Flux

A New York Times Editor’s Choice Best Book of 2023 by Esquire , Apple Books, HuffPost , GQ , Cosmopolitan , and Goodreads. Finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel A CrimeReads Best Speculative Crime Fiction of 2023 VCU Cabell First Novelist Award “”Brazen, exhilarating, fun, and surprising! I couldn’t predict where this novel was going, but I was definitely along for the ride.”” — Ling Ma, author of Severance A blazingly original and stylish debut novel about a young man whose reality unravels when he suspects his employers have inadvertently discovered time travel and are covering up a string of violent crimes… A New York Times Editor’s Choice Best Book of 2023 by Esquire , Apple Books, HuffPost , GQ , Cosmopolitan , and Goodreads. Finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel VCU Cabell First Novelist Award “”Brazen, exhilarating, fun, and surprising! I couldn’t predict where this novel was going, but I was definitely along for the ride.”” — Ling Ma, author of Severance A blazingly original and stylish debut novel about a young man whose reality unravels when he suspects his mysterious employers have inadvertently discovered time travel-and are using it to cover up a string of violent crimes . . . Four days before Christmas, 8-year-old Bo loses his mother in a tragic accident, 28-year-old Brandon loses his job after a hostile takeover of his big-media employer, and 48-year-old Blue, a key witness in a criminal trial againstan infamous now-defunct tech startup,struggles to reconnect with his family. So begins Jinwoo Chong’sdazzling, time-bending debut that blends elements of neo-noir and speculative fiction as the lives of Bo, Brandon, and Blue begin to intersect, uncovering a vast network of secrets and an experimental technology that threatens to upend life itself. Intertwined with them is thesaga of an iconic ’80s detective show, Raider , whosestar actor has imploded spectacularly after revelations of long-term, concealed abuse. Flux is a haunting and sometimes shocking exploration of the cyclical nature of grief, of moving past trauma, and of the pervasive nature of whiteness within the development of Asian identity in America. —- ISBN: 9781685891930 | ISBN10: 1685891934 | ISBN-13: 978-1685891930