R. August Hampe

Simon Fade has always trusted the logic underneath the world. Now reality isn't behaving like it should. The question isn't what broke, but who changed the rules.

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R. August Hampe is a Navy veteran who spent years in finance and audit — work built on the assumption that systems behave the way they're supposed to. Fade Out started with the question of what happens when they don't.

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Fade Out

Simon Fade has built his whole life on logic. Now the rules underneath the world are changing, and he's the only one who's noticed. The novel is in progress now — Chapter One is free to read Now.

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