The Dualistic Epic of Reason and Emotion

In the 22nd century AD, humans achieved complete emotional purification through gene editing and brain-computer interfaces. 95% Of humans choose to become rationalists and live in highly efficient mechanized cities; 5% of humans retain intact emotions and are designated as "cultural reserves" and live on like endangered species. Ferryman Allen is the only bridge between the two worlds. He witnessed the first collision, unexpected complementarity, systematic dependence, interstellar expansion, and, thousands of years later, the ultimate dialogue between the last rationalist archon and the last emotional elder.