Angus Sliders, the second novel in the Bureau Archives Trilogy by award-winning author
Alexander Bentley, has received the esteemed Literary Titan Book Award, recognizing its
exceptional storytelling, originality, and literary impact. The honor highlights the novel’s powerful
blend of Cold War espionage, psychological tension, and mind-bending science fiction.
Set in 1948, Angus Sliders follows intelligence officer Max Calder, a man who believes he has
escaped the influence of the Mirror, a device capable of distorting time and memory. When an
encrypted MI6 radio message drags him back into the shadows, Calder becomes entangled in a
far-reaching conspiracy involving Kim Philby, fractured timelines, and versions of himself he no
longer remembers or trusts. As Calder reunites with Alicia Rayes, the story races from Lisbon to
London to Edinburgh in pursuit of Project Oracle, a secret MI6 experiment hidden beneath a
Scottish loch at a black site known as ANGUS. Waiting there is an unstable Mirror and a
doppelgänger, whose existence may be the final warning before history itself is rewritten.
Literary Titan praised the novel for its immersive atmosphere, emotional depth, and seamless
fusion of real history with speculative technology. In its review, Literary Titan notes that Angus
Sliders “drops you straight into a foggy world of spies, memory loss, and shadowy doubles” and
commends Bentley’s rich, moody prose, compelling character dynamics, and the deeply personal
impact of Max Calder’s slipping memory. The review highlights the novel’s noir tone, historical
texture, and the psychological weight that transforms memory loss into the story’s emotional core.
The Literary Titan Book Award places Angus Sliders among a select group of recognized works
that push genre boundaries while delivering a gripping and emotionally resonant reading. The
novel is the follow-up to Furniture Sliders and sets the stage for the third book in the trilogy, Cuban
Sliders, which will challenge Max Calder as the consequences of his past choices come due.
Angus Sliders is available now on Amazon and Barnes & Noble in print and digital formats.
Readers who enjoy Cold War espionage, psychological thrillers, and science fiction that questions
memory, identity, and reality are invited to discover why Angus Sliders has earned critical acclaim.
Bentley describes the inspiration behind Angus Sliders as a question at the heart of espionage.
What happens when a spy can no longer trust his own memory. Drawing on themes of post-war
trauma, constructed realities, and the ethical cost of altering history, the novel explores identity
under extreme pressure. As Bentley explains, Max Calder is forced to navigate multiple versions
of his own past, aware that every decision risks deepening the fractures in time and self. The
tension lies in whether Max can hold onto the truth long enough to repair the present, or whether
the Mirror will overwrite him completely.
About the Author
Alexander Bentley is an award-winning author and serial technology entrepreneur based in
California. Over the course of his career, he has founded and led technology companies in both the
United Kingdom and the United States, serving in senior leadership roles including CEO in public
and private enterprises. His professional background includes extensive experience in secure
communications, networking, technology innovation, and security-related work involving
government and defense organizations, including the UK Ministry of Defence, the US Department
of Defense, and major aerospace and defense companies.
With a background in physics and deep familiarity with quantum mechanics and quantum
computing, Bentley brings a rare level of technical insight to his fiction. His novels are known for
blending espionage, speculative science fiction, and psychological suspense into gritty,
atmospheric thrillers that explore memory, identity, time, and power.
Originally raised in Henley-on-Thames and later near Stratford-upon-Avon in England, Bentley
moved to the United States after founding a technology company that eventually went public on
the NASDAQ stock exchange. In addition to writing fiction, he advises technology company
leaders and startups on strategy and fundraising, writes technology research papers, and speaks at
business and technology conferences around the world.
Bentley lives in California with his wife, Lucinda, and is the proud father of two grown children,
Alexander (Lex) and Virginia (Ginny). Angus Sliders is the second book in
The Bureau Archives Trilogy, a bold exploration of identity, secrecy, and the malleability of truth.
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