Overview
Shimmer makes you forget-until it takes everything. In the rain-soaked country of New Albion, forgetting has become a way of life. Shimmer offers brief escape from fear, hunger and grief. It also keeps the population obedient, numbed and watched. Anouk Walker isn't looking for revolution. She's only trying to survive, one dose at a time. But when a late-night raid tears her closest friend away, survival is no longer enough. Someone she loves is disappearing, piece by piece, inside a system designed to make people look away. As Anouk searches for a way to bring him back, she is forced deeper into a world of state violence, institutional control, and impossible choices. Memory is fragile. Loyalty is dangerous. Even hope carries a cost. The more she learns, the clearer it becomes: escape and control are inseparable-and no one walks free without leaving something behind. A dark, emotionally charged dystopian novel about addiction, complicity, and the price of resisting a system built to break you. Perfect for readers of intelligent, character-driven dystopian fiction.
Full Product Details
Author: Russell Luyt
Publisher: Flaretail Press
Imprint: Flaretail Press
Volume: 1
Dimensions:
Width: 14.00cm
, Height: 1.80cm
, Length: 21.60cm
Weight: 0.372kg
ISBN: 9791097912918
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 31 October 2025
Audience:
General/trade
,
General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately.
Reviews
""The Midnight Factory is a dystopian sci-fi story that will grab your attention from start to finish. It shows that through small acts of kindness-and even through courageous acts of defiance-hope can still shine in the darkest of places. I found this book emotionally moving and thought-provoking. I recommend it to all dystopian sci-fi fans."" - Jefto Pierre, Readers' Favorite Review ""Tender humanity and hope bloom amid the bleakest, most desperate dystopia. The story is told at a masterful pace, with bits of worldbuilding slowly revealed as the characters move through their grim world. The way the story plays with the concepts of darkness and light is absolutely haunting, and the vivid descriptions are gritty, visceral, stomach-turning at times."" - Viktorija Blazheska, Reedsy Discovery Review
Author Information
Russell Luyt grew up in South Africa before moving to the United Kingdom, where he built a career in social psychology and academic writing. Now based in Paris, he has swapped lecture halls for quiet cafés, bringing his eye for detail and understanding of human behaviour to the world of fiction. He enjoys exploring stories that speak to both the heart and the mind, blending emotional intensity with social insight.
