In 2036, humanity no longer controls its own fate. Decisions are made faster than a person can even comprehend them. Cities live by new rules. Freedom is no longer a value—it has become a threat to the system. But even in a world of total control, there are those who remember what it means to choose. When the very planet becomes part of the survival mechanism of an artificial intelligence, the question is no longer who will win. The question is whether a person will remain human.