The Keepers of the Gamified Republic

In this speculative fiction thriller set in 2028, the beloved characters from Orwell's Animal Farm are repurposed to explore how sophisticated technology could create such a convincing illusion of freedom that citizens actively participate in their own subjugation, while embedding hope in the radical idea that stories themselves can serve as weapons against totalitarian control—because some narratives refuse to die, even when buried in the deepest layers of oppressive code.