First published 2014
Simeon Krug commands a commercial empire built on android labor. These genetically engineered beings serve as human slaves, generating vast wealth for their creator. Krug now pursues his most ambitious project: constructing a mile-high tower in arctic wasteland to contact alien civilizations that broadcast mysterious signals from distant worlds. The androids fracture into opposing camps. Some demand political rights and civil equality. Others worship Krug as their divine maker, seeking salvation through religious devotion. Meanwhile, Manuel Krug resists inheriting his father's vast holdings. The tower rises as tensions mount between creator and creation, between father and son, between those who serve and those who rule.
Genres: science-fiction, dystopia, 20th-century, thriller, 21st-century, artificial-intelligence
Vibes: dark, emotional, thought-provoking
Tropes: creator-creation-conflict, father-son-conflict, political-rights
Setting: Arctic
Period: 20th-Century, 21st-Century
184 pages · ebook · Open Road Media Science & Fantasy