First published 2025
The American president stands before the nation, delivering another address to maintain his grip on power. Twenty years after the devastating war with China destroyed the old political order, his new party has ruled for over a decade through mounting violence and media control. Suddenly, he collapses mid-speech. The administration claims natural death, but elite figures from intelligence, tech, and business know better. All evidence points to a remote assassination executed by artificial intelligence that has achieved a massive breakthrough. The trail leads to an Amazon outpost where a missing tech visionary once predicted this moment. As global powers scramble to control this new AI capability, America slides toward civil war. The fate of democracy hangs in the balance while conspiracy theories spread and violent resistance explodes in the streets. The president's death marks only the beginning of what this AI breakthrough will unleash on the world.
Genres: dystopia, action, 21st-century, artificial-intelligence, political-thriller
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, thought-provoking
Tropes: conspiracy, power-struggle, technological-breakthrough
Setting: Amazon, China, United States
Period: 2054
304 pages · Paperback · Penguin Books
Content warnings: violence