When We Wake

by Mitchell Ross

Adam is a member of The Clergy, a group of a few hundred chemically castrated monks who are the last remaining humans on a dying Earth. The rest of humanity, including Adam’s family, sails through space on multi-generational ships to start new colonies amongst the stars. The Clergy use the technology of quantum interfacing to help guide the spaceships. This technology involves the participant undergoing a life-like simulation while connected to a quantum computer. Although the simulation only lasts moments, the clergy member experiences a full life in relative time to conduct research.
Adam begins to experience violent premature exits from his simulations.
Meanwhile, a catastrophic accident occurs, and one of the twelve generational ships carrying the remnants of humanity is destroyed. Billions of lives are wiped out in moments. Adam is forced to confront the reason for his crashouts from simulation, who controls quantum interfacing technology, and how safe his family in space really is.

250 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 1, 2025

Reviews

[Amanda Dowdall · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was an excellent read! I was really impressed with how the scientific detail was well balanced with the character development. It was hard to put down, even as someone who doesn’t typically read SciFi!