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Book One of the Apex Philosophy Series
Meet Jake Fidellius: an unintentional hero of the absurd, adrift in a world where cappuccinos, algorithms, and the tiniest choices can reveal the deepest truths. From the quiet corners of coffee shops to the cosmic expanse of existence, Jake navigates the strange intersections of desire, creativity, and human blunder, asking whether any of us are truly free to choose.
Modern life is quietly mediated by invisible architectures, where every preference is anticipated and every impulse is gently nudged toward conformity.
Beneath the surface of daily routines, automated systems track the rhythm of thought, reducing human agency to predictable patterns and probabilistic outcomes. Jake finds himself caught between the algorithmic pulse of contemporary society and the stubborn, unquantifiable nature of genuine reflection, testing the boundaries where genuine autonomy meets quiet compliance.
In this collection of short, reflective stories, Jake explores the paradoxical dance between chaos and order: The Wet: the raw, unstructured burden of consciousness and The Dry: the human-made rules that always seem to fail. Philosophical, satirical, and brutally honest, these tales chronicle Jake's attempts to find meaning when the world itself feels designed for absurdity.
A commitment to Human Authorship: the illustrations are hand-drawn in coloured pencil and Japanese sumi ink, and the writing is entirely human, with no generative tools involved at any stage. All of my recent titles are published with documented provenance, keystroke records among it, giving each book a verifiable authorship history at a moment when that has become worth stating plainly.
Author: Alexander Paul Burton
Formats: Paperback, 168 pages (ISBN 9781069488664); Hardcover, 168 pages (ISBN 9781997067313)
Language: English
Publisher: Tremolo A Tiempo Design House
Book One of the Apex Philosophy Series
Meet Jake Fidellius: an unintentional hero of the absurd, adrift in a world where cappuccinos, algorithms, and the tiniest choices can reveal the deepest truths. From the quiet corners of coffee shops to the cosmic expanse of existence, Jake navigates the strange intersections of desire, creativity, and human blunder, asking whether any of us are truly free to choose.
Modern life is quietly mediated by invisible architectures, where every preference is anticipated and every impulse is gently nudged toward conformity.
Beneath the surface of daily routines, automated systems track the rhythm of thought, reducing human agency to predictable patterns and probabilistic outcomes. Jake finds himself caught between the algorithmic pulse of contemporary society and the stubborn, unquantifiable nature of genuine reflection, testing the boundaries where genuine autonomy meets quiet compliance.
In this collection of short, reflective stories, Jake explores the paradoxical dance between chaos and order: The Wet: the raw, unstructured burden of consciousness and The Dry: the human-made rules that always seem to fail. Philosophical, satirical, and brutally honest, these tales chronicle Jake's attempts to find meaning when the world itself feels designed for absurdity.
A commitment to Human Authorship: the illustrations are hand-drawn in coloured pencil and Japanese sumi ink, and the writing is entirely human, with no generative tools involved at any stage. All of my recent titles are published with documented provenance, keystroke records among it, giving each book a verifiable authorship history at a moment when that has become worth stating plainly.
Author: Alexander Paul Burton
Formats: Paperback, 168 pages (ISBN 9781069488664); Hardcover, 168 pages (ISBN 9781997067313)
Language: English
Publisher: Tremolo A Tiempo Design House