I dug into the idea of man-recalled memory and thought that sounded really cool. Then I came across an article in The Smithsonian where these two neuroscientists implanted a false memory in the brain of a mouse by stimulating neurons. I started wondering if there was some way memory creates reality, and I liked it a lot, especially in terms of emotional character development. I came to the realization that memory is the most fundamental part of our existence, in some way maybe more than time. What was the genesis of Recursion, and how does it diverge or overlap elements of your other works?īlake Crouch: After I finished Dark Matter I wanted to write something even bigger. Here's a Recursion Audiobook sample read by Jon Lindstrom and Abby Craden: As its dizzying effects begin to alter and unmake the world as we know it, causing a repetition of crumbling realities around the planet, only he and Helena stand a chance of halting her memory machine's catastrophic consequences. While Barry desperately searches for the truth, he encounters a remorseless opponent more terrifying than any incurable disease-an unstoppable force that attacks not just our susceptible minds, but the very fabric of time. Visionary neuroscientist Helena Smith understands the infinite power of memory, and it's why she's dedicated her life to creating a cutting-edge technology that will let us map out and preserve the most precious moments of our past: a perfect summer day, the best Christmas ever, a blissful wedding, or the final minute with a dying parent. Sutton begins this disturbing journey investigating the shocking phenomenon that the rabid media has dubbed False Memory Syndrome - a bizarre affliction that drives its victims into insanity with memories of a life or lives they have never lived. The narrative centers on the fringe science premise that memory makes reality as we follow New York City cop Barry Sutton down a rabbit hole of confused consciousness.

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