Sébastien #2204

This novel is for you if you love hard-hitting, human dystopias: broken heroes who refuse to die, constant tension, a spectacular future that already feels too real, and moral choices more dangerous than any blade. For readers who were hooked by Gladiator, Black Mirror, and Squid Game, with the raw energy of The Running Man, the political darkness of modern thrillers, and the soul of a family tragedy, you’ll feel right at home in this story. You’re about to step into the Arca Maxima, the greatest judicial spectacle on Earth. You’ll breathe alongside a condemned man who becomes a star against his will, hate a mother ready to sacrifice everything to protect her empire, and grow attached to an Angel who kills just to remain human. You’ll watch a system turn justice into entertainment, blood into ratings, and truth into a premium option. You’ll turn the pages to find out who survives… but mostly to discover who still deserves to live. NEO-ROME, TOMORROW. JUSTICE AS A SHOW. ONE MAN MARKED FOR DEATH. Bastien Ciliberti, inmate #2204, is thrown into Judicium Prime, the live broadcast where death-row prisoners fight to the death under public vote. They say he’s guilty. They all say that. But behind the cameras, another war is unfolding: a corporate empire, a general taking orders from the shadows, a prosecutor with doubts, a Ghost with no past… and Victoria Ciliberti, his own mother, known as The Mister, willing to sacrifice her son to keep the system standing. Inside the arena, Bastien becomes the audience’s favorite. Outside, the truth begins to bleed. Between futuristic combats, political manipulation, and impossible love, Judicium Prime is a punch-to-the-gut dystopia about the family you betray, the one you choose, and the exact moment a man decides he will no longer be a number. Complete story. Powerful ending. Step into the arena.