FROM THE FINALIST FOR THE 2023 PAGE TURNER AWARDS "THE MATRIX" MEETS THE FOREVER WAR IN JAMES KINSLEY'S BREATHTAKING SCI-FI ACTION ADVENTURE Two worlds. One mind. Endless uncertainty. Jeff is stuck in the mundane now, drifting through aimless days and gnawing doubts. Until the moment he sees the Pale Woman-and reality shifts. Suddenly, he's Jezz, a mercenary trapped in a savage conflict, battling swarms of alien insects on a war-torn front line. Is he a restless young man just scraping by, or a desperate soldier risking everything for humanity's survival? As identities collide, one question rips through his fractured psyche: What is reality? --- 'Parallels is a compact and compelling journey into the fractured mind of a man caught between worlds that will leave readers wanting more from the world that Kinsely has created. Vividly realised, the novel's strengths lie in its intimate portrayal of a man teetering on the brink and delivers in its thought-provoking explorations of reality' - SciFiNow