Fold: A Novel of Unfinished Time

In a world where everyone receives an envelope at birth detailing the time and cause of their death, Ilya’s remains blank. While others walk the world with certainty, Ilya lives in the ache of possibility—haunted by a future that refuses to define itself. When he’s drawn into the Spiral District, a place where reality bends to thought and identity flickers like static, he meets a figure who suggests his emptiness isn’t a defect—but an invitation to author something entirely new. As Ilya begins to explore the boundaries of fate, he meets Ammara—a wandering soul with a story in her envelope she doesn’t remember writing. Their connection grows, sparking questions that unravel the very fabric of their world. But something watches them from the margins. Something silent. And the more they search for truth, the more they realize: the act of observation might not just reveal reality—it might create it. Fold is a metaphysical journey about identity, authorship, and the terrifying freedom of the unwritten page. Fans of David Mitchell, Emily St. John Mandel, and The OA will find a haunting, cerebral, and deeply human story about what it means to live a life not yet written.