The Monolith is a series of science fiction short story collections. Each story in the collection explores the idea of utopic societies and addresses philosophical questions of the mind, the body, and the boundaries of humanity. How can a balance be reached between logic and emotion? How can basic human rights be applied to beings that are not human? Can our consciousness transcend our bodies, or are we inextricably tied to our physical forms? All of these are explored in The Monolith, starting with Volume I: Where the Circle Ends.