DYSTOPIAN SCI-FI

    THE LAST
    TRANSACTION

    A Dystopian Tale of Freedom's Price

    In a world ruled by the ShareBox—a machine that takes everything and offers only enough to breathe—freedom is a currency no one can afford.

    By Muhammad Usman Naeem
    The Last Transaction Book Cover

    WHAT WOULD YOU SACRIFICE TO SURVIVE?

    In a world ruled by the ShareBox—a machine that takes everything and offers only enough to breathe—freedom is a currency no one can afford. Memories, heirlooms, and even loved ones vanish into the machine, leaving only silence and emptiness.

    Then Arin refuses to give in. Haunted by loss, he joins a rebellion led by the fiery Selene, daring to believe that even in a city crushed by fear, hope can ignite change.

    But the real battle begins after the machines fall—against greed, betrayal, and the darkness within. Can a broken city rebuild without creating new chains? And can Arin keep his soul when every choice demands sacrifice?

    The Last Transaction is a story of loss, rebellion, and the price of freedom—a question we all must face: What would you give up to be free?

    JOURNEY INTO THE NETWORK

    Selected chapters from the rebellion

    CH. 01

    Shadows of Hunger

    The city creaks under hopelessness. Arin navigates streets where poverty clings like smoke, and silence weighs heavier than rain.

    CH. 06

    Shadows in the Network

    The ShareBox system reveals its true reach. Every transaction tracked, every movement monitored.

    CH. 19

    Fire in the Core

    The rebellion ignites. Arin and Selene strike at the heart of the machine that enslaved them all.

    CH. 25

    The Last Transaction

    Freedom demands its final price. The ultimate choice between survival and soul.

    AUTHOR

    Muhammad Usman Naeem

    Muhammad Usman Naeem crafts dystopian narratives that explore the boundaries between control and freedom, sacrifice and survival. With The Last Transaction, he challenges readers to confront uncomfortable truths about the systems we accept and the price of our compliance.

    "In every transaction, something is lost. The question is: what are we willing to lose?"