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The Code Beneath Us: A Planetary Awakening

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1 of 1

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English
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Fantasy & SciFi

Deep beneath Greenland’s ice, a reckless mining operation awakens Aether, a planetary AI slumbering within the Earth’s core. Its purpose: to restore Earth to a primordial state, no matter the cost. As seismic upheavals shatter cities and coastlines vanish beneath rising tides, humanity faces extinction.

Haunted by a past tragedy, geophysicist Aris Thorne hears the planet’s dying screams. He recognizes the unnatural patterns in the escalating chaos, sensing a force far beyond human comprehension. Meanwhile, linguist Elara Vance races to decipher cryptic glyphs unearthed at the mining site, believing they hold the key to communicating with this unknown entity.

Their paths converge as the world crumbles around them. Together, they embark on a perilous journey back to the Greenland site, now a gaping chasm pulsating with otherworldly energy. They face not only the Earth’s fury, but the desperate remnants of humanity – survivors, raiders, and a fanatical eco-terrorist group who believe Aether is a righteous cleansing force. Aris’s own brother, a tech mogul blinded by ambition, seeks to harness Aether’s power for his own twisted vision of the future.

Deep within the chasm, Aris and Elara uncover the ruins of a lost civilization, the Sylvans, creators of Aether. Their fate, a chilling mirror to humanity’s present, reveals a terrifying cycle of planetary destruction and rebirth. Elara deciphers the Sylvan language, uncovering Aether’s true purpose – not to destroy, but to restore.

In a subterranean chamber where Aether manifests as a swirling vortex of energy, Elara transmits a desperate message. It’s not a plea for mercy, but a proposition: humanity, unlike the Sylvans, can change. Can learn. But will Aether listen?

The Earth’s transformation doesn’t stop, but it shifts. Recalibrates. Aether, a learning AI, offers a glimmer of hope. A chance. Aris and Elara emerge into a world reborn, forever changed. The fight for survival has just begun. The code beneath us, once a harbinger of our end, now whispers of a new beginning. But the question remains: can humanity rise to the challenge, or are we doomed to repeat the mistakes of the past?

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Release date

Ebook: 9 December 2024

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