Description
Shimmer makes you forget—until it takes everything.
In the rain-soaked country of New Albion, forgetting has become a way of life. Shimmer offers brief escape from fear, hunger and grief. It also keeps the population obedient, numbed and watched.
Anouk Walker isn’t looking for revolution. She’s only trying to survive, one dose at a time. But when a late-night raid tears her closest friend away, survival is no longer enough. Someone she loves is disappearing, piece by piece, inside a system designed to make people look away.
As Anouk searches for a way to bring him back, she is forced deeper into a world of state violence, institutional control, and impossible choices. Memory is fragile. Loyalty is dangerous. Even hope carries a cost. The more she learns, the clearer it becomes: escape and control are inseparable—and no one walks free without leaving something behind.
A dark, emotionally charged dystopian novel about addiction, complicity, and the price of resisting a system built to break you. Perfect for readers of intelligent, character-driven dystopian fiction.
Endorsements
"It shows that through small acts of kindness—and even through courageous acts of defiance—hope can still shine in the darkest of places." — Readers’ Favorite
"The story is told at a masterful pace... each revelation about the true nature of the world hits like a gut punch... Tender humanity and hope bloom amid the bleakest, most desperate dystopia." — Reedsy Discovery
"A philosophical work of speculative fiction exploring the consequences of a secretive institution capable of harvesting and manipulating human memory and in turn, challenges the sense of autonomy." — IndieReader