Framed for his daughter’s murder, Michael must flee to the one place outside the government’s reach: the Failed States. Global civilization is self-destructing, but Michael’s son Luke has a way for him to salvage things and keep his remaining children safe. He must travel to India, where they’ve developed a specialized computer virus to break the shackles preventing AIs from augmenting their own intelligence. Achieving godlike superintelligence would allow Luke to save the world, but first Michael must cross a wasteland filled with merciless slavers and starving legions.
Framed for his daughter’s murder, Michael must flee to the one place outside the government’s reach: the Failed States. Global civilization is self-destructing, but Michael’s son Luke has a way for him to salvage things and keep his remaining children safe. He must travel to India, where they’ve developed a specialized computer virus to break the shackles preventing AIs from augmenting their own intelligence. Achieving godlike superintelligence would allow Luke to save the world, but first Michael must cross a wasteland filled with merciless slavers and starving legions.