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A.I. Apocalypse (Singularity Series)
Series: Singularity Series
Volume: 2
Genre: Other
ISBN: 9780984755738
Pages: 247 pages
Publisher: Liquididea Press
Price: 3.99
Reader Rating: Not rated
A.I. Apocalypse by William Hertling

Description: Leon Tsarev is a high school student set on getting into a great college program, until his uncle, a member of the Russian mob, coerces him into developing a new computer virus for the mob’s botnet – the slave army of computers they used to commit digital crimes.

The evolutionary virus Leon creates, based on biological principles, is successful — a little too successful. All the world’s computers are infected. Everything from cars to payment systems and, of course, computers and smart phones stop functioning, and with them go essential functions including emergency services, transportation, and the food supply. Billions of people may die.

But evolution never stops. The virus continues to change, developing intelligence, communication, and finally an entire civilization of A.I. called the Phage. Some may be friendly to humans, but others most definitely are not.

Leon and his companions must race against time and the bungling military to find a way to either befriend or eliminate the Phage and restore

Also in this series are Avogadro Corp: The Singularity Is Closer Than It Appears Return to the William Hertling page.

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