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A couple in a coma. Nine seconds of death. A city ruled by their divine versions. Giorgio and Loredana are returning from the Milan Furniture Fair when a van hits their old Panda with a Trieste license plate. For a few seconds, their hearts stop at the same time. When they open their eyes again, they are no longer in the car. They have entered Me like ghosts, the suspended capital of Pride: a kingdom built by the human psyche, dominated by two Towers and a sovereign couple. Over, King of Pride, rules from the Crystal Tower. It is splendor, culture, perfection, and the need to be admired. Narcisa, Queen of Pride, reigns from the Anthracite Tower. It is pain, sacrifice, guilt, and the need to finally be recognized. No one in Me can see Giorgio and Loredana. They, however, can see and hear everything. While their bodies lie in the same hospital and their daughter Giovanna calls them from the world of the living, the couple discovers an impossible truth: Over and Narcisa are not merely deities. They are their deepest forms. Giorgio has transformed culture, music, and poetry into a stage on which he can prove his superiority. Loredana has transformed pain and sacrifice into a tribunal before which she can feel innocent. To return to their daughter, they will have to navigate incompatible memories, family wounds, and a Pantheon born of fractures in their character. But Me recognizes only the Ego. And no one, in the realm of the Ego, has ever truly uttered the word We. ME - The Beast in Me is a Psychantasy novel that blends psychological fantasy, myth, family memory, and symbolism. The Beast does not come from outside. The Beast knows your name.