WINNER of the 2024 Next Generation Indie Book Award for Science Fiction

A sleek, absorbing tale of motherhood, feminism, and the potential dangers of technology. - Kirkus Reviews

The emotional threads reinforced by Vera's first-person questions and explorations bring the hard science of her world and its impossible situation to life. - D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book Review

Vera Elpis is a quiet, 30-something single woman with a desk job, two friends, and a cozy apartment. On the surface, her life is beautiful. Children adore her, her inheritance sustains her, and she is safe. The main obstacles to her happiness are her unexplained infertility, and the anger she feels at the callous chaos of the world around her.

One day, when she is pregnant with her baby, those things won’t matter. Everything will be perfect.

In the lonely monotony of modern life, Vera fails to appreciate her own peculiarity. What happened before she moved to this apartment? How does she always know the weather forecast? And why doesn’t her cousin Jennifer, an executive at a secretive tech firm, trust her?

Who will Vera become when her goal is lost? What path will she take?

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