They hoped to save the planet by using AI to rewrite reality. Now a young physicist Is Truth’s last line of defense.
Coherence
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“An atom bomb of a novel—precise and propulsive! —Brian Keating, author of Losing the Nobel Prize
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Synopsis:
Ruby fled her father and the oilfields of rural Colorado to study physics in Boston, determined to succeed where her late mother’s career collapsed. Now a graduate student on the verge of a breakthrough theory of dark matter, she discovers her advisor is rewriting her results to advance his own ambitions.
At the same time, Ruby falls for Noah, a postdoc drawn into a secretive AI project designed to combat climate disinformation. What begins as a well-intentioned effort to counter propaganda soon spirals into something far more dangerous—a tool capable of reshaping what millions believe is true.
As her advisor tightens his grip and Noah’s project escalates from whisper campaigns to global sabotage, Ruby realizes her ideas are being weaponized. Caught between loyalty, ambition, and her family's unresolved past, she finds herself fighting for something far greater than her career.
To stop the unraveling—of her science, of public trust, of truth itself—Ruby must decide what is real and what she is willing to sacrifice in a near future where reality can be faked at any depth.
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“A gripping speculative novel… witty... intriguing… evocative… vivifying its hypothetical sequence of events as they escalate into a full-blown crisis.”
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“Well-drawn characters… immersive settings... intelligent dialog… with its three protagonists tantalizingly poised at the edge of catastrophic societal change.”
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“An atom bomb of a novel—precise and propulsive—in the vein of Weir and Hadfield, blending scientific authenticity and a gift for storytelling!”
—Brian Keating, author of Losing the Nobel Prize
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