The Measurements of Decay cover art

The Measurements of Decay

Preview
LIMITED TIME OFFER

3 Months Free + £10 Audible voucher

£5.99/mo after 3 months. Cancel monthly.
Get this deal
Offer ends on 5 July 2026 at 11:59 BST.
More purchase options

The Measurements of Decay

By: K. K. Edin
Narrated by: Andrew Tell
Get this deal

£5.99/mo after 3 months. Offer ends on 5 July 2026 at 11:59 BST. Cancel monthly.

Buy Now for £21.80

Buy Now for £21.80

In the far future, Earth's nearby star systems have been colonized. Outfitted with a device that allows them to escape into hallucinations at will, people spend most of their time withdrawn into their own minds. Tikan Solstafir, a renegade who refuses the illusory life enjoyed by others, lives in self-imposed exile on a starship. When a mysterious enemy attacks the ship, Tikan embarks on a mission to destroy the galactic tyranny and liberate humanity from its own dreams.

Meanwhile, in the 21st Century, a disillusioned philosopher believes that humanity's collective misery originates in people s failure to communicate with others and make sense of the world. Growing increasingly misanthropic and monomaniacal, he proceeds on a hermetic quest to save humanity from itself, while also succumbing to his own moral decline.

As these stories intertwine, a young girl reappears through various epochs, fleeting through Ancient Greece, Medieval Norway, Bolshevik Russia, among others. Unbound by time, Sielle has formed few attachments. Eventually thrust into Tikan s world, she becomes unwillingly entangled in a political scheme spanning centuries.

©2018 K. K. Edin (P)2018 K. K. Edin
Science Fiction Fiction
adbl_web_anon_alc_button_suppression_t1
All stars
Most relevant
One of the best sci-fi novels I've ever read (or listened to). The philosopher/narrator character is written like something out of Dostoevsky, and the actual narrator of the audiobook gives an incredible performance too. I feel at some points that the philosophising/exposition gets in the way of the plot, but in most cases enriches the story.

Fantastic

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.