The Memory of After
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3.0 • 5 Ratings
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- $9.99
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
In this gripping exploration of a futuristic afterlife, a teen discovers that death is just the beginning.
Since her untimely death the day before her eighteenth birthday, Felicia Ward has been trapped in Level 2, a stark white afterlife located between our world and the next. Along with her fellow drones, Felicia passes the endless hours reliving memories of her time on Earth and mourning what she’s lost—family, friends, and Neil, the boy she loved.
Then a girl in a neighboring chamber is found dead, and nobody but Felicia recalls that she existed in the first place. When Julian—a dangerously charming guy Felicia knew in life—comes to offer Felicia a way out, Felicia learns the truth: If she joins the rebellion to overthrow the Morati, the angel guardians of Level 2, she can be with Neil again.
Suspended between Heaven and Earth, Felicia finds herself at the center of an age-old struggle between good and evil. As memories from her life come back to haunt her, and as the Morati hunt her down, Felicia will discover it’s not just her own redemption at stake… but the salvation of all mankind.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Ever since Felicia's death, just before her 18th birthday, she has been trapped in a stark white place known as Level 2, where she and other girls access, relive, and share memories, like an afterlife version of YouTube (Felicia's memory of a romantic hike during a youth group trip has been viewed more than 100,000 times and has a five-star rating). Then Julian, the mysterious boy who once broke her heart, appears to free her from her chamber. As Felicia joins the growing rebellion against the Morati, corrupt angels who keep the recently dead trapped and addicted to their memories, she finds the strength to confront her past, her death, and what the future holds. First-time author Appelhans presents an intriguing SF vision of life after death with a heavy Matrix vibe; at heart, though, it's another dystopian society in need of disruption, with a "chosen one" heroine and a hasty conclusion. First in the Memory Chronicles, Appelhans's debut shows promise, but doesn't offer much beyond the novelty of its afterlife conceit. Ages 12 up.
