Ben Winter
Science fiction author
out now
Time waits for one man...
A bad job and Daryl’s life came apart.
It should have been easy, steal the drugs and run, but an encounter with hidden technology unleashed latent abilities within him, and the fallout wrecked his brother's mind.
Now Neo-London’s deadliest criminals are hunting him as he searches for answers, driven only by his guilt and addiction to a designer drug that brings virtual fantasies to life.
There's no turning back. Time itself has become a weapon at the centre of a deep conspiracy.
To save his brother, he must overcome his demons, and confront reality.
"Ben Winter pulls off an excellent debut novel about a man who can stop time. There's plenty here for cyberpunk fans from the street gangs, to the obsession with virtual reality that has plagued the city... a wonderful tale that will be widely accessible to sci-fi-loving audiences everywhere, with a driving mystery..."
—Mark Everglade, author of Neo-Cyberpunk: The Anthology, Hemispheres, and Song of Kitaba
What readers are saying on Goodreads and Amazon
★★★★★
"... a surreal journey through the future city of Neo-London. The book reads like a combination of Ready Player One mixed with a Guy Ritchie movie."
★★★★★
"A gripping story that tugs at the heartstrings as the main character struggles with depression, drug addiction, and family loss."
★★★★★
"Latent State is a great example of modern-day cyberpunk, with some very interesting and sympathetic characters, a strong plot, and some great world building."
About Ben Winter
Ben Winter is a data scientist from London working in the mobile technology industry. When not imagining cyberpunk dystopias he can be found seeking them out in real life. His debut novel Latent State (part of the future Quantum State series) is available now.