The memory thief

In 2487, memories aren’t just fragments of the past; they’re currency. Emotions are outlawed. Souls are recycled. And the Dominion decides which fragments of humanity are worth keeping. Riven is an Echo Diver, a memory thief who hunts for stolen moments in a city where nothing is truly forgotten, only hidden. In the neon-lit streets of Vireon, he trades in stolen pasts-fragments of love, rebellion, grief and more that the Dominion stripped away to keep its people weak. But when a job leads him to a memory that feels too familiar, the lines between past and present begin to unravel. Whispers of another life, another death. A love he shouldn’t remember. Some memories were buried for a reason. Some cycles were never meant to break. And in a world where love is a crime, death is temporary, and truth is the most dangerous thing of all, Riven is about to uncover a secret that could fracture everything. Because some memories refuse to stay dead.