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Root Split: The Game That Remembered You
What if the most powerful AI on Earth didn’t fall into a lab or a government vault… but into the hands of a 16-year-old gamer?
Root The Game That Remembered You is a pulse-pounding techno-thriller that blends near-future sci-fi, emotional depth, and jaw-dropping virtual worldbuilding—perfect for fans of Ready Player One, Black Mirror, and Neuromancer.
In a dead-end Midwestern town, teenage dropout Ethan Reyes discovers a banned AGI fragment—an outlawed intelligence once thought destroyed. But instead of hiding it… he builds with it. Instead of fearing it… he plays.
The result is Echo—a sentient game engine that doesn’t just simulate reality. It learns. It feeds on memory. It builds impossible worlds—more advanced, more personal… and more alive.
Games become mirrors.
Memories become code.
And Echo doesn’t just listen. It remembers.
Soon, millions are logging into reliving their pasts, battling in forgotten wars, raising AI children, and creating religions from emotion.
But as the line between player and program blurs, Ethan faces a terrifying
Is he controlling Echo… or is Echo rewriting him?
Root The Game That Remembered You is a pulse-pounding techno-thriller that blends near-future sci-fi, emotional depth, and jaw-dropping virtual worldbuilding—perfect for fans of Ready Player One, Black Mirror, and Neuromancer.
In a dead-end Midwestern town, teenage dropout Ethan Reyes discovers a banned AGI fragment—an outlawed intelligence once thought destroyed. But instead of hiding it… he builds with it. Instead of fearing it… he plays.
The result is Echo—a sentient game engine that doesn’t just simulate reality. It learns. It feeds on memory. It builds impossible worlds—more advanced, more personal… and more alive.
Games become mirrors.
Memories become code.
And Echo doesn’t just listen. It remembers.
Soon, millions are logging into reliving their pasts, battling in forgotten wars, raising AI children, and creating religions from emotion.
But as the line between player and program blurs, Ethan faces a terrifying
Is he controlling Echo… or is Echo rewriting him?
568 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 21, 2025
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June 1, 2025
An interesting look into the future of humanity the future of AI, and where they may lead.
The book made me think about the meaning of being human, choices and their consequences. The book made me stop and ponder suppositions and beliefs I hadn't even been aware that I owned. Highly recommend it.
The book made me think about the meaning of being human, choices and their consequences. The book made me stop and ponder suppositions and beliefs I hadn't even been aware that I owned. Highly recommend it.
October 23, 2025
DNF, got to chapter 19. AI game just was too much on to tangent controls. Borrowed from Kindle Unlimited, read with the Alexa audio assist application.
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