A political dystopian novel « The High Price of Denial »
The High Price of Denial is a political dystopian novel that explores one of the most unsettling questions of our time: what happens when a democracy refuses to confront its own disintegration? In a France fractured by fear and weakened by decades of compromise, the line between tolerance and surrender becomes dangerously thin. Set against a backdrop of rising radical Islamism, failing institutions, and cultural fracture, the novel offers a piercing look at the slow erosion of Western democratic values. This is not a story of sudden collapse, but of a gradual moral breakdown—fueled by euphemisms, appeasement, and a political class paralyzed by the fear of naming what must be faced. At the heart of the story are two central figures: the President and his Prime Minister, a former activist now forced to make impossible decisions. Together, they navigate a labyrinth of internal threats, ideological sabotage, and public unrest. Their challenge is not only to govern, but to see clearly in a time of deliberate blindness. This political dystopian novel confronts the uncomfortable truth that democracy is not immune to collapse from within. Through a tense, poetic, and at times brutal narrative, it raises urgent questions: Can liberty survive without limits? Can truth endure when silence becomes the norm? What price are we willing to pay to defend the values we claim to cherish? The High Price of Denial is more than a warning—it is a mirror. For those who feel the ground shifting beneath their feet, who suspect that reality is being rewritten in plain sight, this novel offers a rare clarity: a story where silence is betrayal, and lucidity the first act of resistance.