The Ultimate Price
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What is the real cost of chasing approval? The numbers were supposed to measure success. Instead, they became a cage. The five-star system that once promised fairness has collapsed under its own weight, and in its place rises something far more calculating: an industry shaped by algorithms, data, and decisions made far from the hands of writers and readers. The Ultimate Price asks the question every author, artist, and creator must eventually face: when your worth is reduced to metrics, how do you hold onto your voice? Blending sharp storytelling with a fearless look at the pressures of modern publishing, this book is both satire and survival story-an unflinching mirror held up to a world where creativity is traded for compliance. Yet within the struggle lies something deeper: the possibility of redefining success on human terms. Both a standalone entry and the turning point of The Rating Game series, The Ultimate Price challenges us to reconsider not just how stories are sold, but why they matter. Because the real reckoning isn't about stars-it's about what we stand to lose when we stop listening to the human voice.

About the Author :
Sean O'Leary was born in Brooklyn and raised with deep roots in both German and Irish traditions. A graduate of Brooklyn Technical High School, he followed his love of engineering out west, eventually earning both a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Utah. After years spent solving real-world problems in the engineering field, Sean returned to a lifelong passion: storytelling. Sean O'Leary is a self-publishing author whose stories have been decades in the making. In Brooklyn, during the 70s and 80s, his love of science, science fiction, and Saturday afternoon libraries shaped a lifelong habit of asking "what if?"-a habit that eventually led him to write across multiple genres, including fiction, children's books, and photo essays. His self-publishing part of his journey began in 2022, but the ideas behind his books started long before-evident in the emotional depth of Dan Tesson, the gentle spirit of Princess and Scruffy, and the stark reflections of The Road of Blood: Buchenwald. Sean blends his engineering background with a writer's curiosity, often turning himself into the proverbial "#redshirt" in his own work-never safe, always exploring. A traveler, photographer, he's a proud member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA), an active part of the blacksmithing community, and a frequent visitor of local libraries where stories and sparks fly with equal magic. Sean writes for readers who want their stories grounded in truth-with just enough mystery to keep the pages turning. He lives in Utah with his wife and family, always chasing (more like driving really) and looking for the next good story-and the best cup of coffee.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9798230816928
  • Publisher: Sean O'Leary Books LLC
  • Publisher Imprint: Sean O'Leary Books LLC
  • Height: 216 mm
  • No of Pages: 222
  • Returnable: N
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 12 mm
  • Width: 140 mm
  • ISBN-10: 8230816921
  • Publisher Date: 21 Aug 2025
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Returnable: N
  • Series Title: 3 The Rating Game
  • Weight: 313 gr


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