The Dispositionist: Episodes 4 - 6
(2025)(The second book in the Dispositionist series)
A novel by Donald Beavers
The Complete Second Collection
Welcome back to the Galactic Office of Final Disposition (GOFD), a planet-sized bureaucracy where nothing is ever truly discarded—merely filed away in perpetual pending action. This anthology collects episodes 4-6 following Disposition Analyst (Third Class) Marlin Quell as he navigates the endless paperwork, bizarre artifacts, and deadly conspiracies hidden within the galaxy's most notorious filing system.
Includes:
Episode 4: Out of Scope: When persistent power fluctuations and network disruptions lead Quell to a blank wall where a door should be, he discovers a forgotten research team that's been sealed away for over fifty years. As Quell works to reintegrate the lost employees back into GOFD's bureaucratic reality, he uncovers the dangerous truth behind "Project Chimera" and why some knowledge is deliberately walled off from existence.
Episode 5: Held in Perpetuity: A vault with seven trillion credits in overdue fees catches Quell's attention—but why would anyone pay a fortune to store... nothing? As Quell investigates the meticulously maintained emptiness, he finds himself drawn into the mysterious Order of the Unwritten and their cryptic mission to preserve the perfect absence. When the administrative tide turns against him, Quell must decide whether to expose the vault's secret or become its next reluctant guardian.
Episode 6: Temporarily Misassigned: Quell discovers he officially doesn't exist—transferred six years ago to a department that was dissolved before he ever arrived. As his cases are invalidated and his identity erased, Quell must navigate the labyrinthine bureaucracy with the help of unlikely allies to prove his existence before the system's cleanup protocols remove all trace of him. His fight to be remembered becomes a referendum on whether human reality can override digital records.
Armed only with a worn ID badge, endless curiosity, a knack for wordplay, and absolutely zero authority, Quell tackles his colossal backlog one bizarre item at a time. In a galaxy where nothing is ever truly discarded, sometimes the most dangerous threats are the ones someone tried to file away and forget.
Genre: Mystery
Welcome back to the Galactic Office of Final Disposition (GOFD), a planet-sized bureaucracy where nothing is ever truly discarded—merely filed away in perpetual pending action. This anthology collects episodes 4-6 following Disposition Analyst (Third Class) Marlin Quell as he navigates the endless paperwork, bizarre artifacts, and deadly conspiracies hidden within the galaxy's most notorious filing system.
Includes:
Episode 4: Out of Scope: When persistent power fluctuations and network disruptions lead Quell to a blank wall where a door should be, he discovers a forgotten research team that's been sealed away for over fifty years. As Quell works to reintegrate the lost employees back into GOFD's bureaucratic reality, he uncovers the dangerous truth behind "Project Chimera" and why some knowledge is deliberately walled off from existence.
Episode 5: Held in Perpetuity: A vault with seven trillion credits in overdue fees catches Quell's attention—but why would anyone pay a fortune to store... nothing? As Quell investigates the meticulously maintained emptiness, he finds himself drawn into the mysterious Order of the Unwritten and their cryptic mission to preserve the perfect absence. When the administrative tide turns against him, Quell must decide whether to expose the vault's secret or become its next reluctant guardian.
Episode 6: Temporarily Misassigned: Quell discovers he officially doesn't exist—transferred six years ago to a department that was dissolved before he ever arrived. As his cases are invalidated and his identity erased, Quell must navigate the labyrinthine bureaucracy with the help of unlikely allies to prove his existence before the system's cleanup protocols remove all trace of him. His fight to be remembered becomes a referendum on whether human reality can override digital records.
Armed only with a worn ID badge, endless curiosity, a knack for wordplay, and absolutely zero authority, Quell tackles his colossal backlog one bizarre item at a time. In a galaxy where nothing is ever truly discarded, sometimes the most dangerous threats are the ones someone tried to file away and forget.
Genre: Mystery
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