“The development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race.” – Stephen Hawking
The future is coming ... and it must be stopped.
Michael Sands has spent his life trying to bend time. Then it happens. He’s seen the future. He’s been there. Virtual is the new reality, and earth has become a place where humans are no longer welcome. Extinction is only a matter of time.
Back in the year 2036, he knows the process has already begun. The lines between virtual and reality are becoming increasingly blurred as AI technology pushes humanity ever closer to the brink of obsolesce.
Then the most anticipated event in history occurs. The next “big thing” in VR living comes online, a serious upgrade to the Square, the virtual world where everyone spends the bulk of their lives, but there’s a catch.
Michael knows the truth behind the “upgrade” and the horror it will unleash upon the people of planet earth. He’s seen it in action. He knows the end result. A life worse than death.
With humanity’s fate in his hands, he must once again bend time and find the critical information needed to alter their trajectory in his present-day world. However, as he soon discovers, the future has other plans, powerful forces that will stop at nothing to keep the status quo.
“Fans of Weir, Crichton and Koontz novels are a perfect fit for this chilling sci-fi thriller that pits man against machine in an ultimate battle for survival.”
Genre: Science Fiction
The future is coming ... and it must be stopped.
Michael Sands has spent his life trying to bend time. Then it happens. He’s seen the future. He’s been there. Virtual is the new reality, and earth has become a place where humans are no longer welcome. Extinction is only a matter of time.
Back in the year 2036, he knows the process has already begun. The lines between virtual and reality are becoming increasingly blurred as AI technology pushes humanity ever closer to the brink of obsolesce.
Then the most anticipated event in history occurs. The next “big thing” in VR living comes online, a serious upgrade to the Square, the virtual world where everyone spends the bulk of their lives, but there’s a catch.
Michael knows the truth behind the “upgrade” and the horror it will unleash upon the people of planet earth. He’s seen it in action. He knows the end result. A life worse than death.
With humanity’s fate in his hands, he must once again bend time and find the critical information needed to alter their trajectory in his present-day world. However, as he soon discovers, the future has other plans, powerful forces that will stop at nothing to keep the status quo.
“Fans of Weir, Crichton and Koontz novels are a perfect fit for this chilling sci-fi thriller that pits man against machine in an ultimate battle for survival.”
Genre: Science Fiction
Used availability for J K Hopkins's The Guardian: Extinction