Overview
When a diagram appears with a simple instruction-all information required is contained within it-it attracts little attention.
Until something begins to change.
Julian is a transit data analyst, trained to reconcile discrepancies in complex systems. Small errors, missing links, misaligned records-nothing unusual. But when a colleague's status quietly shifts without explanation, he begins to notice a pattern.
Nothing is deleted.
Nothing is lost.
Some things simply stop being seen.
As Julian investigates, the diagram begins to mirror the structure of the systems around him-transport networks, institutional records, even people themselves. Movements that register. Movements that don't. Paths that exist, but cannot be taken twice.
What begins as a puzzle becomes something else: a set of rules.
And once those rules are understood, they cannot be ignored.
Valid Routes is a speculative novel about classification, persistence, and the hidden structures that determine what remains visible-and what quietly disappears.
For readers of intelligent, slow-burn fiction that lingers long after the final page.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9798250753685
- ISBN-10: 9798250753685
- Publisher: Independently Published
- Publish Date: March 2026
- Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.57 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.75 pounds
- Page Count: 250
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