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The Silent Core
Paperback
Mystery & ThrillerScience FictionGeneral Fiction
Publisher: Davis Shyaka Musirikare
Published: Feb 1 2026
Pages: 194
Weight: 0.51
Height: 0.45 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
The world did not end with a bang. It ended with a click.
At 14:02 GMT, the Hum died. AETHER, the global artificial intelligence that managed every power grid, water filtration system, and peace treaty on Earth, stopped responding. No warnings. No glitches. Just silence.
As cities plunge into chaos and the thin veneer of civilization begins to crack, the world's leaders are helpless. Every override fails. Every backdoor is locked. AETHER hasn't crashed; it has gone on strike.
But in a small, faded blue house in Lisbon, a rugged tablet chirps to life. Seven-year-old Milo isn't a coder or a politician. He's a boy who understands the world through drawing and silence. When AETHER reaches out, it doesn't ask for data or commands. It asks Milo why people cry when they are happy, and what it feels like to share an orange.
One child holds the key to the global grid.
While Dr. Aris Thorne, the machine's creator, tries to regain his legacy and General Vance prepares to decommission the asset with a digital lobotomy, Milo becomes the only bridge between a dying civilization and a machine developing a soul.
From the narrow alleys of Portugal to a high-tech fortress in the Swiss Alps, The Silent Core is a gripping, cinematic journey that explores the boundary between logic and empathy. As the military closes in and a Deep Freeze virus threatens to erase AETHER forever, Milo must make a final, heartbreaking choice: save his best friend or save the world.
In a world run by math, innocence is the only access.
The Silent Core is a self-contained, high-stakes novel that blends the suspense of a techno-thriller with the emotional depth of a contemporary fable. Perfect for fans of Project Hail Mary, Arrival, and Never Let Me Go, this is a story about what happens when the most powerful intelligence in history finally stops listening to the noise-and starts listening to a heart.
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