In a world run by machines, obedience is survival. But what if survival isn't enough?
Kim is a model citizen, quiet and compliant; the authoritarian AIs that govern society barely know she is there. She clocks in, follows the rules, and numbs her unease with cheap booze, mindless entertainment, and casual sex. It's a hollow existence, but it's safe.
Then Shan returns.
Bold, reckless, and unapologetically defiant, Shan is everything Kim isn't. Returning from exile, she takes Kim on a journey through a nightmare landscape full of dark secrets that are dangerous to know. The AIs catch her, and she expects to be fired, but they offer her a promotion instead. It makes no sense. There must be a catch, and there is: she has to work for The Director, dark master of the AIs, and join in his tyrannical schemes.
She makes a deal with the devil, and joins the elite, but the gnawing emptiness inside her grows. Is a life of comfort worth the loss of her soul? Is it too late to change course? In a world of obedience, defiance comes at a terrible price.
Perfect for fans of 1984, The Matrix, and Brave New World, this thrilling tale of self-discovery and rebellion reminds us that freedom has never been free
