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Empty Future

Author: Paul Ali
Publication date: Nov, 08 2025
Reviews: 3
93% 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
93%

Review 01

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90%
Reviewer: Zaheer Zaidi 07/20/2026
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5 out of 5 stars. for dystopia fans
Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2026
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I am an ardent reader of sci-fi and this was a pleasant surprise. The plot gets full points - quantum physics , character building, zombies, anthropology - it’s all here.

Review 02

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Reviewer: John F. Noone 06/12/2026
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5 out of 5 stars. How much do you value your soul?
Reviewed in the United States on June 12, 2026
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My ReaderVerified score is 94%. Empty Future by Paul David Ali is a surprisingly unique dystopian future that doesn't seem so far away anymore. The concept that teleportation is real and that most of us would believe it is safe is so believable to me. If I could travel anywhere in the world in seconds, that would be amazing. I definitely would have been one of the first to try it, and unfortunately, not be available for the 'good fight' like the protagonist Sid and his friends.

I highly recommend this book to all dystopian fans; it resonates on a different level. The question is, "Would we all give up our souls to live an otherwise amazing life?" I would hate to see the results of that poll. :(

Separate note to the author: make a new cover or pay someone to do it for you, the cover is not nearly as interesting as your writing and original concepts.

Reviewer: John Noone 06/15/2026
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Hi Paul, I really enjoyed reading your book.

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John

Review 03

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Reviewer: David Melde 05/25/2026
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Dave Melde
5 out of 5 stars. Fresh concept, fast read
Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2026
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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.