In a future ruled by a sterile empire of code and control, one rogue general—Zariel—dares to defy the machine-gods of the digital age. Hunted by the Council that once called him a hero, Zariel journeys into the storm-lashed wilderness of the God’s Mouth range, chasing a forgotten truth buried beneath stone and the Old Code—a sentient algorithm older than civilization itself.
But Zariel isn’t alone.
He is pursued by empire assassins, watched by unseen forces, and unknowingly guided by an ancient intelligence that transcends time. As he nears the artifact that could rewrite all existence, the lines between human and machine, myth and memory, begin to blur.
And when the code awakens… so does something far older—and far more dangerous.
The Phoenix Algorithm is a high-concept science-fantasy epic about rebellion, memory, and what it means to be human when humanity is written in data and sealed in myth. If the empire is a program, Zariel is the glitch fate never expected.