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Variance Protocol

Variance Protocol

Winston, Rachel

Paperback

Science Fiction

ISBN10: 1958558648
ISBN13: 9781958558645
Publisher: Lizard Publishing
Published: Jun 9 2026
Pages: 234
Weight: 0.70
Height: 0.49 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
VARIANCE PROTOCOL

They Monitor. They Predict. They Control.

Cities once erupted with protests, shortages, violence, and division. Concordia solved those problems. In this meticulously engineered city, trains arrive on time, shortages are virtually nonexistent, and conflicts are resolved before they escalate. Beneath the city's flawless surface operates AURELION, an advanced artificial intelligence that monitors behavior, predicts disruptions, and preserves social harmony. Most citizens see it as humanity's greatest achievement.

Seventeen-year-old Icarus Hale is not so sure. When a classmate suddenly disappears into Adaptive Review, Icarus begins noticing inconsistencies hidden beneath Concordia's perfect order. Teaming up with Adrian Ward, a gifted systems analyst, he uncovers secrets the government was never meant to reveal. The deeper they investigate, the more dangerous their curiosity becomes.

As surveillance tightens and restrictions escalate, Icarus and Adrian discover that AURELION was never designed merely to predict behavior. It was designed for control. Insiders made that choice long ago, and the powerful forces of AURELION are determined to keep the truth buried.

Now, with the future of an entire society hanging in the balance, they must decide whether to preserve the system that created their world or risk everything to change it.

Variance Protocol is a gripping dystopian thriller exploring artificial intelligence, surveillance, freedom, conformity, and the dangerous cost of perfectly optimizing society.

Perfect for readers of 1984, Brave New World, The Giver, and contemporary AI-driven speculative fiction.

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