Books by Elizabeth Means
Hourglass: A Dystopian Thriller (Book #1 in Hourglass trilogy)
What would you do if you knew exactly when you would die?
Like everyone else in the 24th century United States, ambitious young scientist Evergreen Mason knows the precise minute she will die. When she hears that a sixteen-year-old girl has surpassed her predicted lifespan, she is compelled to solve the existential riddle of what allowed her to be the only known survivor of her biological clock.
But Evergreen’s unrelenting search for answers is not without peril. The shocking truth could bring society to its knees, and those in power will stop at nothing to keep it secret.
Can Evergreen expose the government’s ghastly plot, or will the next clock that stops be her own?
If you like Black Mirror or books by Michael Crichton, Margaret Atwood, and Hugh Howey, you’ll love the themes of technology and society gone wrong told through the eyes of Means’s compelling characters. Hourglass is the next thrilling dystopian read for your list!
Buy Hourglass and strap in for a futuristic thriller today.
Hourglass is available on Amazon in Paperback, Ebook and on Kindle Unlimited
Club Virus (Book #2 Hourglass Series) coming in September 2025
Untitled (Book #3 Hourglass Series) coming in October 2025
Club Virus (Book #2 in Hourglass trilogy)
In the second exciting installment of the Hourglass trilogy comes Club Virus Releasing in October 2025.
Your lifespan isn’t fate. It’s control.
In a future where genetic engineering determines how long you live, Evergreen Mason is one of the privileged few. With a guaranteed long life, access to elite education, and a high-ranking position in biomedical research, her path is clear, until she uncovers a government conspiracy that reveals the truth about lifespan control.
Imprisoned instead of executed, Evergreen is forced to develop a virus to suppress the growing number of genetic mutants who resist their programmed death dates. But when she finds a familiar test subject, a girl she believed dead, she begins to question her role in the machine.
Now she must choose: Stay useful and stay alive, or fight back and risk everything.
Fans of dystopian science fiction, genetic engineering thrillers, and fast-paced rebellion stories will be drawn into Club Virus, the second book in the gripping Hourglass series. Perfect for readers who enjoy medical dystopias, conspiracy-driven sci-fi, and strong female protagonists questioning the system.
Catalyst (Book #3 of Hourglass trilogy)
The explosive finale of the Hourglass series
The Hourglass Committee’s grip is slipping.
International enemies are closing in. Lucy Hanson, the girl who should have died, is being paraded as proof of a miracle cure rapidly gaining popularity but built on a foundation of lies.
When the fate of millions rests in the hands of one scientist, Evergreen Mason’s success means the difference between life and death. Can she stop the cataclysmic virus before it’s unleashed? And as Axon’s biological clock ticks down, can she save him too?
Redemption, betrayal, and rebellion collide as a devastating attack rocks the government and unlikely alliances determine the future of humanity.
When the smoke clears, victory doesn’t guarantee truth. Sometimes rebellion ends not in triumph, but in the story the world is most willing to believe. And in the aftermath, one question remains: was there something biological to Lifetime Potential after all?
Glacier Haven
Like books with speculation about climate change, mixed media and corporate conspiracy? Check out Glacier Haven, a standalone climate thriller.
Ice. Murder. Betrayal. Welcome to the full polar experience.
Thirty years from now, climate change has erased Earth’s polar ice, and snow is a rare luxury. For thrill-seeking tourists—and the corporations that cater to them—there’s only one way to experience winter: Glacier Haven, a sprawling underground attraction housing a massive, atmospherically controlled, man-made glacier.
Rach never wanted to come. She’s only here to support her best friend’s questionable romantic meetup. But when a glitch—or corporate negligence—traps Rach and six strangers inside the frozen complex for a long weekend, the artificial wonder becomes a deadly prison.
As the temperature drops and paranoia rises, alliances fracture. Someone in their group isn’t who they seem. And Rach begins to suspect that one of them was never meant to leave Glacier Haven alive.
Fans of Black Mirror, Michael Crichton, Blake Crouch, and John Marrs will love this climate change speculative thriller, where high-tech luxury meets claustrophobic danger and the future of winter comes with a body count.
Buy Glacier Haven today—and step into the ice before the ice swallows you whole.
Glacier Haven is available on Amazon in Paperback and Ebook and on Kindle Unlimited