'Who will ever remember the names of the stars? Why did a world government decide to replace them with sterile progressive numbers? ': that's the question that the human protagonist is asked by the computer HALICE, as soon as it reawakens from a centuries-old hibernation. Dimitry's troubled soul has always asked this and other questions, but the authorities have always given him just sibylline and formal answers. Maybe he is the only man in that flawless, perfect and aseptic society who insists on such troublesome matters. All the memories of the past and "the names of the stars" have inexorably fallen into oblivion, impeccably created by the methodical governmental concealment. Many questions will be answered but, in order to make it happen, Dimitry P4141has to make a long and extraordinary journey which will not only lead him faraway in the outer space, but it will also force him toundergo some transitions from his body to other human and non-human bodies.
This unforgettable journey will give birth to a new state of mind inside of him, he will become aware of his own spiritual strength and will go in search of the truth about the forgotten stars and the world of origin. The final destination will bring him very close to the ancestors' house, filling up his mind with unexpected truths and new sinister questions. For the reader, it will be an unforgettable tale.
First Italian edition: 2014
First English edition: 2016
DimitrY: Science-fiction novel by Rainer Mexstres ; Translated by Valeria Trovato.
