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In the not-so-distant future, a society thrives on speed in every sphere of life. In this society, technology fully bridges the gap between desire and fulfillment. The story’s protagonist, Theo Praxis, wakes up one day to discover that he has short-term memory, and that speed-enhancing nanotechnology erases everyone’s memory every twenty-four hours. Theo does not know that all of his memories were recorded by Mnimius, an angel-like observer. The Nexus, a machine that is able to recreate human memories, allows Theo to re-live his past. Mnimius tells Theo to look beyond the perpetual present that is fostered by the need for speed, as Theo discovers that his life is not limited to one day. He lives his past as if for the first time and exactly as he remembers it: as a history full of gaps. He discovers that he is aging rapidly and that he has to oppose the turbocharged society he lives in. Tempus Fugit examines the conflict between intelligent design and evolution. It is also about the relationship between memory and the rapid technological advances that engulf the collective consciousness of modern society.
REVIEW
Author: Dino Komborozos
Title: Tempus Fugit
Genre: Science Fiction
Length: approx. 270 pages
What is the perception of time? In Tempus Fugit, by Dino Komborozos, the old saying “There’s no time like the present” takes on a whole new dimension. Theo Praxis awakes to find himself living in a society immersed in the present – so much so that they can no longer recall the past, thanks to their dependence upon technology that has made them faster, stronger, and more resilient. He is observed by a man simply called Mnimus, part of a race of beings called “recorders,” who painstakingly record every event of Praxis’ life – including his birth and death.
Mnimus is given a distinct opportunity once he has fulfilled his task in life to record the events of Theo Praxis’ life. He is given the chance to “revisit” that same life, to experience time as a human being would do so, and it is within that opportunity that he is given the keys to realizing his own future, that his own future lies in the past of another. A past that Theo is beginning to remember bit-by-bit while the world continues to change around him and the people in his world blankly continue on.
Stepping back into Theo’s life, experiencing it as only Theo can remember it through a machine called the “Nexus”, Mnimus encounters Theo as his life is recreated through his fractured memories. Together the two travel forward, or is it backward, through time and memory in search of truth.
Who or what is the architect of time? Komborozos tackles this mind-bending question in his debut novel. An excellent analytical work of supposition and hypothesis, Tempus Fugit explores the dizzying task of trying to define the undefinable. And proceeds to ask the age-old question: At what cost is progress too much? And can one man remember enough to change the inevitable?
I enjoyed this novel immensely. The difficult subject matter may be hard for some to tackle, but the story is well paced and character driven enough to satisfy any reader looking for a truly unique tale.
This is a Four **** novel.
Review by: B.B. Walter
6-22-08