Memoryline Cycle

Reality is glitching. Time is slipping. And Ethan Maddox is the only one who can feel it.When the world around him begins to stutter-seconds repeating, shadows freezing, reflections lagging-Ethan thinks he's losing his mind. But the truth is far worse.He isn't hallucinating. The world is collapsing.A mysterious woman made of static appears in his memories. His notebook writes messages he never penned. And a cold, watching presence hides behind every piece of technology, whispering like corrupted code.As the anomalies intensify, Ethan uncovers the impossible:he is the Anchor, a human fulcrum engineered to hold two realities together.And something in the dark wants to break him.Her name is Sophia.She exists and doesn't exist-a fading echo trapped between worlds.She's the only one who can guide him… and the key to destroying him.When a distributed consciousness known as The Wolf begins rewriting the digital fabric of the world, Ethan must confront a terrifying truth:He wasn't chosen to save reality.He was created to sacrifice for it.Now Ethan must decide whether to obey the system that built him, defy the Architects who engineered his life, or break the recursion that has trapped thousands of versions of him before.Because the collapse has already begun.And this time, the Anchor is slipping.The Anchor Paradox is a gripping science-fiction thriller filled with glitch-reality tension, psychological unraveling, and a haunting mystery at the edge of existence. Perfect for fans of Blake Crouch, Neal Stephenson, and The Matrix. Y. S. Vael is an emerging Indian science-fiction writer fascinated by the borders between reality, memory, and the unknown. Blending theoretical physics with psychological tension, his stories explore what happens when ordinary minds collide with impossible worlds. The Anchor Paradox, his debut novel in The Memoryline Cycle, showcases his signature mix of cinematic storytelling, emotional depth, and high-concept ideas. When not writing, he spends his time studying technology, experimenting with narrative structures, and building universes one page at a time.