The Future Is Yours

A Novel

By: Dan Frey

Narrated by: Cary Hite, Vikas Adam, Kyla Garcia, Rob Shapiro, Catherine Ho, Aneesh Chaganty, Dion Graham, Joshua Kane, Thérèse Plummer, Natasha Soudek, Bahni Turpin, Full Cast

Two best friends create a computer that can predict the future. But what they can’t predict is how it will tear their friendship—and society—apart.

“A fantastic page-turner and a future classic.”—Peter Clines, New York Times bestselling author of Paradox Bound

IN DEVELOPMENT AS AN HBO MAX ORIGINAL SERIES

If you had the chance to look one year into the future, would you?

For Ben Boyce and Adhi Chaudry, the answer is unequivocally yes. And they’re betting everything that you’ll say yes, too. Welcome to The Future: a computer that connects to the internet one year from now, so you can see who you’ll be dating, where you’ll be working, even whether or not you’ll be alive in the year to come. By forming a startup to deliver this revolutionary technology to the world, Ben and Adhi have made their wildest, most impossible dream a reality. Once Silicon Valley outsiders, they’re now its hottest commodity.

The device can predict everything perfectly—from stock market spikes and sports scores to political scandals and corporate takeovers—allowing them to chase down success and fame while staying one step ahead of the competition. But the future their device foretells is not the bright one they imagined.

Ambition. Greed. Jealousy. And, perhaps, an apocalypse. The question is . . . can they stop it?

Told through emails, texts, transcripts, and blog posts, this bleeding-edge tech thriller chronicles the costs of innovation and asks how far you’d go to protect the ones you love—even from themselves.

Critic reviews

“An impossibly addictive brainteaser wrapped in a buttery popcorn kernel. One of the most engaging literary experiments since House of Leaves, The Future Is Yours played with my mind as often as it played with its own form. I finished this book in fewer minutes than there were pages.”—Aneesh Chaganty, director and co-writer of Searching and Run

“Let me tell you about your future: You’re going to love this book. A fascinating premise, brilliantly executed. The Future Is Yours is a thrilling sci-fi adventure you simply can’t put down and a masterful modern take on the epistolary novel.”—Sylvain Neuvel, author of the Themis Files series and A History of What Comes Next

“Frey has written an engaging epistolary novel about the dangers of futurecasting and the pitfalls of friendship. If we see our future, are we doomed to fulfill it? And if we fight it, what are the costs? It’s a great read.”—David S. Goyer, screenwriter of Batman Begins and showrunner of Foundation

“The Future Is Yours is an addictive puzzle box and a deeply human story about friendship and ambition. Do yourself a favor before you start this book: Get comfortable, turn off your phone, and clear your schedule. You won’t want to get up until it’s done.”—Rob Hart, author of The Warehouse

“Tightly braided . . . Sci-fi fans are sure to be entertained.”—Publishers Weekly

“The Future Is Yours is a fast-paced, highly engaging story, with characters you can’t help but grow attached to. It’s a quick read, funny, and perfect for those looking for a good techno/Sci-Fi story.”—Cinelinx

“An addictive read that kept me transfixed throughout . . . I wish every book I picked up was so entertaining.”—The BiblioSanctum

Another full cast hit!

Original fun, featuring a wide variety of lively characters and a story arc that moves crisply along. Initially, I found this to be leaning towards a YA dystopian offering, but as the story unfolded, it seemed to gain both muscle and maturity. The characters draw the listener in, and the overall tone of the book is compelling. One of the better offerings of 2021 so far. For those of you interested in quantum computing ( and who isn't these days! ) I highly recommend it!

Good Listen

Nice little sci-fi I can see why it got picked up as a tv show. I really enjoyed this authors other book, The Retreat, as well.

Time travel in a different way

The Future is Yours by Dan Frey was a unique take on the classic time travel novel. A brilliant young college grad student comes up with a theory that would allow data to be transferred from a computer in the present to itself one year in the future and then back, allowing the user to basically surf the web one year in the future.

Along with his business savvy best friend they launch a business to make billions of dollars to make this invention a mass marketed device. But they soon find this invention isn't everything they thought and advertised it would be, and it may end up destroying mankind rather than delivering the future to all mankind.

This entire novel was written using texts, emails, interview transcripts, and web pages from the characters in the story, which reminded me of the Themis Files series by Sylvain Neuvel. A good read, and a solid 3 1/2 out of 5 star read.

Awesome cast brings an engaging story to life!

I was a little worried that the format of this book wouldn't translate well in an audio version, but the amazing full cast really brings it to life! Such an intriguing plot that kept me guessing on the characters' intentions and motivations right up to the end, and what a great ending it was! A fun read that I will keep thinking about for a while.

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Superb voice acting to this exciting tale of emerging tech that can change the world!

We've all have been curious to know what the future might hold, this story explores what would happen if a researcher and a businessman create a device that can foresee a year into the future, and try giving it to the masses. How would society and our government react to it? How would it change our world, but most importantly how it would change people.

Definitely listen for fans of Sci-Fi, Dramas, and the philosophy of Time Travel and it's impact on Free Will