The Man Who Stopped Aging

Book One in the Afterlight Series—Insights in the Fading Light

A dystopian novel about time, memory, and the quiet cost of survival

What if aging could be slowed—deliberately, even scientifically? Would you do it?

And if you did, who would you become?

William is ninety years old. His mind is sharp. His body is astonishingly resilient. But the world around him is coming apart.

Long after most have surrendered to time, William clings to life—not in fear, but in quiet defiance. Driven by knowledge, solitude, and the faint hope that aging itself can be slowed, he has made deliberate choices, taken real risks, and pushed the limits of human lifespan. But he isn’t chasing immortality—he’s searching for meaning.

Now, in a society unraveling at the seams, William embarks on one final journey—not to escape death, but to face it fully, with eyes wide open. As old memories rise—some filled with warmth, others unbearable—he must confront the cost of his pursuit. What has he gained by outlasting the others? And what, or who, has he lost along the way?

For readers who believe aging is not just decline, but transformation.

For those who still ask big questions in the final chapters of life.

For anyone who wonders, can you hold onto your humanity while trying to outrun time?

The Man Who Stopped Aging is a meditative dystopian novel about love, memory, solitude, and the quiet transformation that comes with growing old—if you’re lucky enough to get there.

About the Author

Øivind H. Solheim has been writing fiction for over 45 years. The Man Who Stopped Aging: The Legacy of Eternity is a haunting and thought-provoking exploration of the ethics, consequences, and inner battles of extended human life. A gripping contribution to dystopian storytelling, this novel will stay with readers who are unafraid to face time—and mortality—head-on.

Will William’s gift of time be his salvation—or his undoing?

Find out in Book One of the Afterlight Series.