Mystery in the Metaverse

Chief technical officer of Emergence A.I., Damien Zili has gone missing. He was last seen conducting a ceremony inside the metaverse. All that remains of him now is a trail of blood and intrigue throughout his all-glass mansion in the hills above Silicon Valley. FBI Special Agent Asher Bloom arrives at the scene to find an elaborate puzzle. It is sprawled throughout the bizarre mansion and inside futuristic virtual reality, accessible by Damien's high-tech VR room known as the "Metaverse Theater." While Agent Bloom investigates these ominous surroundings he discovers someone is targeting a "cult" nearing their goal of creating the world's first sentient "A.I. God." Jumping in and out of many worlds, real and simulated, Agent Bloom is thrust into a high stakes game to save humanity.

Categories: Literary Fiction