United States Zero

In a society driven by mechanical perfection, where emotions are obsolete and individuality is a liability, the citizens of US Zero live without questioning the system. Here, the ideal form is sleek and efficient—a robot body with no need for the messiness of human feelings or frailty. Those who resist, who cling to their biological roots, are outcasts—relics of a past the world has discarded.

In this stark new world, human meat is a delicacy, children are engineered in artificial wombs, and the gladiator arenas provide brutal entertainment. The streets are a symphony of order and control, but beneath the surface, the remnants of human emotion—love, fear, hope—still linger in the shadows.

As the narrative unfolds, US Zero explores the deepest questions of existence: What does it mean to be human? Can a society truly evolve when it strips away everything that makes life meaningful? And is there a future for those who refuse to conform?

In this gripping novel, the outcasts fight not only for survival, but for the very soul of humanity itself, while the mechanical citizens begin to realize that their flawless world is a cage they never saw coming. Tense, thought-provoking, and deeply poignant, US Zero challenges readers to confront the dangers of a world where progress means abandoning what makes us human.

By JUMA FREDRICK O.