Dystopian Science Fiction Novella: Paraplegion by Alice Barker

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Dystopian Science Fiction Novella: Paraplegion by Alice Barker

Paraplegion

by Alice Barker

Release date: 1 April 2026

Dystopian Science Fiction Novella: Paraplegion by Alice Barker asks a brutal question: if society demands sameness, how do you survive when you’re different?

Blurb

There is one rule: that everything must be the same. So how do you survive if you’re different?

Twenty-one-year-old Mallory was born with a life sentence. She is the carrier of a mysterious plague; one that, if she was to take off the super-suit keeping her alive, would kill her instantly.

As such, she is not welcome in the blissful city of Utopia, instead condemned to become a soldier of the Paraplegion, living inside a secretive fortress.

However, when one of her squadron members suffers a tragic accident, Mallory is forced to turn detective… and what she discovers could unravel everything she’s ever known.