The Year of Dormant Death

By Youssef Elouizari

Can a fighting machine learn to live? The price is a lost memory.For thirty years, Ilya Van was nothing but a rhythm. A precise machine, his life revolving around a single goal: survival. After his memory was erased, he was given one final task by "The Organization" "Live like an ordinary person for one year. Don't kill. Don't create waves."Ilya became a paper-folding man in a quiet printing shop, practicing the precision of a killer folding shop catalogs. This was his quiet prison, or as he called it: "The Year of the Sleeping Death."But the routine is shattered when Nora bursts into his life, a terrified fugitive carrying in her bag a key to a global secret network run by the "Threads of Atlas" organization. Ilya discovers that the two organizations, the one that trained him and the one hunting Nora, are two sides of the same coin, controlled by the enigmatic "Master."Now, Ilya's sole purpose is to protect the routine he has built, forcing him to use his deadly skills in a conflict where the goal is no longer killing, but rather precision in protection. He must decipher complex codes related to rhythm, biology, and lost memory before a global information war erupts.A quest for the "Lost Island" reveals a shocking truth to Ilya: the memory that can restore his humanity is in the possession of his missing brother, who is also the true heir to the network. Ilya finds himself facing a final choice: Will he choose to return to "Zero" (deadly mechanical perfection), or become "The Single Rhythm" (the emotional balance that saves the world)?Immerse yourself in a deeply psychological thriller that reveals the price of precision and the value of lost emotion. Start reading "Year of the Sleeping Death" now.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0G5GGSYDL
• ISBN13: 9798277619230
• Release Date: December 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 166 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"