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When survival means sacrifice, can he save what matters most?
The Atacama event, where the world’s largest solar panel array was destroyed has become a pivotal moment for international corporations looking to profit as the world struggles to rebuild. A corporation runs a simulation to predict the best course for humanity, but is hacked by a rival who injects an adaptive and intelligent program to seize control of their computer systems. David Webb is a digital character in the simulation empowered to act and track down the hack. He is also a family man, with a life and dependents. Can he complete his task, knowing that to do so, might wipe out everything that he cares about as the system resets? Number Nine in The Fractal Series Episodes.
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Allen Stroud
Allen Stroud is a researcher at Coventry University, working in Defence and Security Futures. He was Chair of the British Science Fiction Association between 2019 and 2025. and was editor of the British Fantasy Society Journal from 2015 to 2019. He is an award-winning writer and writes critical works, short stories, novels and music. His science fiction novels are published by Flame Tree Press.
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