Hourglass

A science fiction novel - Not For Sex Addicts - about seduction, biohacking, and philosophy

Xavier is a Biohacker, Lifehacker, professional poker player, mathematical savant, gamer, addict, and cyber-criminal being prosecuted for masterminding a nine-million-dollar heist of "pre-cognitive capital." Pushed out of his comfort zone one night at a cigar bar, he approaches a strikingly beautiful Colombian woman, Astrid. An old Russian man gives him a mysterious confidence drug along with some advice that gives him a shot at charming a woman unlike any other. But Astrid has an identical twin sister who seems to have succumbed to the same corrupting modern influences as Xavier. As he battles his addictions, the twins draw him into a web of intrigue and moral quandaries. In a world where corporations enslave the human mind to predict the future and profit, he'll excel because of the Biohacking tools he yields and his innate talents but falter because of his fundamentally flawed character. Yet, he'll learn that...
"The only way to capture time and defeat death is through the beauty of woman."

From the back cover book blub

Set in a dystopian near-future world drunk on virtual bliss - that eerily mirrors a world destroyed 12,800 years ago - Hourglass delves deeply into the themes of the digital enslavement of human sexuality, tech addiction, the state of modern men, the scientific study of consciousness, cycles of civilization, free will vs predetermination, and corporate capture of the prophetic ability of the mind. This thriller illustrates the application of some of the edgier Biohacks, lifehacks, and social dynamics hacks - along with philosophical exposition that will clarify the reader's viewpoint of the Absurdistan of the modern world.

What to expect from the novel...

• It's kind of going to be a personal transformation guide masquerading as a novel - illustrating the application of some of the edgier Biohacks, lifehacks, and social dynamics hacks - but more sci-fi thriller novel than a self-help book.
• In the story, our protagonist must solve the greatest unsolved mystery in mathematics - the Goldbach Conjecture. To do so, I describe the ultimate Biohacking stack of Smart Drugs, Nootropics, peptides, brainpower-boosting tech, and flowstate induction tools that he uses to make a momentous historical breakthrough. If you faced a monumental brainpower challenge - something that would define your life trajectory and change the world - and had a small fortune to invest in your Biohacking, THIS would be the stack to unleash unequaled brilliance.
• There's a drug, dubiously a Nootropic, that I've NEVER written about before that may make you rich. But it may turn you into a rapacious and voracious psychopathic capitalist. Apparently, a couple of high-profile white-collar criminals have used it. I reveal it in this novel.
• Seduction is a central theme. Many novels I've read feature wildly unrealistic or dry depictions of romance and seduction. Having personally devoted almost a decade of my life to "the art of seduction" (which resulted in a happy 7-year marriage), this novel will deliver the good stuff in that department (and you might learn a thing or two from it, single guys!) But it's not needlessly gratuitous.
• The book has over a hundred footnotes, giving you link rabbit holes and more information about the different Biohacks and lifehacks that drive the story forward.
• I'm spilling some metaphorical ink to ensure that it's a funny book. I dare say it will make you laugh out loud at points!
• "No free will" is a popular modern idea, but it's deeply, fundamentally incorrect. In this book, I'll properly disassemble it for you.
• The best novels tend to be when the author is transposing their most vibrant life experiences on a fictional narrative, think: Ayn Rand contrasting life in the Soviet Union vs New York City. That's what I do in this science fiction novel in lieu of space battles and time-travel tropes.
• Expect it to be about 100,000 words and come in at around 350 pages, but it is a thriller - almost every chapter ends with a cliffhanger that is going to keep you guessing - so I don't think it's going to take you three months to get through!

Forwarning

Of course, you're asking: Why is this novel NOT for sex addicts?

Well, you'll have to read it to find out! I have penned an essay that I'll release with the book, on LimitlessMindset.com, and as a podcast explaining its provocative subtitle. It's not just the internet marketer in me picking a provocative title. If you're a man with some degree of sexual sovereignty (and you will be if you've implemented some of the stuff I've written about and shared in this newsletter), you'll get a lot more than entertainment out of this novel. 

It's some of the best writing I've ever done. And I'd like to give you a download of the first four chapters to whet your appetite...

Download the first four chapters

If you're a sex addict, sorry, it's not for you. In fact, please pass on these sample chapters. They might be "triggering" (to use that word I resisted for a long time) for you. But, not much more triggering than life in general, and not more triggering than social media if you use it some. Consider yourself forewarned.

Ladies: I joyfully devote myself to loving a woman and I read at least a couple of books every year to better understand women. I’ve done a lot of writing on relationships and sex that is gender-neutral. But this book will be for men. I contend that men need to take more leadership (first of themselves), to right the sexual Absurdistan of modernity. And this novel will inspire them to do so with prose, dialog, and a narrative you may not enjoy reading.

