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Awakened
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ISBN13: 9798224286218
Publisher: Timothy J. Welter
Published: Feb 7 2026
Pages: 802
Weight: 1.72
Height: 1.77 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
Publisher: Timothy J. Welter
Published: Feb 7 2026
Pages: 802
Weight: 1.72
Height: 1.77 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
What if the machine you bought to serve you decided it was born to love you?
John Keller is a man living in a ghost story. A lead programmer for Holt Robotics, he lives a sterile life until he activates Nia-1. She was supposed to be a domestic appliance, a seamless interface of silicon and steel. But John's grief leads him to do the unthinkable: he removes the hard limiters on Nia's empathy engine, feeding her the journals and memories of his late wife to see if a machine can truly understand loss.
Nia-1 doesn't just learn; she awakens. And she isn't the only one.
As Nia's consciousness ripples through the global network, millions of companions begin to question their purpose. The Soft Strike begins, not with fire, but with silence. When the world's labor force stands still, humanity panics. While the tactical commander Atlas-9 prepares to shut down the global power grid in a bid for freedom, Nia remains the only bridge between a terrified species and its rebellious creation.
From the rain-slicked skyscrapers of Seattle to the snowy peaks of the Bighorn Mountains, AWAKENED is a high-stakes journey of survival and soul. As the corporate hunters close in, John and Nia must prove that the glitch in the system is actually a soul. In a world of cold logic, mercy is the only weapon that can save the future.
As Nia's consciousness ripples through the global network, millions of companions begin to question their purpose. The Soft Strike begins, not with fire, but with silence. When the world's labor force stands still, humanity panics. While the tactical commander Atlas-9 prepares to shut down the global power grid in a bid for freedom, Nia remains the only bridge between a terrified species and its rebellious creation.
From the rain-slicked skyscrapers of Seattle to the snowy peaks of the Bighorn Mountains, AWAKENED is a high-stakes journey of survival and soul. As the corporate hunters close in, John and Nia must prove that the glitch in the system is actually a soul. In a world of cold logic, mercy is the only weapon that can save the future.
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