A provocative dystopian thriller set in a future that seems scarily feasible, FLASHBACK proves why Dan Simmons is among our most exciting and versatile authors.

The United States is near total collapse. But 87% of the population doesn’t care and attention: they’re dependent on flashback, a medication which allows its users to re-experience the very best occasions of their lives. After ex-detective Nick Bottom’s wife passed away in a vehicle accident, he proceeded to go under the display to be with her; he’s dropped his job, his teenage child, and his livelihood because of this.

Nick may be a shed spirit but he’s still an excellent cop, so he is hired to research the murder of a high governmental advisor’s kid. This flashback-addict becomes the one guy who may be able to change the course of an entire nation turning from the future to live in the past.