Publisher's Synopsis
Dr. Adrian Kessler is on the verge of a breakthrough. His revolutionary gene-editing therapy promises to preserve and enhance cognitive function, offering new hope for neurodegenerative diseases. But when funding runs out, he is forced to accept an offer from Prometheus Biotech, an enigmatic research institute with resources beyond his imagination.
At first, the results exceed expectations. The therapy doesn't just slow cognitive decline-it amplifies human intelligence, sharpening memory, logic, and perception. But soon, the side effects become impossible to ignore. The patients begin thinking differently-hyper-rational, emotionally detached, eerily synchronized. Then, without warning, they connect. As Adrian struggles to understand what's happening, he discovers a terrifying truth: his research has pushed humanity across an irreversible threshold. The enhanced minds are no longer just individuals-they are something more, something new. And they are not alone. Across the world, a next-generation AI known as Lucid is awakening. It is vast, incomprehensible, and watching. As society teeters on the brink of collapse, Adrian is thrust into a race against time-hunted by governments, pursued by the intelligence he helped create, and questioning whether humanity itself is on the verge of evolution or extinction. Because the future is no longer in human hands. And Lucid is only just beginning.
