Echoes of the Third Fall

In a future where technology is banned and the past is buried in ash, a young man holds the key to humanity's forgotten soul. After a devastating cosmic war known as the Third Fall, civilization collapses. Cities lie in ruins, advanced machinery is banned, and ancient relics—called Ash Memories—are feared as cursed remnants of a dangerous past. These strange, stone-like devices contain not only data but also the preserved minds and personalities of those who lived before the collapse. When Elian, a curious young man from the isolated village of Greyhold, uncovers one of these forbidden memories, his world is forever changed. The memory begins to merge with his mind, and Elian finds himself reliving moments from another life—that of a scientist named Calia, who tried to prevent a catastrophe no one remembers. As voices from the past invade his thoughts, Elian is exiled, hunted, and forced to confront a hidden truth: humanity once tried to conquer death by uploading their souls into digital form—and these souls are beginning to awaken. Now, Elian must travel through the ruins of Skyreach, uncover the secrets buried beneath the ashes, and make an impossible choice: erase the digital ghosts forever, or become a bridge between the past and the future. "Memory of Ashes" is a captivating and thought-provoking science fiction novel that explores identity, memory, and the price of immortality in a world struggling to rebuild.