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The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August

by Claire North

2014•EN
About the book

Harry August is a kalachakra, a man who lives his life in a loop. Every time he dies, he is reborn in 1919 at the same location with all his previous memories intact. During his eleventh life, a young girl approaches his deathbed to deliver a warning: the world is ending sooner with every cycle because a fellow Ouroboran is accelerating technological progress. Harry must navigate the 20th century across multiple rebirths to stop a rival who is building a machine designed to unravel the structure of time itself.

Readers of high-concept speculative fiction and historical thrillers value this book for its logical approach to immortality. It attracts those interested in the logistical puzzles of non-linear existence and the moral weight of repeated history. The audience gains a perspective on how individual actions accumulate across centuries and how a single human life functions when stripped of its finality. The story leaves the reader with a concrete understanding of the tension between personal preservation and global responsibility.

Reading profile

Balanced in tone; a moderate read.

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Published
2014
Language
EN

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