
The Subjective Exchange (Echoes of Chronos, Book 1)
Release Date: Saturday, July 12th, 2025
Pages: 337 pages
In a city orbiting a black hole where memory serves as currency, a chrono-engineer uncovers a life fragment that challenges the very fabric of reality, leading him and his allies to confront the dark truths of their society.
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In a city built in orbit around a black hole, memory is currency—and truth is a glitch.
In Chronos, simulated experiences are bought, sold, and lived as real. It’s a system that keeps the city running, a subjective economy where identity is fluid and lifetimes are just data. Kaelen, a brilliant but emotionally detached chrono-engineer, uncovers an anomaly—an ‘Echo’—a fragment of someone’s life that refuses to be deleted.
Drawn into the city’s forbidden fringes, Kaelen forms a fragile alliance with Jyn, a streetwise smuggler who protects the Echoes, and Dr. Thorne, an archivist haunted by what he once believed. Together they unravel a chilling truth: the most valuable simulations aren’t generated—they’re harvested from real people, stolen from time.
Pursued by the ruthless Commander Vexia and racing against time, they must decide: will they destroy the system that sustains their world, or become part of the simulation themselves?
A dark, cerebral sci-fi thriller exploring identity, memory, and rebellion.
In Chronos, simulated experiences are bought, sold, and lived as real. It’s a system that keeps the city running, a subjective economy where identity is fluid and lifetimes are just data. Kaelen, a brilliant but emotionally detached chrono-engineer, uncovers an anomaly—an ‘Echo’—a fragment of someone’s life that refuses to be deleted.
Drawn into the city’s forbidden fringes, Kaelen forms a fragile alliance with Jyn, a streetwise smuggler who protects the Echoes, and Dr. Thorne, an archivist haunted by what he once believed. Together they unravel a chilling truth: the most valuable simulations aren’t generated—they’re harvested from real people, stolen from time.
Pursued by the ruthless Commander Vexia and racing against time, they must decide: will they destroy the system that sustains their world, or become part of the simulation themselves?
A dark, cerebral sci-fi thriller exploring identity, memory, and rebellion.