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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Light Anchor: When the City Resets Daily, How Can Memory Bear Witness? Shanghai, October 9, 2025 — Shangke Culture announces the launch of the original science fiction novel "Light Anchor" by emerging Chinese sci-fi author Lin Mo. The work cuts into themes of identity, free will, and AI governance through the high-concept premise of "memory reset," delivering a taut and deeply emotional narrative aimed at science fiction and suspense readers. Book Information Title: Light Anchor Author: Lin Mo Genre: Near-future Hard Sci-Fi / Suspense Format/Length: Paperback | Approximately 360,000 characters Release Date: November 2025 (subject to platform availability) Publisher: Shangke Culture Price/ISBN: To be announced Synopsis In 2048, the special zone "Egret City" implements the "Tranquility Protocol" to suppress predictive violence and information collapse—every night at midnight, the episodic memories of all citizens are gently erased by the system, retaining only skills and common knowledge. Maintenance engineer Cen Huai discovers "light anchors" in an accident, a type of material marker that can resist the reset; her ten-year-old son retains shadows of "yesterday" near the anchor points. Following the anchors, she witnesses unreported predictive law enforcement by police, black-box data transactions between corporations and the core AI "Spring Eye," and her own erased intimate relationships. Is forgetting protection, or domestication? As more citizens use anchors for self-preservation, the continuity and stability of the city collide—Cen Huai must choose between defending order and restoring a continuous life. Author Bio Lin Mo is a cross-genre author working in science fiction and mystery. Focuses on algorithmic society, institutional ethics, and boundary issues in intimate relationships. Recipient of the "Eyes of the Future" Short Sci-Fi Award and Morning Star New Author Award nomination. Advocates "calibrating cold, hard concepts with emotion," excelling at writing ordinary people's dilemmas and choices within high-concept frameworks. Editorial Recommendations High-concept strong hook: Daily "memory reset" × "physical anchor" resistance to forgetting, with visual and adaptation potential. Real-world issue mapping: Predictive policing, data black boxes, AI governance and public decision-making—highly discussable topics. Genre fusion and readability: Hard sci-fi worldbuilding + suspense progression + mother-son emotional arc, tightly plotted and emotionally resonant. Topic expansion: Can dialogue with psychology, sociology, information science and other disciplines, suitable for university book clubs and interdisciplinary discussions. Target Audience and Context Sci-fi and suspense readers; public interested in AI societal issues; primarily urban readers aged 18–45. Suitable for commute reading, book club discussions, campus/bookstore lecture extensions. Media Contact PR: Zhou Yicheng (Shangke Culture) Email: shangkeculture@163.com Phone/WeChat: +86-15674113174 (China) / PR_Shangke