The Consent of Shadows

Finalist, 2025 International Book Awards (Fiction: Novella)
A dystopian meditation on memory, silence, and the illusion of choice.

Cover of The Consent of Shadows, a dystopian novella by Naza Semoniff featuring the Aetherniris system

“Begin the memory transmission.”

-The Consent of Shadowns

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Limited-edition pieces from the world of The Consent of Shadows.

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In a world governed by a system that edits the past to preserve control, forgetting isn’t failure — it’s survival. But when dulled memory returns, no one chooses to remember.