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The Consciousness Code
What if the truth was erased from history—and the only person who could bring it back was being erased too?
She’s fighting to remember.
He’s slipping away.
Together, they’re the last hope against a world built on lies.In a world where books are banned and memories can be rewritten, truth is dangerous—and remembering could cost your life.
Journalist Asha Sinclair is one of the last to question the AI-controlled Regime. When a chance discovery leads her to a hidden archive of forbidden knowledge, she finds herself at the center of a conspiracy bigger than anything she imagined.
And then there's Jasper. A man whose memories are vanishing, and whose past may hold the key to everything Asha is trying to uncover.
As the Regime closes in, Asha must decide what she’s willing to the truth the world was never meant to know—or the man who’s disappearing with every passing second.
A daring blend of Afro-futurism, romance, and dystopian intrigue, The Consciousness Code is perfect for fans of Kindred, The Memory Police, The Matrix, and Black Mirror.
She’s fighting to remember.
He’s slipping away.
Together, they’re the last hope against a world built on lies.In a world where books are banned and memories can be rewritten, truth is dangerous—and remembering could cost your life.
Journalist Asha Sinclair is one of the last to question the AI-controlled Regime. When a chance discovery leads her to a hidden archive of forbidden knowledge, she finds herself at the center of a conspiracy bigger than anything she imagined.
And then there's Jasper. A man whose memories are vanishing, and whose past may hold the key to everything Asha is trying to uncover.
As the Regime closes in, Asha must decide what she’s willing to the truth the world was never meant to know—or the man who’s disappearing with every passing second.
A daring blend of Afro-futurism, romance, and dystopian intrigue, The Consciousness Code is perfect for fans of Kindred, The Memory Police, The Matrix, and Black Mirror.
82 pages, Paperback
Published June 9, 2025
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June 24, 2026
Very relevant to current times
“The power to control memory is the power to shape the world. And when that power is abused, we risk losing our sense of self, our shared history, and our freedom.”
This was a quick but interesting read. With the erasure of history and knowledge, control and manipulation of media, the persistent integration of AI, people losing rapidly losing critical thinking skills because of their dependency on AI, and the intentional breakdown of laws meant to protect — it feels like we unfortunately aren’t far from the dystopian world in this book.
I loved the overall theme of knowledge being power and literacy being liberation.
“The power to control memory is the power to shape the world. And when that power is abused, we risk losing our sense of self, our shared history, and our freedom.”
This was a quick but interesting read. With the erasure of history and knowledge, control and manipulation of media, the persistent integration of AI, people losing rapidly losing critical thinking skills because of their dependency on AI, and the intentional breakdown of laws meant to protect — it feels like we unfortunately aren’t far from the dystopian world in this book.
I loved the overall theme of knowledge being power and literacy being liberation.
June 12, 2026
very interesting story
I love the concept of the story. The plot was OK now I know it’s a short story so there is gonna be something missing. The only one thing that bothered me was the repeat of the paragraph on page 36 of the KU. But overall very good story.
Keith Book Korner
I love the concept of the story. The plot was OK now I know it’s a short story so there is gonna be something missing. The only one thing that bothered me was the repeat of the paragraph on page 36 of the KU. But overall very good story.
Keith Book Korner
November 24, 2025
2.5 🌟
I think this book suffers from an audience problem. Who is this for? Since it's short, I thought it might be a good addition to my intro to philosophy syllabus (on the topic of personal identity). But it's a bit too on the nose. Even for an intro class, I'd like them to engage with a bit more nuance.
This is the issue of showing vs telling. A good mixture is nice, but the story told me everything. Which I don't find to be engaging writing.
I think this book suffers from an audience problem. Who is this for? Since it's short, I thought it might be a good addition to my intro to philosophy syllabus (on the topic of personal identity). But it's a bit too on the nose. Even for an intro class, I'd like them to engage with a bit more nuance.
This is the issue of showing vs telling. A good mixture is nice, but the story told me everything. Which I don't find to be engaging writing.
July 10, 2026
Knowledge is power. Literacy is freedom!
Amazing short story! I feel like I am a Jasper- trying to collect books about my history and stories by my people before they are erased! I truly hope the author will consider expanding this into a novel and then it’s optioned for the screen.
Amazing short story! I feel like I am a Jasper- trying to collect books about my history and stories by my people before they are erased! I truly hope the author will consider expanding this into a novel and then it’s optioned for the screen.
January 5, 2026
Short and cute
I really enjoyed this story, but I want more. This could easily be a full length 400-page novel. I want more about Asha. How is is she? Where are her people? Has her memory ever been erased?
I really enjoyed this story, but I want more. This could easily be a full length 400-page novel. I want more about Asha. How is is she? Where are her people? Has her memory ever been erased?
February 16, 2026
Is this not non-fiction? 😅
I would love to see this story and world built out over 350-600 pages honestly.
Great semi-speculative kind of dystopian but not really (bc COME ON) read for fans of stories like Divergent or Uglies where there’s an active resistance
I would love to see this story and world built out over 350-600 pages honestly.
Great semi-speculative kind of dystopian but not really (bc COME ON) read for fans of stories like Divergent or Uglies where there’s an active resistance
January 21, 2026
Thought Provoking
This was a great story. I love how it kept me thinking about how this reflects the our current world. I also loved the questions as well!
This was a great story. I love how it kept me thinking about how this reflects the our current world. I also loved the questions as well!
February 10, 2026
This could be Our World Now
If we don't stand up to the oligarchy that is taking over our country then this world in this book will be our new reality. We are not far from it.
If we don't stand up to the oligarchy that is taking over our country then this world in this book will be our new reality. We are not far from it.
April 28, 2026
Very quick read and it immediately immersed you into a sci-fi world full of drones and AI. It resembles a lot of what we see now about AI replacing things and books being burned and libraries being defunded. I enjoyed it
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