Description

Vanished is a dark dystopian psychological thriller set in a fractured, post-apocalyptic reality shaped by brain trauma, memory loss, and distorted perception — a form of dystopia the author calls neurodystopia, where the collapse happens inside the human mind.

After brain surgery, Martin wakes up to a world that looks familiar — but behaves wrong. Streets repeat themselves. Buildings feel staged. Pain doesn't fade;
it reshapes reality itself. As he struggles through recovery, fragments of memory refuse to align. There is a number burned into his wrist. A hooded figure watching from the edges. And Elen — a girl who may be real, imagined, or something far more dangerous.

What begins as rehabilitation slowly turns into confrontation. Not with a distant future regime or a collapsing civilisation, but with something closer, quieter, and more invasive — a system that edits reality from the inside out. Hospitals become controlled zones. Cities operate by rules no one remembers agreeing to. The line between trauma and dystopia begins to disappear.

Vanished blends dystopian fiction, psychological thriller, and post-apocalyptic survival into a tense, unsettling narrative focused on identity, perception, and the cost of recovery. This is a story where the apocalypse is not caused by war or technology — but by what happens when the mind can no longer trust itself.

Based on the author's real experience with neurological trauma, Vanished explores how memory, pain, and identity fracture under pressure — and what happens when recovery doesn't restore reality, but rewrites it.

Perfect for readers who enjoy dark dystopian fiction, psychological thrillers, and post-apocalyptic stories with a deeply personal edge — fans of Silo, Dark, The OA, and cerebral near-future fiction.

Vanished is a dystopian thriller where the most dangerous collapse happens inside the human mind.

Inspired by the author's real neurological experience.