Fractured Mirrors is not just a collection of essays-it is an act of defiance. Across seventy probing reflections, Balvinder Ruby unmasks the unseen architecture of our lives-where democracy is reduced to spectacle, identity is commodified, and algorithms shape our very thoughts. From climate deception to the illusion of choice, this work exposes the systemic forces that keep us scrolling, spending, and surrendering agency. With a voice that blends philosophical depth with poetic clarity, Ruby draws on political economy, sociology, and media theory to illuminate the fractures within modern civilisation. These essays challenge the reader to question consensus, resist manipulation, and reimagine a world where people matter more than profit. This is not a book for the passive. Fractured Mirrors is for thinkers, resistors, and those ready to reclaim meaning from the chaos.