Klova

Artificial language is disappearing, causing an "amnesia crisis" and a corruption in the code. Ink and Ihlo's efforts to locate the source bring them together, causing them to confront loss and the vulnerability of truth.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 392 pages
Publication date: 28 January 2024
Publisher: The Book Guild Ltd

All language is artificial, and it has begun to fade away. After the passing of his partner, Neav, a decade ago, Ink had cut himself off. However, he awakens one day to discover that he has no recollection of the past and can only think of Neav in the present tense. Social media reports two dozen cases of an alleged 'amnesia crisis.' Ink is aware that his new loss has nothing to do with memory. Ihlo, a votary in the Order, has taken an oath to defend Klova, the artificial language that allows everyone to think, speak, and know. She is certain that the unthinkable has occurred: a corruption in the code. However, her sudden suspension forces her to act alone.

As the case numbers steadily rise, the Orders security agency races to find the fault and stem the spread. Ink and Ihlo's own desperate efforts to locate the source bring them together and cause them to confront loss and the vulnerability of truth through the lens of perception. When the corruption mutates, all are forced to ask: what next? Where will this end? Which concepts will we lose? What words will we have left?

Dimension: 216 x 138 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781915853806