February 15, 2024
Dying Wish is a drug that has captured the imagination of hundreds of thousands of people. Its promise? Before the user dies from the drug's effect, they will understand, completely and without question, the nature and state of the universe. Clay's fianc�e, Karla, was one of the healthy people who traded in life for a brief moment of clarity. Destroyed by losing her, Clay gives up everything to enter a glass-sleep aboard a generational ship. Gabriel, the mastermind behind the ship's mission, promises Clay a reunion with Karla at the end of the long journey. When the ship malfunctions and kills most of the crew, Gabriel included, Clay finds himself at odds with the few other survivors. He is also suffering intense feelings of d�j� vu. Is this real life, a simulation, or something far darker and more devastating? Leslie's latest (after The Between, 2021) is a spine-tingling sf novel certain to wow readers who want to explore sentient AI, parallel universes, paranoia, and sustaining human consciousness for generations to come.
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