Sleeping worlds have no memory / Yaroslav Barsukov.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barsukov, Yaroslav, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Queens--Fiction.

Queens.

Imaginary places--Fiction.

Imaginary places.

Imaginary wars and battles--Fiction.

Imaginary wars and battles.

Space and time--Fiction.

Space and time.

Propaganda--Fiction.

Propaganda.

Memory--Fiction.

Memory.

Dystopias--Fiction.

Dystopias.

Science fiction.

Fantasy fiction.

Genre:

Science fiction.

Fantasy fiction.

Noir fiction.

Physical Description:

342 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Rockville, Maryland : Caezik SF & Fantasy, Arc Manor, 2024.

Summary:

Refusing the queen's order to gas a crowd of protesters, Minister Shea Ashcroft is banished to the border to oversee the construction of the biggest defensive tower in history. However, the use of technology taken from refugees from another reality makes the tower volatile and dangerous, becoming a threat to local political interests. Shea has no choice but to fight the ruling hierarchy to ensure the construction succeeds--and to reclaim his own life. Surviving an assassination attempt, Shea confronts his inner demons, encounters an ancient legend, and discovers a portal to a dead world--all while struggling to stay true to his own principles and maintain his sanity. Fighting memories and hallucinations, he starts to question everything... Sleeping Worlds Have No Memory is a thought-provoking meditation on the fragility of the human condition, our beliefs, the manipulation of propaganda for political gains, and our ability to distinguish the real from the unreal and our willingness to accept convenient "truths." Praised for its gritty realism and literary qualities, the novel is a compelling exploration of memory, its fragile nature, and its profound impact on our perception of identity, relationships, and facts themselves.-- Publisher description

ISBN:

1647101360

9781647101367

OCLC:

1419680649