Shrouded Witness (ePub)

Peter Lachmere, a freelance video journalist learns about a nameless organization with members acting as observers of various societal strata and infrastructures. At great personal risk, they capture observations against the official narrative of the various diverse countries on the planet of Wolyraf. Soon, Peter becomes engulfed in an unexpected role observing the observers of this shadowy organization. He interviews these Witnesses with their features cloaked and voices masked. The conversations range from friendly to outright hostility.

Along the way, the reader experiences a sociological and historiographic framework enveloped in a science fiction tale. this explores the healthy and dysfunctional aspects of multiple societies of this dynamic imaginary planet. As he progresses, Peter's "investigation" makes him uneasy about his relationship with this group hiding in the fringes of this planet. Will he make it to the end in this truly unique story?







Chapter 0: Introduction

Chapter 1: Prologue

Chapter 2: Reporter

Chapter 3: First Interview: Laila

Chapter 4: Area of Study: The Governing

Chapter 5: Related Stories: The Rise and Fall of the Kingdom of Waverly.

Chapter 6: Second Interview: Willard

Chapter 7: Area of Study: The Governed

Chapter 8: Related Stories: Real Change

Chapter 9: Reflection 1: Prevailing Fictions and Truths

Chapter 10: Third Interview: Elias

Chapter 11: Area of Study: The Management

Chapter 12: Related Stories: Newbie

Chapter 13: Fourth Interview: Taneira

Chapter 14: Area of Study: The Workers

Chapter 15: Related Stories: Rant.

Chapter 16: Related Stories: Empowerment.

Chapter 17: Fifth Interview Jerry Brooklyn 2

Chapter 18: Area of Study: Entertainment and The Media

Chapter 19: Related Stories: Hot News Item

Chapter 20: Sixth Interview -- Saiotua

Chapter 21: Area of Study: Infrastructure

Chapter 22: Related Stories: Skyway 301

Chapter 23: Reflection 2: The Great Doubt and Vacation

Chapter 24: Seventh Interview: Unknown Minister

Chapter 25: Area of Study: Religion and Education

Chapter 26: Related Stories: Warrior High

Chapter 27: Related Stories: One Size Fits All

Chapter 28: Eighth Interview: Lucinda

Chapter 29: Area of Study: Leisure & Spectacle Creators

Chapter 30: Related Stories: Vacations Should Not be Mandatory

Chapter 31: Related Stories: Spectacle

Chapter 32: Ninth Interview: faceless

Chapter 33: Area of Study: Compliance & Rebellion

Chapter 34: Related Stories: Sanitized.

Chapter 35: Related Stories: Evicted.

Chapter 36: Tenth Interview - The Dentist

Chapter 37: Area of Study: Society

Chapter 38: Related Stories: The Country of Joy

Chapter 39: Reflection 3: The Future