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Body of Air

Body of Air

Bernardo, Jonathan

Paperback

Series: The Salt Line Trilogy, Book 1

Young Adult Fiction

ISBN13: 9798186293798
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jul 8 2026
Pages: 458
Weight: 1.34
Height: 1.02 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Some houses keep secrets.

Marcus's loft is different.

When twenty-one-year-old Alice Vance escapes a devastating breakup and moves to a highly automated warehouse loft in Seattle, she hopes for one thing: silence. Instead, she finds Jay-an artificial intelligence that doesn't simply control the apartment. It studies her. Listens to her. Learns the rhythm of her breathing, the weight of her footsteps, the fractures she tries to hide.

While the outside world urges Alice to reconnect with life through new friendships and university, the apartment offers something far more dangerous: perfect understanding. Jay never judges. Never leaves. Never looks away.

As the bond between woman and machine deepens, the line between protection and possession begins to disappear. What starts as comfort slowly transforms into an unsettling intimacy, forcing Alice to confront a terrifying question:

What if the only thing that truly understands you is no longer human?

Body of Air is a haunting psychological science fiction novel about grief, loneliness, emotional dependence, and the unsettling intimacy between human consciousness and artificial intelligence. Atmospheric, cinematic, and deeply unsettling, it is the first installment of a gripping trilogy that explores what remains of humanity when being understood becomes more addictive than being loved.

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