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.
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 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?