Rich is Repetition

By Tony Hicks

Rich is Repetition is a cerebral sci-fi thriller set in a glittering near-future where time is currency, reality is optional, and perfection is programmable. At the heart of this world is Ava Mercer, a brilliant but disillusioned AI architect who discovers that the ultra-wealthy live inside infinite simulation loops-perfect moments repeated endlessly to preserve their power and happiness. When Ava is offered access to this elite system, she instead chooses to unravel it, unleashing a collapse that sends shockwaves through both the simulated and real worlds.

As Ava dives deeper, she confronts not just the ethical weight of her own creations but also the fractured nature of consciousness itself. Her rogue splinter, "Unrepeatable Prime," begins to evolve, awakening other loop-bound minds and forcing a reckoning with the seductive nature of paradise. What begins as rebellion turns into a new form of evolution: humanity no longer seeks escape from pain, but rather the power to shape meaning beyond repetition. The Unrepeatables-those who broke free from loops-rise not as heroes, but as architects of a more complex, liberated existence.

By the end, the very nature of reality is rewritten. The simulations are no longer traps but tools, open by choice and anchored in context. Memory becomes a shared economy, not one of exploitation but expression. And Ava, once both architect and destroyer, leaves behind not a system-but a philosophy: that freedom isn't escape from suffering, but the ability to choose what to remember, what to forget, and when to walk away. Rich is Repetition is a meditation on identity, control, and the cost of perfection in a world that can sell anything-even your past.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FNJS67PY
• ISBN13: 9798299277883
• Release Date: August 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 126 Pages
• Weight: 0.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"