Erwā
Richard A. Bartle
45,000 words
2023

Format: Print, Kindle

A man receives $1,000,000,000 from a stranger. NPCs in a virtual world seem to act like real people. A young woman is persecuted for no obvious reason. A prehistoric bowl is entrusted to a physicist. Ill-judged experiments lead to the ruination of lives. The fate of reality is bound to that of a perky waitress.

Erwā continues the astonishing narrative established in its predecessor, Dheghōm. A series of weird inter-related events collect to paint a picture of a world close to its end: ours. How we regard the beings we create, so might our creators regard us.
By award-winning game designer Richard A. Bartle.
This intelligent, deep-thinking work is the second in a projected series of three.

Erwā is available here in both electronic and print format.

Erwā fits the NotByUs paradigm because it paints a horror-like picture without being horror.