Status Quo
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“In a world where everything has been perfected, the one crime left is wanting change.” — Mack Reynolds In Status Quo, Mack Reynolds imagines a future where utopia has arrived—at the cost of progress. Citizens are content. The government is efficient. Everyone has what they need… and absolutely nothing more. But when one man dares to question the flawless system, he uncovers a truth more chilling than oppression: the tyranny of comfort. A sharp, darkly humorous take on bureaucratic control and political complacency, this visionary novella exposes the suffocating danger of a society that fears innovation. For fans of Orwell, Huxley, and Vonnegut, Status Quo is a timely reminder that stagnation can be just as deadly as chaos.

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Status Quo

Mack Reynolds
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A faithful, unabridged modern-English edition by The Library of Alexandria — carefully rendered for today's reader and verified paragraph-by-paragraph against the public-domain source. Available as eBook, audiobook, paperback, hardcover, and large print.

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