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Synopsis
A vigilante hacker and a young politician must risk everything to destroy a chilling new advancement in artificial intelligence in this action-packed science fiction thriller about the blurry boundary between human and machine. Decades ago, the Cybercrash destroyed the internet, and almost destroyed the nation. From the ashes rose OverNet, a new realm of cybersecurity created by tech genius Dr. Andrew Norman. But gamer Jason Cromartie witnesses a brutal side to Norman's system when his twin sister becomes a casualty of its algorithmic choices. Now Jason will do anything to bring down the man he holds responsible, even become a "phreaker" working for a dangerous hacker ring via Sprite, his secretive handler. For Chloe Dunne-Carr, an ambitious politician who has reaped only the benefits of OverNet despite being one of Norman's staunchest opponents, the algorithm's growing control means raising her daughter in a world that's losing touch with its humanity. When Norman unveils the Final System, a revolutionary Artificial General Intelligence set to impose a new world order, Jason and Chloe find themselves pawns in Norman's twisted game of man versus technology. Now, may the best player win.
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Is The Final System appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 16 and up.
This sci-fi thriller contains moderate violence including a character death that drives the plot, hacking and criminal activity, themes of surveillance and algorithmic control, and likely moderate language typical of adult techno-thrillers.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and moderate language. Content notes include death, grief, and mental manipulation (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Teens who love fast-paced tech thrillers about hackers taking down corrupt systems will find this gripping.