Inflicted
Inflicted
Explorative Tales of What Breaks and Binds Us
Authors & Illustrator
Author:
Leo
Otherland
Illustrator:
Zu
Second Place Award
Fiction > LGBTQ+ - Science Fiction
Description
Inflicted with dark desire, one man chooses between idyllic pretense and disturbing reality. Haunted by the silence of deep space, an engineer chases an eerie melody. Torn between penance and pride, a dishonored prince challenges the course of history.
Suffering cracks our hearts and splinters our minds. Yet while pain breaks us apart, it also binds us together. Our broken pieces can never rejoin as they once were, but they fit together to create new and distinctive wholes.
Inflicted with life, an intelligent machine questions the illogic of family. Tempted by the desire to die, a shop clerk confronts the promise of his life. Offered the chance to transform his disfigurement, a ruined being looks to the smallest of lives for acceptance.
An amalgamation of sci-fi and fantasy, Inflicted invites you to peer into your own pain and remember you are not alone. Immerse yourself in the brokenness of others and come away with a new understanding of self.