u003cbu003eu003ciu003e"Fluxu003c/iu003e happily offers a moving appraisal of lives buffeted by personal and systemic traumas; a deep dive into the good, the bad and the ugly of self-serving corporate culture; and no shortage of “wait, what the heck just happened?” thrills."u003c/bu003eu003ciu003eu003cbu003e -- The New York Times Book Review u003cbru003eu003c/bu003eu003c/iu003eu003cbru003e u003cbu003e"Brazen, exhilarating, fun, and surprising! I couldn't predict where this novel was going, but I was definitely along for the ride." -- Ling Ma, author of u003ciu003eSeverance u003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003e u003cbu003eA blazingly original and stylish debut novel about a young man whose reality unravels when he suspects his mysterious employers have inadvertently discovered time travel—and are using it to cover up a string of violent crimes . . .u003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e Four days before Christmas, 8-year-old Bo loses his mother in a tragic accident, 28-year-old Brandon loses his job after a hostile takeover of his big-media employer, and 48-year-old Blue, a key witness in a criminal trial against an infamous now-defunct tech startup, struggles to reconnect with his family.u003cbru003e u003cbru003e So begins Jinwoo Chong’s dazzling, time-bending debut that blends elements of neo-noir and speculative fiction as the lives of Bo, Brandon, and Blue begin to intersect, uncovering a vast network of secrets and an experimental technology that threatens to upend life itself. Intertwined with them is the saga of an iconic ’80s detective show, u003ciu003eRaideru003c/iu003e, whose star actor has imploded spectacularly after revelations of long-term, concealed abuse.u003cbru003e u003cbru003e u003ciu003eFluxu003c/iu003e is a haunting and sometimes shocking exploration of the cyclical nature of grief, of moving past trauma, and of the pervasive nature of whiteness within the development of Asian identity in America.