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Severed

A character or consciousness that has been forcibly and traumatically dissociated from a shared mind, hive identity, or collective cybernetic network.

The thrill of sudden, jarring individualism after a lifetime of collective consciousness. The disorientation and terror of a mind suddenly alone, grappling with free will and the overwhelming task of self-creation.

Books

DivergentVeronica Roth
A Scanner DarklyPhilip K. Dick
Revenant GunYoon Ha Lee
HalfheadStuart B. MacBride
Half LifeShelley Jackson
Honor's knightRachel Bach
Half Past HumanT. J. Bass
The Exile WaitingVonda N. McIntyre
Hot SleepOrson Scott Card
Star HealerJames White
Crystal LineAnne McCaffrey
Crompton DividedRobert Sheckley
Victory's PriceAlexander Freed
StrayMonica Hesse
Into the AbyssStefanie Gaither
UnityElly Bangs
Identity SevenRobert Lory
Personal DemonsGregory Lamberson
BlindspaceJeremy Szal
Unspoken TruthMargaret Wander Bonanno
The BeesLaline Paull
Ninefox Gambit'Pemi Aguda
Seven of NineChristie Golden
UnworthyKirsten Beyer
Metal of NightMark W. Tiedemann
Flight & AnchorNicole Kornher-Stace
HomesmindPamela Sargent

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De-syncedHive-MindedShatteredHive-IntegratedSurvivorGestaltVoid-Born