Future Me and the VR Prison by Josh Weiss-Roessler will be published in September 2026 by Future Generations Press.

Contact: josh@joshweissroessler.com

Book Details:

Format: Paperback (Advance Reader Copy)
ISBN: 979-8-9956520-0-7
Publisher: Future Generations Press
Publication Year: 2026
Publication Month: September
Publication Day: 15
Page count: 278
Language: English

Lu Jacobs used to believe if you did everything right, things would work out. Until her grandma died. Even though everyone said Lu could save her.

So she stopped trying. Instead, she spends her time in a VR game where outcomes make sense. Where she’s helped her team reach the top of the leaderboards.

Then her future self shows up. Apparently, the world is ending. An AI is rewriting the past. And somehow, the only way to stop it is for Lu to go to school. Seriously?

Prescott Academy is the most advanced school in the world. Hoverboard parks. Microscopic medical drones. And the VRoom, where students literally live their lessons. But it’s also harboring an AI pretending to be human. And if Lu can’t find it in time, the future becomes a virtual prison no one can escape.

Lu does not have a plan. But she does have her team of techie gamer friends.

That will have to be enough.