An alternate cover edition exists here. How would you react if you woke with no memory of the last twelve years? Ari Klokov is desperate to figure out what happened to him. But the doctor who saved his life won’t give him a straight answer. And a mysterious man named Felix Hull insists a crucial piece of information lies buried in Ari’s shattered mind. How is he supposed to remember what they want if he can’t remember how he got here? And why isn’t he allowed to leave? With the explosions of battle shaking the city above, Ari must recover his memories or risk being caught in the crossfire of a war that isn’t his to fight. Or is it? — LOST MEMORIES is the second episode of Tales of the Republic, an action-packed dystopian series set in a speculative near future.