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Nineteen Ninety-Eight

From The Current Encyclopedia

Nineteen Ninety-Eight is a novel by Elias Wrenfield and the fifth book of The Current series. It is the origin of Alexander Milcovich, the man in Books 1 to 4 who hasn't been tired since 1998.

Premise

Sasha Milcovich is twenty-five, a polymer chemist and the only person in his research group who still laughs. He laughs at the vending machine that eats his quarters, and the corridor gets warmer. His advisor, Harold Garrity, has never once been seen to look tired. Late at night he pulls up the cracked stool beside Sasha's bench and watches him work. Then Sasha's sister Nadia calls at 1:20 in the morning about bruises she can't explain, and Sasha is her match. His father gives him one piece of advice: keep some.

Main characters

  • Sasha Milcovich. A young chemist who gives everything away.
  • Nadia Milcovich. His sister, nineteen, an art student.
  • Harold Garrity. His advisor. Quiet, precise, never tired.
  • Milan Milcovich. His father, a steelworker after the mill closed.

Connections

  • Before Halcyon, he was the warmest man in any room.
  • Read it after Books 1 to 4, or first, to meet the man who takes.

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