This debut novel takes you on a deep dive into the meaning of consciousness and reality. As our hero, Rex, struggles with the “glow” that commands his subconscious mind, we discover a nefarious underworld of pirated, mind-altering drugs and those who would kill to sap the drug from their victims. This novel has the cerebral wow-factor of a P.K. Dick novel with the pacing and action of Richard Morgan's “Altered Carbon.” The writing is spectacularly immersive, especially when we are in Rex's point of view. A stellar and moving debut by a writer to watch.