Overview
- The novel is scheduled for publication on June 30, 2026 by William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins, and is available for preorder.
- People debuted the cover with an exclusive first look, and Variety published the book’s initial excerpt.
- The story follows Julia Flang, a cash-strapped former semi-pro gamer recruited through her estranged mother, a tech CFO, to escort a man in a vegetative state implanted with proprietary AI across the country.
- The excerpt details a phone interface modeled on a game controller, a wireless range of about thirty feet for remote control, and the company pitching the trip as a proof-of-concept for investors.
- Within the premise, the man experiences a worsening, clue-filled nightmare landscape that points toward his identity and the person he seeks, aligning with Tremblay’s contemporary, tech-inflected horror focus.