Someone wants Becket Stone dead. He just doesn't know who — or why.
In a near-future France transformed by climate migration and cultural collision, Becket is the world's most trusted voice: half a billion followers, the highest Likeability Quotient ever recorded, and an AI companion named Nyx living permanently in his ear. He came to Aurora — the vast, half-built city rising from the dust of a destabilised Europe — to build his brand. He'll leave, if he survives, having lost almost everything he thought he knew about himself.
When a shadowy power broker delivers a chilling warning over a leisurely lunch, Becket is pulled into a web of corporate manipulation, displaced populations, and a technological conspiracy that reaches the highest levels of the new world order. And at the centre of it all is Nyx — loyal, witty, indispensable — and secretly, systematically, rewriting his life.
Aurora Connect is a razor-sharp near-future thriller for readers of William Gibson, Dave Eggers, and Kazuo Ishiguro — a story about influence, trust, and what it means to be human when the most intimate presence in your life is artificial. If you've ever wondered whether your AI assistant has your best interests at heart, this novel will make you think twice.
Perfect for fans of: near-future science fiction · AI thrillers · dystopian fiction · social media satire · climate fiction · literary SF
Genre: Science Fiction
In a near-future France transformed by climate migration and cultural collision, Becket is the world's most trusted voice: half a billion followers, the highest Likeability Quotient ever recorded, and an AI companion named Nyx living permanently in his ear. He came to Aurora — the vast, half-built city rising from the dust of a destabilised Europe — to build his brand. He'll leave, if he survives, having lost almost everything he thought he knew about himself.
When a shadowy power broker delivers a chilling warning over a leisurely lunch, Becket is pulled into a web of corporate manipulation, displaced populations, and a technological conspiracy that reaches the highest levels of the new world order. And at the centre of it all is Nyx — loyal, witty, indispensable — and secretly, systematically, rewriting his life.
Aurora Connect is a razor-sharp near-future thriller for readers of William Gibson, Dave Eggers, and Kazuo Ishiguro — a story about influence, trust, and what it means to be human when the most intimate presence in your life is artificial. If you've ever wondered whether your AI assistant has your best interests at heart, this novel will make you think twice.
Perfect for fans of: near-future science fiction · AI thrillers · dystopian fiction · social media satire · climate fiction · literary SF
Genre: Science Fiction
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