Set in the not too distant future on an Earth ravaged by the mutated future verion of the HIV virus that has killed the majority of Earth's population, claiming even the scientists trying to prevent it's spread. The governments of the day began regression therapy in an attempt to gain access to history's great scientific thinkers through accessing the existing populace's past lives.

Every newborn is implanted with a chip to activate these memories that activates on the person's 18th Birthday. Every living person implanted with a chip to activate after 12 months. A regression center is opened in every major city to locate these past life geniuses.

Unfortunately, one of the leaders of a regression center, Dr. August Webster, stops playing by the rules. He doesn't erase the memories once people have been scanned. When evidence of the deaths of thousands of New Souls (those without past lives) is found three professionals begin to investigate the activities of Dr. Webster

This is a book you need to sit down and make a good start on, the start can seem a little slow and unfocused. When I first tried reading it I picked it up, read a couple of pages and put it down, repeated this a few times and got confused. You will need to make a determined first read to work out main characters.

That though is the only major negative criticism I could level at the book. The author has taken a staple SF plot (disease wiping out mankind) and added a new twist with regression. Indeed the disease only plays as background for the story told. The vision of the future ravaged Earth is well handled, and leaves the reader free the explore the story without the hindrence of too much background detail.

The characters are well rounded and interesting, and the events can turn from time to time in an unexpected direction which serve to keep the reader engaged in the book.

To summarise I would say that this is a well written, enjoyable book. It's not going to win prizes, I'm sure but it will entertain the reader and what more do you want out of a book when it comes down to it.