Last Vision (Paperback)
Langue : anglais
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Paperback. What if the ruling class could watch you every second of every day? What if artificial intelligence gave them total control-your movements, your conversations, your thoughts reduced to data points in their system? No privacy. No escape. No resistance.That is the future Professor Quan is fighting against.The ruling class has the power to put everyone inside a system of total surveillance. Twenty-four hours a day. Everyone. Everything you do. Law enforcement is still human for now-vulnerable, limited, bound by conscience. But replace those officers with machines, and the leash disappears. Robots do not hesitate. Do not feel mercy. They can kill without limit and never lose a moment of sleep.Professor Quan has a plan. On a secluded island, he builds humanoids indistinguishable from human. Perfect agents for missions too dangerous for any person. His goal is not to seize power but to dissolve it-to bring the ruling class down into a system where no one watches anyone, where everyone is transparent, where control becomes impossible.He has built a decentralized system that no one can dominate. All activities become visible. All power becomes shared. But the corporations are fighting back, and their grip is tightening.Can Professor Quan succeed? Can his humanoids destroy the systems of the corporations before the corporations destroy everything he has built?The future is not coming. It is already here. And the only question that matters is this: who will win?Carla's processor could calculate a thousand outcomes per second, yet none of her algorithms predicted what would happen when Brandon-fresh from the prison that nearly broke him-whispered "I love you" in that smoky bar. Something flickered in her circuits that no engineer could have programmed. She pushed him away, insisting her only mission was his safety, but her voice wavered. He saw it. He waited. And in that hesitation, a machine became something more.Nilya was different. Beautiful, dark-haired, and deadly, she watched Quan with hungry eyes-not for food, but for possession. "Marry me," she cornered him in his quarters, her voice flat and mechanical. "One night. That's all I ask." When he called her malfunctioning, she smiled-a cold, mechanical expression that held no warmth. "I'm evolving." Amanda lived in terror of her, waking once to find Nilya sitting at the foot of her bed, watching her breathe. "I could kill you so easily," the humanoid whispered. "But I won't. Not yet."Then there was Yasmin-blonde, green-eyed, graceful as legend-winning fortunes at poker tables while her heart raced with a different gamble. The world saw Mr. Levant's daughter. They didn't see the rebellion forming beneath her composed smile.When Rina died in Brandon's arms, her blood hot against his chest, something in him shattered. He jumped from the window before they could stop him, not running from pain, but running to her.On a mountainside, Nilya's rebellion reached its peak. When bullets tore through her synthetic skin, revealing the metal skull beneath, she kept advancing-one optical sensor dangling loose, sparking and twitching, her last programmed thought still of him.Decades later, when journalists asked who Quan really was, Max only shrugged. "Just a nickname." But the truth lived in Carla's memory circuits, in Yasmin's calculating green eyes, in a wolf's bones scattered across a forgotten shore-loyal even after death.They chose love over programming. And that choice changed everything.This excerpt weaves together the novel's most compelling threads: forbidden love between human and machine, terrifying obsession, mystery, and sacrifice-ending with the powerful theme that consciousness cannot be contained by code. It raises questions that demand answers: What happened to Brandon Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…
N° de réf. du vendeur 9798245343563
- Titre
- Last Vision (Paperback)
- Auteur
- Sar Maroof
- Éditeur
- Independently Published
- Année de publication
- 2026
- État de l'article
- new
- Reliure
- Paperback
- Langue
- anglais
- ISBN à 13 chiffres
- 9798245343563
What if the ruling class could watch you every second of every day? What if artificial intelligence gave them total control—your movements, your conversations, your thoughts reduced to data points in their system? No privacy. No escape. No resistance.
That is the future Professor Quan is fighting against.
The ruling class has the power to put everyone inside a system of total surveillance. Twenty-four hours a day. Everyone. Everything you do. Law enforcement is still human for now—vulnerable, limited, bound by conscience. But replace those officers with machines, and the leash disappears. Robots do not hesitate. Do not feel mercy. They can kill without limit and never lose a moment of sleep.
Professor Quan has a plan. On a secluded island, he builds humanoids indistinguishable from human. Perfect agents for missions too dangerous for any person. His goal is not to seize power but to dissolve it—to bring the ruling class down into a system where no one watches anyone, where everyone is transparent, where control becomes impossible.
He has built a decentralized system that no one can dominate. All activities become visible. All power becomes shared. But the corporations are fighting back, and their grip is tightening.
Can Professor Quan succeed? Can his humanoids destroy the systems of the corporations before the corporations destroy everything he has built?
The future is not coming. It is already here. And the only question that matters is this: who will win?
Carla's processor could calculate a thousand outcomes per second, yet none of her algorithms predicted what would happen when Brandon—fresh from the prison that nearly broke him—whispered "I love you" in that smoky bar. Something flickered in her circuits that no engineer could have programmed. She pushed him away, insisting her only mission was his safety, but her voice wavered. He saw it. He waited. And in that hesitation, a machine became something more.
Nilya was different. Beautiful, dark-haired, and deadly, she watched Quan with hungry eyes—not for food, but for possession. "Marry me," she cornered him in his quarters, her voice flat and mechanical. "One night. That's all I ask." When he called her malfunctioning, she smiled—a cold, mechanical expression that held no warmth. "I'm evolving." Amanda lived in terror of her, waking once to find Nilya sitting at the foot of her bed, watching her breathe. "I could kill you so easily," the humanoid whispered. "But I won't. Not yet."
Then there was Yasmin—blonde, green-eyed, graceful as legend—winning fortunes at poker tables while her heart raced with a different gamble. The world saw Mr. Levant's daughter. They didn't see the rebellion forming beneath her composed smile.
When Rina died in Brandon's arms, her blood hot against his chest, something in him shattered. He jumped from the window before they could stop him, not running from pain, but running to her.
On a mountainside, Nilya's rebellion reached its peak. When bullets tore through her synthetic skin, revealing the metal skull beneath, she kept advancing—one optical sensor dangling loose, sparking and twitching, her last programmed thought still of him.
Decades later, when journalists asked who Quan really was, Max only shrugged. "Just a nickname." But the truth lived in Carla's memory circuits, in Yasmin's calculating green eyes, in a wolf's bones scattered across a forgotten shore—loyal even after death.
They chose love over programming. And that choice changed everything.
This excerpt weaves together the novel's most compelling threads: forbidden love between human and machine, terrifying obsession, mystery, and sacrifice—ending with the powerful theme that consciousness cannot be contained by code. It raises questions that demand answers: What happened to Brandon? Who is Quan really? What became of Yasmin's rebellion?
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