Neil Jordan’s gripping sci-fi debut about memory and loss.
A librarian at the secretive Huxley Institute discovers a radical “Library of Traumatic Memory” designed to erase pain — but its experiments reach far beyond therapy. When a device lets him speak to his dead lover, the Institute’s true purpose begins to unravel with terrifying consequences.
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Neil Jordan’s gripping sci-fi debut about memory and loss.
A librarian at the secretive Huxley Institute discovers a radical “Library of Traumatic Memory” designed to erase pain — but its experiments reach far beyond therapy. When a device lets him speak to his dead lover, the Institute’s true purpose begins to unravel with terrifying consequences.
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The gripping first sci-fi novel from award-winning author, director and screenwriter Neil Jordan.
In the late nineteenth century, Montagu Cartwright embarks on a new architectural project: building the Huxley Mansion on the edge of the peninsula.
In present day, Christian Cartwright works as a librarian at the Huxley Institute, a successful but mysterious organisation at the cutting-edge of medical and scientific advancements.
There is the Library of Traumatic Memory, which seeks to relieve patients from their most painful memories; the Clairvoyant Program, which explores the world of dreams and their possible connection to reality; and the Forever Wing, which pushes the boundaries of human mortality.
But when one of the Institute's devices allows Christian to communicate with his recently deceased lover, Isolde, the secrets of the Institute begin to unravel and Christian must confront the true and terrible dangers that lay ahead.
Ideal for readers who…
- love literary-leaning science fiction that blends emotion, mystery, and high-concept ideas
- enjoy dual timelines where the past echoes into the present through places, families, and secrets
- are fascinated by stories about memory, dreams, and the ethical edge of medical and scientific advancement
- want a haunting premise—communicating with the dead—handled with suspense and escalating stakes
- like atmospheric, character-driven thrillers set inside shadowy institutions
- About The Author
- Neil Jordan is an Irish film director, screenwriter and author based in Dublin. His first book, Night in Tunisia, won a Somerset Maugham Award and the Guardian Fiction Prize in 1979. He is also a former winner of the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature, the Irish PEN Award, and the Kerry Group Irish Fiction Award. Jordan's films include Angel, the Academy Award-winning The Crying Game, Michael Collins and The Butcher Boy.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781035920747
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Head of Zeus, (12 March 2026)
- Number of Pages
- 336
- Weight
- 393 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 228 x 148 x 30 mm
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