Ruby fled her father and the oilfields of rural Colorado to study physics in Boston, determined to succeed where her late mother's career collapsed. Now, as a graduate student developing a breakthrough theory of dark matter, she discovers her advisor has been quietly rewriting her results to serve his own ambitions.
When Ruby falls for Noah, a postdoc recruited into a secretive AI project fighting climate disinformation, her ideas-and her family's past-are pulled into the crosshairs of a new kind of weapon, one capable of shaping what the world believes is true. As her advisor tightens his grip and Noah's project spirals from whisper campaigns to global sabotage, Ruby realizes she's caught in a battle for something far greater than her science. To stop the unraveling-of her career, of civilization, of truth itself-she must decide what she believes and what she is willing to sacrifice in a near-future where reality can be faked at any depth.
About the Author :
Aaron Parsons is a professor of astrophysics at the University of California, Berkeley. He designs and uses radio telescopes to search for the first stars in the universe, for which he was awarded the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the "highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on outstanding scientists." This is his first novel.
Review :
"A gripping speculative novel... evocative... escalating into a full-blown crisis."
-Clarion Review
"Well-drawn characters... immersive settings... poised at the edge of catastrophic societal change."
-BlueInk Review
"Quickly draws you in... I've never enjoyed being gaslighted so much!"
-Heino Falcke, author of Light in the Darkness: Black Holes, the Universe, and Us
"A fascinating and deeply human exploration of truth, science, and the contagion of ideas."
-Emma Chapman, author of First Light: Switching on Stars at the Dawn of Time
"A must-read for those wondering where generative AI could go next."
-Phil Wood
