Humans have colonized hundreds of worlds, but most of these have been conquered by the wealthy and powerful planet Carthage, an early colony grown into an oppressive imperial capital. Carthage's fleets of unmanned, AI-driven warships and armies of robotic infantry dominate the galaxy.
Freedom from the empire is found only in rough outer worlds on the distant fringes of settled space, but rebellion is brewing everywhere--across the colonies, in the golden streets of Carthage, and in the war-torn, post-apocalyptic ruins of Earth itself, where the remaining population fights to survive.
When Carthage attempts to claim the ocean world Galapagos as its next prize, they meet a fiercely independent population led by a veteran submarine commander who's seen more than his share of war, but not enough to give up his world's freedom for the promise of peace.
The insurrection against the imperial machines has begun, but the machines are not programmed for surrender or compromise, and human freedom may be no more than a memory, a myth belonging to generations of the past, while the future belongs to the machines.
"Max Carver weaves a masterful tale, building on established fears. Upping the ante on every page. A machine filled future. Loved it." - Adrian J Smith, author of the Extinction New Zealand trilogy
"A terrifying look at a future where artificially intelligent machines, ostensibly our servants, control a human population too distracted to realize it's enslaved. When a small group of rebels begins to fight back, this cautionary tale switches gears into a high-octane adventure. Carver combines the cerebral dystopia of Bladerunner with the action of Terminator. I loved it." -- Daniel Arenson, author of the Earthrise series
Genre: Science Fiction
Freedom from the empire is found only in rough outer worlds on the distant fringes of settled space, but rebellion is brewing everywhere--across the colonies, in the golden streets of Carthage, and in the war-torn, post-apocalyptic ruins of Earth itself, where the remaining population fights to survive.
When Carthage attempts to claim the ocean world Galapagos as its next prize, they meet a fiercely independent population led by a veteran submarine commander who's seen more than his share of war, but not enough to give up his world's freedom for the promise of peace.
The insurrection against the imperial machines has begun, but the machines are not programmed for surrender or compromise, and human freedom may be no more than a memory, a myth belonging to generations of the past, while the future belongs to the machines.
"Max Carver weaves a masterful tale, building on established fears. Upping the ante on every page. A machine filled future. Loved it." - Adrian J Smith, author of the Extinction New Zealand trilogy
"A terrifying look at a future where artificially intelligent machines, ostensibly our servants, control a human population too distracted to realize it's enslaved. When a small group of rebels begins to fight back, this cautionary tale switches gears into a high-octane adventure. Carver combines the cerebral dystopia of Bladerunner with the action of Terminator. I loved it." -- Daniel Arenson, author of the Earthrise series
Genre: Science Fiction
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