There are only better guys, and worse guys.

Black-and-Grey Morality : to quote the inspiration for the series :.

Played straight in that any form of organized resistance is met with the black uniforms of Int-Sec and a trip to I&I. as long as they don't criticize the government within earshot of anyone who counts. The citizens of the Administration have the freedom to live their lives as they want.

Subverted in that it's completely consensual, and Warrick knows what is going on. Bed Trick : Invoked for one of the couple's sessions, in the short story Wait For It.Preferably anything that moves and is slightly reluctant. Anti-Hero : Toreth, for a rather stretched definition of 'hero'.After the End : it's implied that the Administration was created in response to a nuclear catastrophe.The Administration Series contains examples of: Oh, and, there is sex, BDSM, food, violence and the occasional family gathering. The books follow the lives of these two men, the strange, slow-building relationship between them, and the lives of their families, friends and enemies, set against the backdrop of the oppressive totalitarian bureaucracy that is the Administration. Keir Warrick, corporate director in a system where corporate privilege is institutionalized, is developing a 'sim' system that places its users in a fully-immersive virtual reality. He also holds a senior-level position at the feared Investigation and Interrogation division, in a world where torture is a legitimate part of the interrogation process. Valantin Toreth is a fairly happy sociopath. The books contain three novels, three novellas and a collection of short stories. The Administration Series is a series of futuristic dystopian novels by Manna Francis.

Helen by Manna Francis