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Aurora
In a city engineered for perfect second chances, the only thing more dangerous than forgetting your past is remembering it.
When Riven Ashvale arrives in Aurora, a stunning, neon-drenched digital afterlife, his mind is a clean slate. He has no recollection of how he died or the life he left behind. All he knows is that this sleek urban paradise promises a fresh start, free from age, illness, and regret.
Before long, Riven is reunited with Malachi Solance, his first love and the man he was too afraid to fight for in life. Together with Malachi, Aurora feels like the ultimate do-over, offering them a second chance to love openly, without shame or fear.
But beneath the city’s glowing, flawless facade, the world begins to fracture, and as harrowing glitches break through the digital paradise, suppressed memories flood back with violent clarity, forcing Riven to confront the haunting truths he spent a lifetime running from and trying to forget.
Trapped between the promise of Aurora and the imperfect reality of his earthly story, Riven must make an impossible hold on to a manufactured paradise or find the courage to face his truths and find closure with the life he left behind.
Heart-wrenching, atmospheric, and thought-provoking, Aurora is a new-adult, LGBT speculative fiction novel about love, grief, and what it means to be imperfectly human.
When Riven Ashvale arrives in Aurora, a stunning, neon-drenched digital afterlife, his mind is a clean slate. He has no recollection of how he died or the life he left behind. All he knows is that this sleek urban paradise promises a fresh start, free from age, illness, and regret.
Before long, Riven is reunited with Malachi Solance, his first love and the man he was too afraid to fight for in life. Together with Malachi, Aurora feels like the ultimate do-over, offering them a second chance to love openly, without shame or fear.
But beneath the city’s glowing, flawless facade, the world begins to fracture, and as harrowing glitches break through the digital paradise, suppressed memories flood back with violent clarity, forcing Riven to confront the haunting truths he spent a lifetime running from and trying to forget.
Trapped between the promise of Aurora and the imperfect reality of his earthly story, Riven must make an impossible hold on to a manufactured paradise or find the courage to face his truths and find closure with the life he left behind.
Heart-wrenching, atmospheric, and thought-provoking, Aurora is a new-adult, LGBT speculative fiction novel about love, grief, and what it means to be imperfectly human.
298 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 26, 2026
About the author
Peter Gulgowski
17 books56 followersBorn and raised in Wisconsin, Peter Gulgowski had a childhood full of imagination. Now grown-up, Peter gets to play make-believe with words. He enjoys writing books across a full spectrum of genres, loving the challenge each offers.
When not writing, Peter loves to travel, play video games, and watch the latest television series.
You can visit him online at www.petergulgowski.com or follow him on Twitter and Instagram at @petergulgowski.
When not writing, Peter loves to travel, play video games, and watch the latest television series.
You can visit him online at www.petergulgowski.com or follow him on Twitter and Instagram at @petergulgowski.
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