Reviews for:
Empty Future

Author: Paul Ali
Publication date: Nov, 08 2025
Reviews: 1
95% RV Score
The world's population has taken advantage of the new matter teleportation machines to provide instantaneous travel. The problem is that it rips their souls from their bodies, leaving behind animated thinking corpses bereft of love, compassion, and empathy. They also do not tolerate the living.

Siddhartha Garcia has dropped out of graduate school to take on the identity of an anonymous pool maintenance man. He hides in plain sight from a soulless society who hunt the living holdouts to force them through the teleportation machines. His isolation is broken by a chance encounter with others like himself. Together, they not only choose to survive but also organize to fight back.
Overall ReaderVerified Score
95%

Review 01

ReaderVerified Score
95%
Reviewer: David Melde 05/25/2026
Verified Purchase

Dave Melde
5 out of 5 stars. Fresh concept, fast read
Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2026
Format: Kindle
Verified Purchase
My readerverified score is 95%. I don’t usually read dystopian fiction, I prefer more hopeful futures, but Empty Future surprised me in the best way. It’s an easy, engaging read with steadily rising stakes and a genuinely unique premise. The commentary on commercialism is present but never heavy-handed; it supports the story instead of overshadowing it.

The writing is strong, the idea is memorable, and the survivors’ journey feels human and grounded. For a dystopian novel, it balances tension with just enough hope to keep you invested.

A smart, well-executed story. Five stars.