Reset is a memorable, lyrical debut by Dahlan.” Ruth Mitchell, award-winning author of Deleted This would make an excellent book club read. The bittersweet ending is surprising, satisfying, and in keeping with the contemplative nature of this tale. Though technically science fiction it has an atmospheric fairy-tale feel that left me spellbound. 'Reset by Sarina Dahlan is a hauntingly beautiful love story that explores the nexus of memory, identity, and love. Eric Maikranz, author of The Reincarnationist Papers

Reset haunts the reader through an ethereal, existential exploration of memory and meaning that lingers long after the last page.” D. “Dahlan’s elegant writing style is as light as a whisper on the wind while still strong enough to probe the unanticipated darkness of a peaceful, yet problematic, postapocalyptic utopia.

It was an absolute pleasure to read.” Naomi Gibson, author of Every Line of You Once in a blue moon you read a book that leaves its mark on you-this is one of those. At its core, it’s a love story that begs to be read. A level deeper, it’s about what makes us human and how our past affects our present if we allow it to. On the surface, it’s a gorgeous ‘what if’ scenario, told in a timeless and beautiful way. Thought-provoking and emotionally resonant, Reset will make you consider the haunting reality of love and loss, and the indelible marks they leave behind. With little time left before the next tabula rasa, they begin a bittersweet romance, navigating love in a world where names, lives, and moments are systematically destroyed.

When Metis, the leader of the Dreamers, appears in Aris’s life, everything she believes falls to pieces. Obsessed with finding the Dreamers, a secret organization thought to have a way to recover memories, Benja draws her down a dangerous path toward the past. After meeting Benja, a handsome free-spirited writer who believes his dreams of a past lover are memories, her world is turned upside down. But she is haunted by a recurring dream that becomes more frequent and vivid as time passes. Walling herself off from emotional attachments, she sees relationships as pointless and avoids deep connections. No wars.Īris, a scientist who shuns love, embraces tabula rasa and the excitement of unknown futures. With each new cycle, they begin again with new names, jobs, homes, and lives. To prevent mankind from destroying each other again, its citizens undergo a memory wipe every four years in a process called tabula rasa, a blank slate, to remove learned prejudices. In the utopia of the Four Cities, inspired by the lyrics of “Imagine” and Buddhist philosophy, everything is carefully planned and controlled: the seasons, the weather-and the residents. After the Last War destroyed most of the world, survivors form a new society in four self-sustaining cities in the Mojave Desert.

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