History Literature / TheAdministrationSeries

* {{Anything That Moves}} : Toreth. Preferably anything that moves and is slightly reluctant.

* {{Kinky Cuffs} : Toreth's version of an apology present. Along with a {{Slave Collar}}.
* {{Kiss Me I'm Virtual}} : Sex in the Sim. There's a reason the first book is titled ''Mind Fuck''.

* {{Casual Kink}} : While the characters' specific kinks are thoroughly explored, the fact that they're kinky isn't seen as anything special.
* {{Police Brutality}} : Occasionally invoked during Int-Sec arrests, but not their usual way of doing things, particularly with corporates.
* {{Oppressive States of America}} : America, TwentyMinutesintotheFuture .
* {{Police State}} : The Administration.
* {{Europeans Are Kinky}} : The sexually liberal attitudes of the European Administration are contrasted with America's extremely conservative bent.
* {{Free Love Future}} : Europe, {{Twenty Minutes into the Future}} . Homophobia is nonexistent and kink has lost most of its stigma. And while promiscuity is not common, the main character's promiscuity, in itself, is not seen as a negative trait. Contraception is mandatory, and {{STD Immunity}} seems to be invoked.
* {{Friends With Benefits}} : [[spoiler: Warrick and Toreth, in the beginning of their relationship. Later, Toreth does his best to convince himself that their relationship is this, but it gets... complicated. Dillian and Cele, in ''Wine, Women and Cushions''.]]
* {{The Immodest Orgasm}} : Male example in Warrick. Is incapable of having any orgasm but this.
* {{Interplay of Sex and Violence}}
* {{Kinky Cuffs} : Toreth's version of an apology present. Along with a {{Slave Collar}}.
* {{Kiss Me I'm Virtual}} : Sex in the Sim. There's a reason the first book is titled ''Mind Fuck''.

* {{Crapsack World}} : the European Administration, arguably overlapping with {{Crapsaccharine World}}. America, with a theocratic bent.

* {{Brains and Bondage}} : [[spoiler: Warrick is a tech genius and a brilliant hacker. He is also a sexual submissive and masochist. Toreth, who tops for Warrick, is no slouch in the intelligence department either- he is the youngest to get promoted to the position of Senior Para in I&I.]]
* {{The Sociopath}} : [[spoiler: Toreth and most of his co-workers.]] Justified in that I&I- and, to an extent, other Int-Sec agencies- prefer people with a low/nonexistent sense of morals, as the job includes state-sanctioned torture.
* {{Room 101}} : I&I level D, to the civilian population. Psychoprogramming, to the civilian population ''and'' I&I employees.
* {{Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism}} : slides to the cynical end and jumps off the edge.

* {{Safe Sane and Consensual}} : contrary to all expectations, [[spoiler: Warrick and Toreth's sessions... most of the time.]] [[spoiler: Toreth]] tests out the BDSM equipment to ensure its safety, knows enough about bodies and hurting people to make sure [[spoiler: Warrick]] isn't hurt beyond a few bruises, and the safeword means "stop", no questions asked.
* {{Safe Word}} : [[spoiler: Plastic Duck]]
* {{The Revolution Will Not Be Civilized}} : played brutally straight in ''First Against The Wall''.

* {{Big Brother is Watching}} : downplayed. The citizens of the Administration have the freedom to live their lives as they want... as long as they don't criticize the government within earshot of anyone who counts. Played straight in that any form of organized resistance is met with the black uniforms of Int-Sec and a trip to I&I.
* {{Government Procedural}} : ''Mind Fuck'', ''Quis Custodiet'', ''Unlucky Break''.
* {{Population Control}} : Enforced by the Administration in the form of mandatory contraceptive implants. Couples (or single women) have to apply for government permission to conceive.

* {{Bed Trick}} : Invoked for one of the couple's sessions, in the short story ''Wait For It''. Subverted in that [[spoiler: it's completely consensual, and Warrick knows what is going on.]]

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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.

* {{Europeans Are Kinky}} : The sexually liberal attitudes of the European Administration is contrasted with America's extremely conservative attitude.

''The Administration Series'' is a series of sci-fi dystopian novels by Manna Francis. It contains the following books:

The books contain three novels, three novellas and a collection of short stories.

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.

* {{Crapsack World}} : the European Administration, arguably overlapping with {{Crapsaccharine World}}. America also counts.

''The Administration Series'' is a series of novels by Manna Francis, set in the dark future dystopia of [[CrapsackWorld New London]].

''The Administration Series'' is a series of novels by Manna Francis, set in the dark future dystopia of New London.

Valantin Toreth is a fairly happy sociopath. 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.

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.

* {{Brains and Bondage}} : [[spoiler: Warrick is a tech genius and a brilliant hacker. He also likes bondage and is a mild masochist. Toreth, who tops for Warrick, is no slouch in the intelligence department either- he is the youngest to get promoted to the position of Senior Para in I&I.]]

* {{Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynism}} : slides to the cynical end and jumps off the edge.

* {{Anti-Hero}} : Toreth, for a rather stretched definition of 'hero'. Warrick, to an extent.

* {{Anything That Moves}} : Toreth. Has had sex with about half of New London, possibly more.

* SafeSaneandConsensual : contrary to all expectations, [[spoiler: Warrick and Toreth's sessions... most of the time.]] [[spoiler: Toreth]] tests out the BDSM equipment to ensure its safety, knows enough about bodies and hurting people to make sure [[spoiler: Warrick]] isn't hurt beyond a few bruises, and the safeword means "stop", no questions asked.

* {{Safe, Sane and Consensual}} : contrary to all expectations, [[spoiler: Warrick and Toreth's sessions... most of the time.]] [[spoiler: Toreth]] tests out the BDSM equipment to ensure its safety, knows enough about bodies and hurting people to make sure [[spoiler: Warrick]] isn't hurt beyond a few bruises, and the safeword means "stop", no questions asked.

* {{Safe, Sane and Consensual}} : contrary to all expectations, [[spoiler: Warrick and Toreth's sessions.]] [[spoiler: Toreth]] tests out the BDSM equipment to ensure its safety,

* {{Brains and Bondage}} : [[spoiler:hide this text]] Warrick is a tech genius and a brilliant hacker. He also likes bondage and is a mild masochist. Toreth, who tops for Warrick, is no slouch in the intelligence department either- he is the youngest to get promoted to the position of Senior Para in I&I.

''The Administration Series'' is a series of novels by Manna Francis.

The books are set in the dark future dystopia of the New London, where Europe is ruled by the totalitarian bureaucracy of the Administration. The main characters are Valantin Toreth, a sociopath and senior Para-investigator in the Interrogation and Investigation division, where torture is a legitimate part of the interrogation process, and Keir Warrick, a corporate director whose company is developing a fully-immersive virtual reality system.

The books follow the lives of these two men, the slow and unconventional romance between them and the lives of their families, friends and enemies, set against the backdrop of an oppressive totalitarian bureaucracy.