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DREAM LATTICE BOOK 2 OF 5

Next Step

THE NETWORK IS REAL. HUMANITY IS JUST BEGINNING.
Next Step front cover
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Book II: Publishing

Book 2: Next Step

Dream-recording tools move into clinics, homes, workshops and classrooms. Private hopes meet questions of consent, access and evidence, while a carefully limited sleep study confronts an unexplained recurring place.

Series arc: Network emergence / expansion

Collective memoryConsent and privacyTechnology and societyEmpathic synchronyPower inside connection

Publication status: Publishing. Edition and retailer availability will be updated when confirmed.

Published by Aurora Design Studios LLC
Engineering and technical design support by Aurora Design Systems
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© 2026 Evan Coffield. All Rights Reserved.
STORY ARCHITECTURE / BOOK 2

The question beneath the dream

The central question

Who controls a recording when another person’s dreams become evidence, a service, or a source of hope?

The narrative pressure

Demand for dream recordings spreads faster than the evidence can settle questions of care, access, privacy and interpretation.

This is a spoiler-light thematic guide derived from the existing series synopsis; it is not a chapter-by-chapter account or a claim of demonstrated technology.

WHERE THE STORY CONTINUES

Five books, five stages of connection

  1. BOOK 1The Dreamers
  2. BOOK 2Next Step
  3. BOOK 3Shared Realms
  4. BOOK 4Two Suns
  5. BOOK 5Beyond Sleep

Question to carry forward: If minds can connect, who decides when connection must end?