The Hollow Beds of Vethne

About this book

In the layered city of Vethne, sleep is a communal act, with citizens contributing to a massive underground dream reservoir every night. Ferrik, a 'dreamless' maintenance worker relegated to the toxic, waking underbelly of the city, spends his nights repairing the pressure valves of collective slumber. Far above him, Lisbet, the privileged daughter of a state dreamkeeper, begins suffering from violent, intrusive nightmares that do not belong to her. Years later, their conflicting testimonies are unearthed by a state archivist attempting to piece together the truth behind 'the Night the Reservoir Broke.' As Ferrik and Lisbet's past narratives entwine, they uncover an illicit black market of nightmare addiction, grotesque physical mutations caused by dream contamination, and a horrifying truth about the society's pursuit of a unified consciousness. The novel explores the devastating costs of conformity and the terrifying intimacy of shared minds.

Book details

Genres:

Literary Fiction, Fantasy, Dystopian

Language:

en

Published:

2026-07-03

Content rating:

R