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Dissolution

A Novel

Author Nicholas Binge
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Penguin Adult HC/TR | Riverhead Books
On sale Mar 25, 2025 | 384 Pages | 9780593852163
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A woman dives into her husband's memories to uncover a decades-old feud threatening reality itself in this staggering technothriller from the bestselling author of Ascension
 
Maggie Webb has lived the last decade caring for elderly husband, Stanley, as memory loss gradually erases all the beautiful moments they created together. It's the loneliest she's ever felt in her life. 
 
When a mysterious stranger named Hassan appears at her door, he reveals a shocking truth: Stanley isn't losing his memories. Someone is actively removing them to hide a long-buried secret from coming to light. If Maggie does what she's told, she can reverse it. She can get her husband back. 
 
Led by Hassan and his technological marvels, Maggie breaks into her husband's mind, probing the depths of his memories in an effort to save him. The deeper she dives, the more she unravels a mystery spanning continents and centuries, each layer more complex than the last. But Hassan cannot be trusted. Not just memories are disappearing, but pieces of reality itself. If Maggie cannot find out what Stanley did all those years ago, and what Hassan is after, she risks far more than her husband's life. The very course of human history hangs in the balance.
Praise for Dissolution

"A vivid, unputdownable story, about love and loss and all it means to be human." —Sunyi Dean, author of The Book Eaters

"Dissolution is an outstanding puzzle box of a novel. It’s everything I love in fiction: thrilling, intelligent sci-fi with a touch of horror and a triumphant conclusion that made me want to punch the air in delight. As soon as I was done I wanted to read it all over again just to see how it all worked. It’s that good."—Gareth Brown, bestselling author of The Book of Doors

"A taut techno-thriller written with compassion and intelligence. This is an intricately plotted and - from a craft perspective - a technically difficult novel to write. And yet, Binge creates a compelling narrative that takes the reader on a page-turning journey through both time and memory."—T.R. Napper, author of 36 Streets and Ghost of the Neon God



Praise for Ascension

"You've gotta read Ascension. . .Old-school creepy."—Stephen King

"Smartly paced, deploying twists and turns strategically to keep the reader moving. . . For fans of well-wrought science fiction and cosmic horror scares, Ascension is worth the climb." —The New York Times

"[An] excellent page turner. . .a macabre, escapist pleasure for the thoughtful set."—The Wall Street Journal

"Binge's eerie speculative thriller looks both outward at the edges of scientific understanding and inward at the meaning of responsibility, remorse, and the human capacity for salvaging mercy from tragedy." —The Washington Post
© Allys Elizabeth Photography
Nicholas Binge is the bestselling author of Ascension, a New York Times Editors’ Choice pick, which was named one of the best books of the year by Vulture, Goodreads, Entertainment Weekly and more. He lives and teaches in Edinburgh. View titles by Nicholas Binge

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A woman dives into her husband's memories to uncover a decades-old feud threatening reality itself in this staggering technothriller from the bestselling author of Ascension
 
Maggie Webb has lived the last decade caring for elderly husband, Stanley, as memory loss gradually erases all the beautiful moments they created together. It's the loneliest she's ever felt in her life. 
 
When a mysterious stranger named Hassan appears at her door, he reveals a shocking truth: Stanley isn't losing his memories. Someone is actively removing them to hide a long-buried secret from coming to light. If Maggie does what she's told, she can reverse it. She can get her husband back. 
 
Led by Hassan and his technological marvels, Maggie breaks into her husband's mind, probing the depths of his memories in an effort to save him. The deeper she dives, the more she unravels a mystery spanning continents and centuries, each layer more complex than the last. But Hassan cannot be trusted. Not just memories are disappearing, but pieces of reality itself. If Maggie cannot find out what Stanley did all those years ago, and what Hassan is after, she risks far more than her husband's life. The very course of human history hangs in the balance.

Reviews

Praise for Dissolution

"A vivid, unputdownable story, about love and loss and all it means to be human." —Sunyi Dean, author of The Book Eaters

"Dissolution is an outstanding puzzle box of a novel. It’s everything I love in fiction: thrilling, intelligent sci-fi with a touch of horror and a triumphant conclusion that made me want to punch the air in delight. As soon as I was done I wanted to read it all over again just to see how it all worked. It’s that good."—Gareth Brown, bestselling author of The Book of Doors

"A taut techno-thriller written with compassion and intelligence. This is an intricately plotted and - from a craft perspective - a technically difficult novel to write. And yet, Binge creates a compelling narrative that takes the reader on a page-turning journey through both time and memory."—T.R. Napper, author of 36 Streets and Ghost of the Neon God



Praise for Ascension

"You've gotta read Ascension. . .Old-school creepy."—Stephen King

"Smartly paced, deploying twists and turns strategically to keep the reader moving. . . For fans of well-wrought science fiction and cosmic horror scares, Ascension is worth the climb." —The New York Times

"[An] excellent page turner. . .a macabre, escapist pleasure for the thoughtful set."—The Wall Street Journal

"Binge's eerie speculative thriller looks both outward at the edges of scientific understanding and inward at the meaning of responsibility, remorse, and the human capacity for salvaging mercy from tragedy." —The Washington Post

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© Allys Elizabeth Photography
Nicholas Binge is the bestselling author of Ascension, a New York Times Editors’ Choice pick, which was named one of the best books of the year by Vulture, Goodreads, Entertainment Weekly and more. He lives and teaches in Edinburgh. View titles by Nicholas Binge

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