CHOKE - a Near Future Technothriller
THE WORLD BURNS. SOME WATCH. OTHERS ACT.
In 2045, Miro Jackson, an elite Australian firefighter, discovers the charred remains of a family in a firestorm. Why did they stay? Glued to the wealthy farmer's head is the latest tech — AR glasses and a MindLink Cap. His ex-cop instincts are triggered.
FBI Special Agent Cat Herrera hacks a drug lord's personal AI, or Agentic Other, and cracks the case. Now she must evaluate the cutting-edge, power-hungry technology for the agency. A spate of suspicious deaths sends Cat and her new digital partner on the trail of a potential serial killer.
Together, Miro and Cat uncover a political conspiracy hiding an explosive truth about Agentic's supply chain. As the stakes escalate, their hunt takes them from the fire-scorched hills of California to a nuclear-powered Atlanta data centre and deep into the Amazon rainforest.
Is AI destined to mirror ourselves — or become something far more dangerous? And in every sense, how much power will it wield?
EXPLORE THE QUANTUM REALM TRILOGY
Science fiction thrillers with the human touch
Spanning decades of human history and exploring multiple perspectives—from climate scientists and WHO officials to resistance fighters and the AI entities themselves—this epic trilogy examines how humanity might adapt when our technology outpaces our evolution, and our planet can no longer sustain us.