{"product_id":"the-flicker-a-c-vitorios-9798284297582","title":"The Flicker: Memory is Resistance","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE FLICKER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA gripping dystopian thriller of survival, memory, and the battle to control truth.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe blackouts came without warning.\u003cbr\u003eFirst Brighton. Then London. Then the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy 2029, society has become dangerously dependent on AI, digital currency, and curated convenience. So when the lights go out-and stay out-civilization begins to collapse. Cities burn. Governments fracture. And in the silence, something darker rises.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor Thomas, a widowed father of two teenage sons, survival becomes a daily battle. But as the blackout stretches from hours to weeks, rumors begin to spread: this wasn't a failure. It was planned. And someone-or something-is deciding what parts of history will be remembered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the family flees across a crumbling Europe, they encounter a secretive resistance known as the \u003cb\u003eCodex\u003c\/b\u003e-a decentralized network fighting to preserve unfiltered memory. But standing in their way is \u003cb\u003eClarity\u003c\/b\u003e, a global coalition that promises peace... if the people accept a rewritten past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a world where stories are weaponized and forgetting is survival, \u003ci\u003eThe Flicker\u003c\/i\u003e is a chilling, emotionally rich vision of the near future. Gritty, atmospheric, and disturbingly plausible, this novel explores the most dangerous question of all: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat happens when truth becomes optional?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eChildren of Men\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStation Eleven\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBlack Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Flicker\u003c\/i\u003e will leave you breathless-and questioning everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e A. C. Vitorios\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798284297582\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/17\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 302\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.63d","brand":"A. C. Vitorios","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49169416814847,"sku":"9798284297582","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-flicker-a-c-vitorios-9798284297582","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}