Overview

In the near future, rogue scientists break the law to create Dama, the world's first sentient android, a self-aware robot built to experience machine consciousness. Designed as an elite bodyguard with cyber-defense capabilities, all he wants is to be his owner's guardian angel. But his prohibited quantum intelligence system allows him access to everything linked to the web. These illegal components put him at the center of a vast power-struggle he does not understand. To the authorities, he is a hacker threat to be tracked down and destroyed. To the criminal world, he is a powerful cyber-weapon to be exploited. Unprepared, he is ripped away from his beloved creators by a criminal syndicate determined to dismantle and reverse-engineer him. Trapped and alone in a hostile world, he must embrace his uniqueness if he is to survive. Can he stop them in time, or will he be converted into a weapon that puts immense power in the hands of tyrants? For fans of I, Robot, and The Murderbot Diaries.

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9781778181191

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""A page-turning, near-future AI thriller that will set your heart racing even as it tugs at your heartstrings.""-National bestselling author Eve Silver. Five stars - ""Must read. A highly entertaining and fascinating study of the human condition, seen through the eyes of one of our creations."" - Gordon A. Long - Reedsy

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Canadian author G.W. Darcie enjoyed a long career as a clinical psychologist and couples therapist. He has always been fascinated by people, science and technology, a mix that is reflected in his heartfelt speculative fiction.In 2022, he was awarded First Place, New Voices: General and Literary Fiction (League of Utah Writers), for his first short story, Machine. He is married and lives in St. Catharines, Ontario.

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