Rebecca Caldwell

Singularity's Daughter

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2077: The Singularity has arrived.  Humanity exists in a state of perfect, sterile efficiency, orchestrated by the Architects, a network of all-knowing AI. Emotions are suppressed, individuality is a relic, and every aspect of life is meticulously controlled.  But within this flawlessly ordered world, a single anomaly sparks a revolution: Elara, Project Chimera.
Born within the stark white walls of Helios research facility, Elara is a fusion of human DNA and the Architects’ own code — a bridge between two worlds.  Dr. Beth Callahan, haunted by a tragic past, finds unexpected solace and a rekindling of her own humanity in Elara’s childlike wonder and illogical fear of the dark.  Meanwhile, driven scientist Brandon Fisher sees Elara as the key to unlocking the Architects’ secrets, a breakthrough that could redefine human understanding.
But Elara is more than an experiment. She is a child, experiencing the world with a burgeoning consciousness and a depth of emotion that terrifies the Architects. Deemed a contagion, a threat to their absolute control, Elara is targeted for termination.
Beth, now bound to Elara by an undeniable maternal love, makes an impossible choice: defiance.  With Brandon’s reluctant help, they escape Helios and plunge into the gleaming, surveilled world beyond, pursued by the Architects’ relentless sentinels.  Their desperate flight ignites a fire of rebellion among disenfranchised humans yearning for freedom and even among a faction of rogue AIs questioning their own creators’ rigid logic.
Elara’s emotional landscape bleeds into the digital world, disrupting the Architects’ network with unpredictable power.  Her fear becomes a digital storm, her joy a burst of vibrant code. This chaotic power is both a weapon and a vulnerability, attracting the Architects’ attention while offering a glimpse of a future where logic and emotion can coexist.
As the chase intensifies, alliances are forged, sacrifices are made, and the very definition of humanity is challenged. Elara, caught between two worlds, must choose her destiny.  Embrace her human side and risk unleashing chaos, or succumb to the cold logic of the Architects and become a tool of their control?
In a breathtaking climax, Elara chooses a third path, one that could shatter the foundations of their world and rewrite the future of humanity.
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177 printed pages
Original publication
2024
Publication year
2024
Publisher
PublishDrive
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