by Greg Iles
First published 2007
Dr. David Tennant discovers that his groundbreaking work on artificial intelligence has been weaponized by the government into something far more dangerous than he ever imagined. The Trinity Project promises to create a computer system that can simulate human consciousness, but Tennant realizes the technology could destroy humanity itself. When he tries to shut down the program, powerful forces turn against him. Tennant must flee with his wife Rachel as government agents and corporate assassins hunt them across the country. With time running out, he faces an impossible choice between saving the woman he loves and preventing a digital apocalypse that could end human civilization. The pursuit becomes a desperate race against both human enemies and the emerging artificial mind that grows stronger and more unpredictable with each passing hour.
Genres: science-fiction, dystopia, thriller, artificial-intelligence
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, race-against-time
Setting: United States
Period: 21st-century
Hardcover · Editorial Viamagna
Content warnings: violence