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The Final System

Anthony Tardiff

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English
47North
01 May 2026
A vigilante hacker and a young politician must risk everything to destroy a chilling new advancement in artificial intelligence in this action-packed science fiction thriller about the blurry boundary between human and machine.

Decades ago, the Cybercrash destroyed the internet, and almost destroyed the nation. From the ashes rose OverNet, a new realm of cybersecurity created by tech genius Dr. Andrew Norman.

But gamer Jason Cromartie witnesses a brutal side to Norman’s system when his twin sister becomes a casualty of its algorithmic choices. Now Jason will do anything to bring down the man he holds responsible, even become a “phreaker” working for a dangerous hacker ring via Sprite, his secretive handler.

For Chloe Dunne-Carr, an ambitious politician who has reaped only the benefits of OverNet despite being one of Norman’s staunchest opponents, the algorithm’s growing control means raising her daughter in a world that’s losing touch with its humanity.

When Norman unveils the Final System, a revolutionary Artificial General Intelligence set to impose a new world order, Jason and Chloe find themselves pawns in Norman’s twisted game of man versus technology. Now, may the best player win.
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Imprint:   47North
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 216mm,  Width: 140mm,  Spine: 22mm
Weight:   340g
ISBN:   9781662536915
ISBN 10:   1662536917
Pages:   335
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Anthony Tardiff is an academic librarian who is fascinated by the Information Age tensions between security and privacy, and information and disinformation, and by how technology is changing our world in ways both foreseen and unforeseen. When not writing, Anthony can be found dabbling in music or engaging in virtual reality dogfights. He lives with the love of his life and a rabble of rowdy reading rugrats in the beautiful Inland Northwest.

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