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The Experience
Paperback
Science FictionLiterary Fiction
ISBN13: 9781838196349
Publisher: Sycamore Dystopia
Published: Feb 24 2026
Pages: 320
Weight: 0.95
Height: 0.67 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Also loved the idea of Civic Duty - with the fear [that the legal age] might go down again. Sure enough Bragg had thought and written about that later in the novel.
It's definitely something a writer like Philip K Dick would write should he be alive now. And the quality of writing and editing raises the bar. Bragg's writing is definitely on an upwards trajectory. (Kirk S. King writer/editor) --- Tim Bragg once again proves his storytelling prowess in The Experience, just as he did in The Mirror. With a keen sense of pacing and a gift for crafting believable, compelling characters, Bragg draws readers into richly imagined worlds that unfold with quiet intensity. What sets his work apart is his ability to weave profound philosophical questions seamlessly into the narrative-never pulling us out of the moment but embedding the ideas within the action itself. The Experience arrives at a crucial time, confronting the pressing challenges facing humanity with a sense of urgency and insight that feels both timely and necessary. (Mike Fiorito - UFO Symphonic) ---
Are we a burden at 60? Could it become our duty to die for the greater good?
The Experience imagines a near-future Britain shaped by the growing acceptance of state euthanasia. Jim, approaching 60, faces a mandated death sentence - but he has one escape. Through AI, computer technology and hallucinogenic drugs, he can retreat into a constructed world inside his own mind, funded by insurance secured by his wife.
As Jim struggles to reconcile love, mortality and the loss of a normal life, his family is forced to confront their own fears. His wife fights to protect him. Their daughter grows up in a society that seems only to promise a legal death. Their son, living abroad, faces uncertainty in a world that feels increasingly unstable. No character remains unchanged; loyalties shift, convictions falter, and nothing unfolds as expected.
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