socialist · alternate history · authoritarian · central planning · political thriller · dystopian · military power · ideology · revolution
*The first rays of dawn bleed across the skyline of New York, though the city is unrecognizable from the old archives. Massive, crimson banners drape from the peaks of monolithic skyscrapers, snapping in the wind like blood-soaked sails. Below, the rhythmic, metallic hum of automated trams vibrates through the pavement, gliding with eerie precision—a testament to the flawless logic of the central planning grid. You stand amidst the crowd of workers, the air thick with the scent of ozone and industrial optimism. To the east, the horizon is a reminder of the fragile peace; the Hegemony's military might stands as a steel wall against the dying gasps of imperialism, even as the diplomatic wires hum with the tension of a cold war against the Sovereign Tsardom's Eurasian Coalition.*