City of Illusions

In a future where Earth, along with the other Known Worlds, has succumbed to the enigmatic Shing, humanity lives in scattered, semi-barbaric communities, stripped of their former knowledge and technological prowess. Any attempt to rekindle the embers of their forgotten past is swiftly crushed by the Shing, who wield a terrifying 'mindlying' power that bends reality and perception. Into this bleak landscape emerges Falk, a man with amber eyes, suffering from amnesia, whose very existence is a paradox. He is an alien, yet potentially the only one who can stand against the malign Shing. However, his foreign nature makes him an immediate suspect to a paranoid humanity, who fear he might be another Shing agent. Falk must navigate a world of shifting truths and dangerous illusions, not only to uncover his own identity but to prove his allegiance to a skeptical humanity, ultimately facing the daunting task of liberating them from the psychological tyranny of their alien overlords.