Grain at tasseling
Irrigated acreage. Stable yield. Civic recovery on schedule.
Assertion displayed without uncertainty
A novel by Scott NottinghamThe map says the harvest is in.
The map says the harvest is in.
The ground says otherwise.
In 2050, reality is administered by Consensus. Only bonded human observers can overrule it. Mara Vance is about to discover an entire region the world model insists does not exist.
- Setting
- 2050
- Genre
- Literary science fiction
- Field rule
- Observe first. Infer second.
ObservationEmpty fields
Consensus priorRecord harvest
Attestation 50-04-1188
Two versions of the same field
The novel begins in the widening space between a system’s confident assertion and the surface beneath Mara’s hand.
Dust to the tree line
Dead pivot. Volunteer scrub. No standing crop.
Bonded physical observation
People in the record
View all profiles Every truth has a witness
What the book is measuring
Truth is not a possession. It is maintenance.
Truth is maintenance
The novel treats truth less like a revelation than infrastructure. It decays without labor. Someone has to travel, kneel, measure, name, preserve, and return.
The map can bury the territory
When systems allocate food, credit, aid, and legal standing, an incorrect map does more than misdescribe reality. It changes who receives the means to survive.
Uncertainty is public honesty
A confidence band is not weakness. Hidden uncertainty makes brittle systems feel certain until they fail; stated uncertainty gives people room to adapt.
Continue with the book’s recurring images, moral tensions, timeline, and discussion questions.
Open the field notesCarry the signal
Open reader resources Read together. Ask harder questions. Pass it on.
For reading groups
Book-club guide
A printable, spoiler-aware path through the novel’s central questions.
For reviewers and hostsPress kit
Book facts, author bios, interview angles, and downloadable artwork.
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