About the book: 2024 / The book includes the fantastic story “The Tyranny of Termites” and the fantastic story “Echo of the Ego.” The story “The Tyranny of Termites” tells the story of the confrontation between the IT specialist Mercury and the authorities of the dystopian militarized country of Marssia. The story “Echo of the Ego” in turn shows the future. A certain holographer, who considers himself the last man in the galaxy, calls on the ghost of the past to give him advice on how to dispose of the lives of all humanity.