waits for correction.But care has its limits, and some outcomes resolve too cleanly.As the boundaries between protection and control begin to blur, Olivia must decide what responsibility looks like inside a system that insists it is already ethical.What follows is quiet. And far more dangerous.The Quiet Held is a restrained, unsettling novel about governance, consent, and the cost of believing that stability is the same as justice.Beneath three moons, a city survives by constant calibration.Gravity shifts without warning. Resources are rationed. Human lives are paired, assessed, and corrected in the name of stability. The Triune Council calls this care.Olivia has worked inside the system for years, analysing data, preventing failure before it becomes visible. Her life is calibrated. Her compliance is complete.Until she begins noticing patterns the system doesn't want her to see.Allocations shrink without announcement. Metrics shift without explanation. Corrections are applied and the record shows nothing wrong. The system is not malfunctioning. It is functioning exactly as designed.Olivia knows what she has seen.She is not sure how much longer she can pretend she has not.The system is patient.It is also watching.The Quiet Held is literary speculative fiction for readers of Kazuo Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go and Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale. Restrained prose. Steadily escalating tension. Short chapters. Moral complexity over spectacle. The Quiet Held is a character-driven dystopian science fiction novel. With immersive atmosphere, short chapters, and steadily escalating tension, it is for readers who choose thoughtful science fiction over spectacle. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. THE SYSTEM WAS BUILT TO KEEP PEOPLE SAFEOlivia works inside the systems that keep people safe. Allocation, calibration, alignment. The processes are precise, humane, and trusted. No one is left behind. No harm is done. Not intentionally.When subtle irregularities begin to surface, when allocation errors appear and adjustments go unexplained, Olivia does what she has been trained to do. She observes. She records. She waits for correction.But care has its limits, and some outcomes resolve too cleanly.As the boundaries between protection and control begin to blur, Olivia must decide what responsibility looks like inside a system that insists it is already ethical.What follows is quiet. And far more dangerous.The Quiet Held is a restrained, unsettling novel about governance, consent, and the cost of believing that stability is the same as justice.Beneath three moons, a city survives by constant calibration.Gravity shifts without warning. Resources are rationed. Human lives are paired, assessed, and corrected in the name of stability. The Triune Council calls this care.Olivia has worked inside the system for years, analysing data, preventing failure before it becomes visible. Her life is calibrated. Her compliance is complete.Until she begins noticing patterns the system doesn't want her to see.Allocations shrink without announcement. Metrics shift without explanation. Corrections are applied and the record shows nothing wrong. The system is not malfunctioning. It is functioning exactly as designed.Olivia knows what she has seen.She is not sure how much longer she can pretend she has not.The system is patient.It is also watching.The Quiet Held is literary speculative fiction for readers of Kazuo Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go and Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale. Restrained prose. Steadily escalating tension. Short chapters. Moral complexity over spectacle. The Quiet Held is a character-driven dystopian science fiction novel. With immersive atmosphere, short chapters, and steadily escalating tension, it is for readers who choose thoughtful science fiction over spectacle. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. The Quiet Held | Bec Woods | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2026 | TRIUNE PRESS | EAN 9781764526012 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The System Functioned By Design.She changed the outcome. It wasn't enough.Olivia Sol sorts lives for a living. Allocation, classification, stabilisation, the quiet machinery that keeps Heldfast safe.She has started to see what the Council never meant her to question. The system does not survive by force.It survives because good people believe they are protecting one another. She has learned to change a decision.A pathway. An outcome.One life at a time.But the beliefs beneath them do not move. And the people she loves are already facing consequences she cannot prevent.What follows is quiet. And far more dangerous."A compelling dystopian tale that shows how a single variable can determine whether an oppressive system stands or falls." - Kirkus ReviewsThe Quiet Unbinding is a restrained, unsettling novel about care, complicity, and the cost of believing that stability is the same as safety. It is the second book in The Quiet Trilogy, and can be read alone.Bec Woods writes speculative fiction about systems, complicity, and the quiet violence of optimisation. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. The System functioned by design.She changed the outcome. It wasn't enough.Olivia Sol sorts lives for a living. Allocation, classification, stabilisation, the quiet machinery that keeps Heldfast safe.She has started to see what the Council never meant her to question. The system does not survive by force.It survives because good people believe they are protecting one another. She has learned to change a decision.A pathway. An outcome.One life at a time.But the beliefs beneath them do not move. And the people she loves are already facing consequences she cannot prevent.What follows is quiet. And far more dangerous."A compelling dystopian tale that shows how a single variable can determine whether an oppressive system stands or falls." - Kirkus ReviewsThe Quiet Unbinding is a restrained, unsettling novel about care, complicity, and the cost of believing that stability is the same as safety. It is the second book in The Quiet Trilogy, and can be read alone.Bec Woods writes speculative fiction about systems, complicity, and the quiet violence of optimisation. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…