Time Without End

by Owen Taylor

The rich get richer, and the poor sell their bodies as playthings. This is what Spirit has brought to London, the harsh reality of the dream of stored consciousness. In this city riven by inequality, Floyd succumbs to the pressures of working for the police, losing the revolutionary zeal that motivated him to try and transform the system from the inside. A spate of suspicious suicides in London’s body-rental market reignites his compassion and curiosity. As he and his partner investigate the deaths, they find themselves entangled in a web of corporate and political corruption. Struggling to unravel the truth, they confront the ruling powers of the city and events begin to spiral out of control.

419 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2025

Reviews

[Sean Hammett · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a very fun read. Having just moved out of London after 10 years, I found this near(ish) term dystopian vision of its future delightfully dark and believable. The tech introduced was new and thought-provoking from the off, then built to a really exciting climax with some wild twists and turns. Great worldbuilding, characters with some depth and flaws, no punches pulled...

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I found myself two-thirds through (when we start to discover that not everyone is who we thought) really starting to think about the implications of the body-swapping tech. The final scene really satisfied my desire to push it as far as possible - now who's who? Who else might have swapped? Any chance Mahlia survived by swapping??

[Robin · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is great sci-fi! A realistic vision of a dystopian London; plausible technology; rounded characters; and a cracking plot. And, through the plot, the author asks questions about today’s life too: how will ongoing social inequality and market driven deregulation affect our society? A must read!

[Why L. Sadeye · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good read, looking forward to exploring this world more.