In the year 2149, artificially intelligent machines are commonplace, and a world still suffering the effects of an economic depression and wary of their intentions, is divided on how to respond to their ascent. In the midst of all the chaos, Charley Reeser, a relative nobody, is involved in a terrible accident and rebuilt with advanced robotic prosthetics, which seem to have a consciousness of their own. He inadvertently becomes embroiled in a conflict between a desperate, global faction of humans and a group of machines known as the Autonomous Collective, whose members seek sovereignty in the eyes of humanity. Tied to the fate of the world despite his wishes, his actions could lead to peace with a new race...or untold global destruction.
Inspired by the works of Isaac Asimov, this novel explores the meaning of life, the pain of loss, and the weight of responsibility.
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In the year 2149, artificially intelligent machines are commonplace, and a world still suffering the effects of an economic depression and wary of their intentions, is divided on how to respond to their ascent. In the midst of all the chaos, Charley Reeser, a relative nobody, is involved in a terrible accident and rebuilt with advanced robotic prosthetics, which seem to have a consciousness of their own. He inadvertently becomes embroiled in a conflict between a desperate, global faction of humans and a group of machines known as the Autonomous Collective, whose members seek sovereignty in the eyes of humanity. Tied to the fate of the world despite his wishes, his actions could lead to peace with a new race...or untold global destruction. Inspired by the works of Isaac Asimov, this novel explores the meaning of life, the pain of loss, and the weight of responsibility. **