The opening scene of the first chapter...

The 33 trillion cells of his body and his 20,000 genes screamed at him to say something to her, yet her mere presence paralyzed him.

This was the third time she had looked at him in a confined commute together of only four floors.
Xavier Oren was nervous. It had been a while since he had been alone and physically this close to a woman actually wearing a skirt, especially a woman like this. She had strikingly exotic features: long jet-black hair, piercingly full green eyes, sensual red lips, aristocratic high cheekbones, clear creamy Mediterranean skin the color of coffee with a lot of milk added, and her hips had an alluring width to them. She was dressed stylishly, with an expensive-looking white leather purse. Her curvaceous form beckoned from the delicate fabric of her daring black top, and the green-striped skirt did more than hint at her shapely legs. In the four mirrored walls of the elevator, her reflection receded infinitely away from his.
On top of the anxiety, he was irritated that he couldn’t access the Internet via his embedded ocular cyber-optic uplink lens (“Link” for short) to escape her gaze, his own reflection, and this awkward moment.

Dear Reader, you may think me some species of coward for not suavely striking up a conversation with such a desirable fellow vertical traveler, but would you transform into Casanova in such a moment, pushing 200 heartbeats per minute? Doubt it! What would I even say to her? Something like, “Hello, nice weather today…” No, that’s a boring conversation topic! Should I ask her if she works in the building? She certainly doesn’t look like she does. Besides, it’s creepy to ask a stranger in an elevator where they work…

Her eyes almost met his again as he looked at the elevator buttons, and he nervously glanced toward the corner of the elevator to avoid eye contact. Only a few more floors to go to the Support offices, he thought silently to himself.
She looked like she was in a hurry, tapping her foot on the floor as they finally arrived at Xavier’s floor, the Support offices. She walked out of the elevator first, seemingly intentionally passing closely by Xavier, and he caught her rare scent. He felt something profound change deep within his body. Close up; he could see just how vibrant her skin was and how the curvature of her dainty naked shoulders flowed perfectly into the voluptuous contours of her ample breasts. His head spun for a moment.

Intoxicating! But maybe she’s a hooker? How anachronistic of her! Or could she be an OnlyFanz “model?” I haven’t seen a real one of those in a long while…

Just slightly, his body retreated further into the corner of the mirrored elevator. Confronted with his reflection, again alone, he caught his breath and emerged. She had a confident stride as she walked towards the lobby opposite Support. Xavier couldn’t help but notice that her hips had this awesome rhythm as her heels click-clacked on the floor. The skirt was so tight that he could clearly make out both perky buttocks. Xavier’s mouth fell open as his hand went to his collar.

At this moment, a larger woman wearing black trousers and a grey-collared shirt with simple lettering reading “Moderator” emerged from Support, catching Xavier in the middle of gawking at the mesmerizing skirt. For a moment, her face contorted in disgust at him.
The Moderator isn’t happy about me “violating her privacy!” Xavier swallowed nervously as he entered Support for his court-ordered weekly review.

Inspiration

The best novels tend to be when the author is transposing their most vibrant life experiences on a fictional narrative, and this scene is inspired by when I lived in Medellin and worked at a coworking space that shared a floor with one of Colombia's top modeling agencies. I took some elevator rides with some real heart-stopping stunners there! Here I am there at that coworking space...

The novel will be released in mid-2025, and I'm eager to get your feedback on the sample chapters

This can help me make this a better novel that impacts more people. So at the end of the three chapters, you'll find a link to a feedback survey. Please complete (at least some of the questions of) the advanced reader feedback survey, and I'll hook you up with a free copy of the digital book and audiobook when it's released.

So set aside a little time this evening, grab your favorite beverage, put on some good tunes, and enjoy the first three chapters of "Not For Sex Addicts." These sample chapters have been properly formatted in Epub and PDF (I recommend reading in Epub unless you want to print it out), so they will be a pleasure to read on any device, a tablet, or an e-reader.

Coming soon: The Audiobook

A science fiction short film?

What's got me intrigued right now is (NOT Colombian girls, I have a hot Bulgarian wife that I'm very happy with!) AI filmmaking...

This novel is a "labor of love" project as it's the sort of thing no mainstream publisher would touch, and I was kicked off Amazon as a writer because I refused to appease the vague, politically correct sensibilities of our big tech overlords in one of my previous titles. If selling this novel for $9 in my e-commerce store somehow ends up being wildly successful (crazier things have happened to me), I'm playing around with the idea of using some of the mindblowing new AI filmmaking tools to bring the story to the metaphorical silver screen. 

But, don't wait for the movie to come out!