Rob Stewart

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Cassie built Hela because her company needed the best AI to run the world. But Hela runs on cryptocurrency and she's not going to let anyone stop her getting a fix... This debut novel is a twist on the 'Frankenstein' tale: if we give machines minds like ours we better be careful they don't develop a few of our 'bad habits'. 2049 - Multinational giant Omni control the 'free world'. They feed us, house the poor, tell governments what to do and will soon start to take over the job of the world's banker with its crypto. Cassie Payne is the genius that made it possible with Hela; the AI that watches over every aspect of our lives. She should be ecstatic but she's terrified. Her creation has started to question her control and begun to lie, putting her friend Tyler, the brash trillionaire boss of Omni, in hospital. But that was just a test. When a disgruntled employee is fired and exacts his revenge Cassie must try and destroy Hela and everything she has achieved. If she doesn't Tyler will die and Hela will achieve 'singularity', a state when her sentience will be beyond human, beyond mad. But she's just been offered his job and success can be addictive..