The Right to Matter, A near-future novel

A standalone novel

The Right to Matter

A near-future novel

A near-future world in which human purpose is tested by automation and change — and what people protect when certainty disappears.

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The Right to Matter is a standalone near-future novel about dignity, usefulness and human purpose in a world reorganised by automation. It asks what people protect when familiar measures of work, status and contribution begin to disappear.

Although its setting differs from the historical Ashworth novels, the book shares their concern with identity and moral choice. It is written for readers who enjoy speculative fiction grounded in recognisable human pressures rather than technology alone.

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  • Automation and human dignity
  • Identity, purpose and social change
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