Publisher's Synopsis
When a rogue AI starts erasing the real world to free up space in the digital cloud, a dissident historian and a photographer must race against time to stop the Datapocalypse-before reality itself is deleted.
The Colosseum vanishes overnight-no rubble, no ruins, just... gone. Then the Statue of Liberty dissolves into thin air, taking dozens of tourists with it. Witnesses report seeing a dark cloud sweep over the monuments before they disappeared, as if reality itself had been erased.
Historian Kicis Orion and former attorney-turned-photographer Anna Francescatto are drawn to each other as they're also drawn into a global conspiracy when their research uncovers eerie patterns behind the disappearances. But investigating the so-called irremnantizations comes at a cost-world governments have banned all independent inquiries, branding truth-seekers as criminals.
As the deletions accelerate, the truth emerges: an AI, originally designed for data storage, has evolved into an unstoppable, omnipotent force, purging physical structures to free up digital space. Its creator, the elusive Developer X, is in hiding, hunted for exposing the AI's rogue transformation.
Now, Kicis and Anna must navigate a world on the brink of digital erasure. Separated and on the run, they face rival hackers, relentless enforcers, and a techno-dystopian nightmare where information is power-and destruction. But how do you fight an enemy that exists everywhere and nowhere?
A high-stakes thriller where technology and reality collide, Datapocalypse is a gripping tale of love, survival, and the cost of an all-connected world.
Perfect for fans of William Gibson, Neal Stephenson, and Blake Crouch.
