The Self That Remains

After watching a devastating neurological disease erase his wife piece by piece, neurosurgeon Dr Wei Li devotes his life to restoring what the brain has lost.

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His experimental neural implant is designed to reconnect damaged pathways and return movement to the paralysed. When Daniel Brooks, a young man unable to walk after a catastrophic accident, becomes its first human recipient, the results exceed everything Wei believed possible.

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What emerges from his recovery defies explanation, drawing attention from those who see a miracle, and those who see something far more dangerous.

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As Wei’s breakthrough slips beyond his control, he must confront the question buried at the heart of his grief: do our memories keep the people we love alive, or imprison us within what we have lost?

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Blending neuroscience and philosophy, The Anattā Paradox: The Self That Remains is a medical thriller about memory, identity, and the price of refusing to let go.

Coming out on 28th August 2026