Dr. Elena Vasquez has spent fifteen years studying climate change, watching her meticulously researched warnings dismissed as "fake news" by millions of Americans. When traditional science communication fails catastrophically, she faces an impossible choice: accept that truth isn't enough, or discover what is.
/The Consensus Wars/ explores the razor's edge between influence and manipulation in an age where the battle for truth is fought not in laboratories, but in the networks of human connection that determine what we believe. Based on real research into social psychology and network science, this near-future thriller asks whether democracy can survive the weaponization of persuasion itself—and whether the scientists trying to save truth might be the ones who ultimately destroy it.
A gripping examination of expertise, democracy, and the price of being right in a world that has stopped listening to facts.
Psychological
Political Intrigue
Dystopian
Thriller
Conspiracy
Futuristic
Rebellion
Healing
Identity
Audiobook details
GenrePsychology
Length1 hr 51 mins
Narrated bySelect Your Own
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateSep 16, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Chapter 1: The Fracture
5Chapter 5: The Network Effect
2Chapter 2: The Laboratory of Minds
6Chapter 6: The Reckoning
3Chapter 3: Field Test
7Chapter 7: The Choice
4Chapter 4: The Intervention
8Epilogue: The New Synthesis
About the author
John Kitchin
John Kitchin is a dad to two children, husband, rock climber and cyclist. In his spare time, he is a professor of chemical engineering. He uses creative storytelling tools to write and explore ideas through fiction.View all by John Kitchin
