Tavares, Nathan - Welcome to Forever

Fox wakes up in a memory reconstruction facility with no recollection of how he arrived. He soon discovers a world of artificial realities, edited memories, and a secretive organization pushing humanity towards a new stage of evolution. As Fox grapples with his fragmented past, a connection with another man blossoms, challenging everything he thought he knew.

"In a world where memories can be rewritten and love can be manufactured, Fox must fight to remember the truth and discover what it means to be truly alive."

Fox is a memory editor – one of the best – gifted with the skill to create real life in the digital world. When he wakes up in Field of Reeds Center for Memory Reconstruction with no idea how he got there, the therapists tell him he was a victim in a terrorist bombing by Khadija Banks, the pioneer of memory editing technology turned revolutionary. A bombing which shredded the memory archives of all its victims, including his husband Gabe.

Thrust into reconstructions of his memories exploded from the fragments that survived the blast, Fox tries to rebuild his life, his marriage and himself. But he quickly realises his world is changing, unreliable, and echoing around itself over and over. 

As he unearths endless cycles of meeting Gabe, falling in love and breaking up, Fox digs deep into his past, his time in the refugee nation of Aaru, and the exact nature of his relationship with Khadija. Because, in a world tearing itself apart to forget all its sadness, saving the man he loves might be the key to saving us all.

LGBT Themes:

• Same-sex romance between Fox and another man

Relevant Tags:

• Science fiction, LGBTQ+, memory manipulation, artificial realities, second chance romance, self-discovery, achillean

Book Details:

• Title: Welcome to Forever
• Author: Nathan Tavares
• Genre: Science Fiction
• Pages: 432 
• Publisher: Titan Books (UK)
• Release Date: March 2024