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Max Malterer

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in Munich, Germany

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Science Fiction, Contemporary, Fiction

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Kim S. Robinson, Matt Haig, Ling Ma, Cixin Liun, Octavia E. Butle ...more

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I write near-future novels that feel close enough to touch — stories that blend big ideas with intimate lives, exploring how technology reshapes what we value.

My debut, The Human Relief Project, follows a society being “freed” from work and the people deciding what remains of purpose, love, and dignity when jobs fall away.

Previous experiences in Tech and nonprofits give my books a clear view of systems and a soft spot for the humans inside them. I call my approach Speculative Realism: realistic “what-ifs,” character first; ideas carried by lived moments. Fiction that marries immersion and insights, entertainment and intellectual depth.

Curious about progress and frank about its trade-offs, my aim is simple: invite you to think and feel, and ...more

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The HRP Turns One — and A Forest Sound You Can’t Place

Black-and-white forest. A father and daughter crouch at the edge of a clearing, staring toward a rough, neon-green abstract shape that hints at a large mammal without revealing it. Subtle fog, tall pines, and a faint wrist-screen on the father suggest a near-future setting.

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Writing to you from our beautiful balcony in Berlin Adlershof, surrounded by flowers and trees humming in the late-summer sun. Gotta enjoy the warm days before fall rolls in… and with it, a bunch of book news (and a micro story at the end!).

HRP turns one 🎂

October 19th marks the one-year anniversary of The Human Relief Project, and one year of me being a

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The Human Relief Project: When The World Stops Working (A Novel)

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The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma

by Bessel van der Kolk

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On Writing

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