329 pages
English language
Published May 17, 2019
A thriller about time, identity, and memory...
Reality is broken.
At first, it looks like a disease. An epidemic that spreads through no known means, driving its victims mad with memories of a life they never lived. But the force that’s sweeping the world is no pathogen. It’s just the first shock wave, unleashed by a stunning discovery—and what’s in jeopardy is not our minds but the very fabric of time itself.
In New York City, Detective Barry Sutton is closing in on the truth—and in a remote laboratory, neuroscientist Helena Smith is unaware that she alone holds the key to this mystery... and the tools for fighting back.
Together, Barry and Helena will have to confront their enemy—before they, and the world, are trapped in a loop of ever-growing chaos.
Interesting concepts about memory and time and how screwing around with both/either can have catastrophic consequences. I didn't think the world building or the characters were very well-developed, but it did make for an entertaining story.
The book starts out slow with a few cliches. I wasn't impressed. But that's all part of the plan; I'm glad I didn't give up.
The conceit of the story, recursion, is investigated completely and exhaustively to the point where you are completely exhausted and thrilled. Beautiful ending (It shouldn't be an epilogue though! Too necessary.).
A really good read on a long flight. If you enjoy time travel, you'll enjoy this.
In our time, False Memory Syndrome is a mysterious affliction where people remember entire new lives that never happened but whose memories are so vivid, they mess up people's minds to the point of suicide. Researchers can't find a medical cause or explanation. From there, it gets super weird and intriguing even if the ending was a tad disappointing.
овва! не міг одірваться, поки не закінчив! дуже рекомендую.
Fantastic book! It’s amazing how this author has used 2 different sources of reality for his first two books. And both of them great! I would argue there was some editing issues in this one. There was an obvious way for two people to retain both there memories but wasn’t used, and could have been simple in editing. Otherwise great book.
