More Than the Past
by Alex Newman
Why we picked it
A strong pick for readers who like space opera with emotional stakes, moral tension, and a central mystery. It offers big-world intrigue while keeping its focus on identity, trust, and personal choice.
About this book
Alex Newman opens The Consent Chronicles with a character-focused space opera about identity, danger, and choice. Vittorio comes to in a future he does not understand, stripped of the memories that should tell him who he is. His instincts warn him before his thoughts can catch up, and finding the truth means relying on people whose motives remain uncertain.
Outside the immense university ships, a mysterious death pulls him toward violence and an investigation that stretches across multiple worlds. As he uncovers more, the puzzle becomes deeply personal: this is not just about learning his history, but about whether he will have any say in the life before him. A developing bond gives him hope, while also creating a new vulnerability. Newman blends lost memory, political pressure, and romance into a story that asks who has the right to shape another person’s future.
The vibe
Amnesia mysteryCharacter-focused space operaPolitical pressureAcross multiple worldsRomantic vulnerability
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Details
- Author
- Alex Newman
- Genre
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Published
- September 15, 2026
- Publisher
- Independently published
- Pages
- 624
- Reading time
- About 12 hours
- ISBN
- 9798174409347
