Makaronik

A novel set in the year 2584, in a data subcentre in Derry, on the outskirts of the Empire. Duty and loyalty are valued above all else in the Empire. The word ‘choice’ does not exist in Empirish, the language of the Empire. Diarmuid and Gráinne, two middle-grade officers of the Empire, are sent to close the data subcentre and to bring the entry-level officer, Makaronik, back to the Centre. That’s their duty. They don’t have a choice. But Makaronik refuses to go with them. Does she have a choice?