"Dependency, Unison had discovered, was stronger than shackles. It made people complicit in their own submission. It turned hunger into a leash, technology into a muzzle, and community into informants." "CARE offers a chillingly plausible future where the lines between humanity and AI blur, leaving the reader to question the true cost of progress and the meaning of freedom." "At its heart, CARE is a deeply human story of resistance, identity, and the quiet, revolutionary power of care." In a not-so-distant future where power masquerades as order, one young man must choose between obedience and awakening.In the United Isles of Britannus and Hibernus (formerly Great Britain and Ireland), the authoritarian Unison Trust governs a society ostensibly rebuilt in fragile unity from the ashes of a global pandemic.Here, Scott Hunter lives a life defined by profound contrasts. Born into the ruling elite of the Unison Trust, his privilege is shadowed by the daily challenges of living with Cerebral Palsy. As he navigates this meticulously constructed society with his android assistant DEC-E, he senses the sinister truth beneath the synthetic calm. Scott's curiosity leads him to investigate the flaws within this fractured society and events begin to transpire. As tensions rise and the whisper of rebellion grows louder, Scott is drawn into a conflict that will challenge everything he thought he knew about his world, his past, and what it means to be human.This powerful dystopian debut is rich in atmospheric detail, painting a hauntingly plausible vision of a future where technological advancement has come at a steep ethical price. The novel grapples with complex questions surrounding the ethics of advanced artificial intelligence, exploring the delicate and increasingly ambiguous boundary that separates sophisticated machinery from sentient beings. Influenced by the author's formative experiences growing up amidst the deep political divisions of Northern Ireland, and his early career as a care provider to vulnerable individuals, the novel weaves personal insight with speculative imagination.