Simulation – 1988 is a science fiction story about people trapped in a glitching simulation, waking up in a new body every day, clinging to memory and connection as the only constants they have left.
If you like:
– reality-bending stories
– simulation theory
– character-driven sci-fi
– love stories inside impossible worlds
…this book is written for you.
The world of Simulation – 1988 is caught in a loop. Every day, people are thrown from their original lives in 2057 into random bodies in a recreated 1988. They know the simulation is real, but they don’t control how it works or when it will end.
Ben and Ella fight to find each other in different forms, meeting at chosen landmarks and trying to hold onto their relationship when their bodies, locations, and circumstances keep changing. Meanwhile, Keith becomes a growing threat, turning his own suffering into something violent and unpredictable. John, patched in from the system side, navigates the space between those trapped inside and those still watching from outside.
The result is a mix of:
– emotional sci-fi
– tense survival
– philosophical questions about identity
– an ongoing search for meaning inside artificial reality
This book is a good fit if you enjoy:
– speculative stories about simulations and glitches
– sci-fi that focuses on people as much as premise
– narratives that ask what love and identity look like under extreme strain
Whether you read it in one sitting or over several nights, it’s meant to feel like stepping into a looping world and walking beside people who are trying to stay themselves, even when everything else resets.
