The Body Lottery

Every quarter, the government lottery selects citizens to be rendered into biological substrate — the only substance that can heal the dying earth. Rolf Tesmer has built his career verifying that the selections are fair. He believes in the process, endorses it, stakes his family's future on its integrity. So when he uncovers proof that wealth buys immunity and poverty is a death sentence, he faces an impossible choice: expose the lie and lose everything, or stay silent — until the lottery chooses his wife.