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Fox is a memory editor - one of the best - gifted with the skill to
create real life in the digital world. When he wakes up in Field of
Reeds Centre for Memory Reconstruction with no idea how he got
there, the therapists tell him he was a victim in a terrorist bombing
by Khadija Banks, the pioneer of memory editing technology turned
revolutionary. A bombing which shredded the memory archives of
all its victims, including his husband Gabe.
Thrust into reconstructions of his memories exploded from the
fragments that survived the blast, Fox tries to rebuild his life, his
marriage and himself. But he quickly realises his world is changing,
unreliable, and echoing around itself over and over.
As he unearths endless cycles of meeting Gabe, falling in love and
breaking up, Fox digs deep into his past, his time in the refugee
nation of Aaru, and the exact nature of his relationship with Khadija.
Because, in a world tearing itself apart to forget all its sadness,
saving the man he loves might be the key to saving us all.
About the author
Nathan Tavares is a writer from Boston, Massachusetts. He grew
up in the Portuguese-American community of southeastern
Massachusetts and developed a love for fantastical stories at an
early age, from superheroes to mythology. He studied English in
college and received his MFA in creative writing from Lesley
University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. His editorial work
celebrates queer culture and historically excluded communities,
with pieces appearing in GQ, Out, and elsewhere.
Summary
A sweeping, psychedelic romance of two men caught in a looping world of artificial realities, edited memories, secretive cabals and conspiracies to push humanity to the next step in its evolution. For fans of Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow, Ubik, The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Evangelion.
