Synopsis:
In the spirit of THE TWILIGHT ZONE and BLACK MIRROR, PATCH NOTES presents seven cosmic horror stories following The Being—an exhausted administrator trying to keep the universe from crashing.
Reality is glitching. Someone has to patch it.
In a universe managed like enterprise software, the cosmic IT helpdesk struggles to maintain stability as reality itself begins to break down. Through seven interconnected stories told via patch notes, witness the desperate attempts to fix an imperfect universe held together with duct tape and determination.
When reality starts glitching, The Being deploys emergency fixes: rolling back timelines, load-balancing dimensions, and patching cosmic exploits. But each fix creates new problems, and the cracks are spreading faster than they can be repaired.
Terrifying, funny, and intelligent. Episodic storytelling for fans who binged Black Mirror and want more mind-bending tech horror.
Perfect for readers who love Lovecraft’s existential dread meets IT culture’s dark humor.
Reality is being held together with duct tape and desperation.
Review
If you are either working in IT, are a developer or system admin – or are fortunate to face regular struggles in your everyday life, this one is for you.
Imagine everyday life issues but make it bigger. I mean really big. Humankind size of big. You cannot delay any defects or bugs. You need to patch them without allowing time for testing. And when you do that, things go wrong. More than wrong 🙂 So you need to patch it again, and again. At the end of the day, it becomes an endless cycle and if you are lucky, the remaining issues are minor. Or are they?
I had a lot of fun with this one. It got me entertained and if you enjoy the suffering of IT with a dose of Black Mirror sprinkled on top, you will enjoy this also.
🌙 Recension: Patch Notes: Stories From an Imperfect Universe: Volume 1 by Jerome Pinkney
📚 Genre: Satire, Humor, Sci-Fi
📅 Release Date: November 18, 2025
📖 Publisher: Protech Prime Consulting, LLC
📗 available as Kindle
📱 Read as: Kindle
💸 I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
🗣️ Language: English
📆 Pages: 220
⭐️ 4/5
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