Case Study
A Dystopian Novel about Absolute Empathy
by Arsenii Moskvichoff
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Pub Date Sep 24 2025 | Archive Date Nov 15 2025
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Description
What if Empathy Were Absolute? Would it Make Our World Better?
William is a mental health specialist in a world of absolute empathy. It's a dangerous job: one slip-up and an escalating empathy feedback loop with a patient could kill them both. Every day, William faces the worst consequences of the hyperempathy virus release and loathes the restraints it puts on humanity.
His life is upended when a new patient claims to have freed herself from the virus. If others can follow in her footsteps, there's no telling what it will do to the hyperempathic society.
And yet, it's too tempting not to try. As William follows this thread, it leads him ever further into the darker side of the world and of himself.
The novel is best for lovers of classic dystopias like 1984, Brave New World, or Fahrenheit 451 who also welcome a touch of hard psychological science fiction and mind-bending mystery reminiscent of Philip K. Dick.
If you are one of them, you should give it a read.
A Note From the Publisher
Cover Art by Adam Fyda
Cover Art by Adam Fyda
Cover Art by Adam Fyda
Advance Praise
Comments from Craig Hillsley, an award-winning editor with two Booker Prize nominations, responsible for one of the copy editing rounds for the novel:
"From the very start it is apparent to the reader that they are in the safe hands of a skilled writer."
"... well structured, expertly plotted, very well paced, dramatic, and features a credible and sympathetic protagonist. It is a really intelligent page-turner – and I mean that in the very best sense."
Early reader reviews
"A brilliant book" 5/5
Full review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7991603358
"A Psychology-Oriented Return to Classic Sci-Fi" 5/5
Full review: https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/R3GXBS951RC3V7/
"Incredibly unique book that is dystopian and optimistic at the same time" 5/5
Full review: https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/R1FZN3E035LLB2/
Marketing Plan
The book has a multi-stage release plan.
Stage one (current) is low- to medium-volume Amazon and Facebook ad campaigns, gathering early reader feedback and reviews, as well as testing different ad creatives.
Stage two (in ~2 months) will involve a ramp-up in ad spend and social media outreach. The transition to stage two will happen when all elements are set in place for a larger release.
Specifically, a sufficient sample of reader reviews on Amazon and Goodreads as well as Hardcover and Audiobook availability (currently being narrated by Jonathan Davis).
If you have any comments or suggestions, please reach out; I am always open to discussion and would love to hear from you.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9781969796845 |
| PRICE | $9.84 (USD) |
| PAGES | 335 |
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