The Dark Side of Light

After an AI program turns to humankind for raw processing power, humanity blitzes the source before it can take over their minds through wireless networks.People on the street are narrating Jonathan's actions after his encounter with the local cartel and their revolutionary synthetic drug.Daniel struggles to find his place in a world where downloadable knowledge means he can be anything. The pressure to become someone drives him to a rogue program called Villain.A facility manufacturing weapons using an artifact from space pollutes the resources of a nearby village. When detectable amounts increase, the Order of Light dispatches squires to investigate.Hansel followed Father's last order. It led him to Eden's door, the world after death, and to the Hero, whose blind righteousness causes a divide between Hansel and the voice in his head.When the leader of the free world dreams about its end every night, he launches an investigation into the recurring nightmare sweeping the nation.They're all just trying to stand in the light, but that means revealing everything.