The Bounty

Impermanence, Book 1

By: Theodore Lee

Narrated by: Grace Noble

On the fifteenth anniversary of his brother’s death, twenty-three-year-old Edwin Dorset spends his last day on Earth wondering if there’s anything more for him than the life he’s been given. An artist who has toiled all his life for his craft, only to enter an age where human-derived works are nearly obsolete and artificial intelligence can create what he can in the span of a second. But as the sun sets over the horizon, a tear in the sky rips open, and Edwin is quickly forced to reassess everything he knows about the universe and his place in it. Embarking on a visceral quest of discovery and self-expression, Edwin Dorset learns the true meaning of a bounty, as his space odyssey takes him to the very heart of creation itself.

©2024 Theodore Lee (P)2025 Theodore Lee

Super original, while also feeling like a sci-fi classic

This book was great. Super character driven, with an originality I haven’t yet seen before. The relationship with nature and life beyond human existence was really beautiful to me. Some of the themes dealing with mental health really hit home for me as well.

I give this book a 10/10. 🙌🏼