Realms Unreel (2011)
by Audrey Auden
An immortal man follows the reincarnation of the woman he loves into
near-future Silicon Valley to learn how to pass into the next life
himself.Dom Artifex watched the woman he loved give up her
undying body in exchange for passage into a land beyond Death. Dom was
afraid to follow her, and he despairs of ever seeing her again.Dom
discovers that a strange connection remains between him and his lost
love, binding him to each of her reincarnations. Her latest
reincarnation is Emmie Bridges, a girl born in the Silicon Valley of the
near future.Emmie grows up to become a designer of virtual
worlds in a society shaped by pervasive virtual reality technology and
the global alternet information network. When Emmie’s beloved mentor is
assassinated, leaving Emmie in possession of a mysterious manuscript
that Dom believes contains the secret of death, Dom makes contact with
Emmie in an effort to obtain both her trust and the manuscript.Despite
Dom’s efforts to protect Emmie, the assassin is now looking for her and
will stop at nothing to keep the manuscript secret. Emmie must retrace
the steps of her past reincarnations through worlds both real and
virtual to uncover the secret Dom seeks.
From the Back Cover
Reality is an activity of the most august imagination. — Wallace Stevens
near-future Silicon Valley to learn how to pass into the next life
himself.Dom Artifex watched the woman he loved give up her
undying body in exchange for passage into a land beyond Death. Dom was
afraid to follow her, and he despairs of ever seeing her again.Dom
discovers that a strange connection remains between him and his lost
love, binding him to each of her reincarnations. Her latest
reincarnation is Emmie Bridges, a girl born in the Silicon Valley of the
near future.Emmie grows up to become a designer of virtual
worlds in a society shaped by pervasive virtual reality technology and
the global alternet information network. When Emmie’s beloved mentor is
assassinated, leaving Emmie in possession of a mysterious manuscript
that Dom believes contains the secret of death, Dom makes contact with
Emmie in an effort to obtain both her trust and the manuscript.Despite
Dom’s efforts to protect Emmie, the assassin is now looking for her and
will stop at nothing to keep the manuscript secret. Emmie must retrace
the steps of her past reincarnations through worlds both real and
virtual to uncover the secret Dom seeks.
From the Back Cover
Reality is an activity of the most august imagination. — Wallace Stevens