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The Masquerade

Comprehensive systemic illusion where specialized global factions deploy memory wipes, social programming, and coordinated media manipulation to completely hide the active existence of supernatural realities from the baseline populace.

The thrill of a hidden world operating just beneath the surface of mundane reality. The tension of knowing that powerful forces are actively working to maintain a veil of ignorance, and the potential danger or wonder that lies in glimpsing what is being so desperately hidden.

Books

Shadow of the HegemonOrson Scott Card
Time Out of JointPhilip K. Dick
LegionBrandon Sanderson
The Penultimate TruthPhilip K. Dick
Masks of the IlluminatiRobert Anton Wilson
Juggler of WorldsEdward M. Lerner
The Ganymede TakeoverRay Faraday Nelson
LocklandsRobert Jackson Bennett
The Devil's EyeJack McDevitt
The Overman cultureEdmund Cooper
The Jagged OrbitJohn Brunner
To End in FireDavid Weber
IdlewildNick Sagan
Dark CityFrank Lauria
Lord PrestimionRobert Silverberg
Capricorn OneRon Goulart
88 namesMatt Ruff
Night of DelusionsKeith Laumer
Legacy of LightSarah Raughley
FreedomDaniel Suarez
The Wrong ReflectionGillian Bradshaw
Kill SwitchJonathan Maberry
Alien IslandT. L. Sherred
The touristRobert Dickinson
NevermoreRob Thurman
The ThirteenthL. A. Banks
Deep StateWalter Jon Williams
HellraisersAlexander Gordon Smith
Planet ProbabilityBrian N. Ball
The PowerFrank M. Robinson
The Schizogenic ManRaymond Harris
Alpha OmegaNicholas Bowling
Black BrillionMatthew Hughes
Stealing WorldsKarl Schroeder
Null StatesMalka Older
State TectonicsMalka Older
PoliticianPiers Anthony
The Assassin GambitWilliam R. Forstchen
Theater of SpiesS. M. Stirling
IsolateL. E. Modesitt, Jr.
The MagiciansJames E. Gunn
EquimedianAlvaro Zinos-Amaro
The Alexandrian RingWilliam R. Forstchen

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