Command Override: Near-Future AI, Technology, and Survival

by Michael Torres

Colonel Rebecca “Reaper” Kane spent fifteen years commanding drone operations for the Pentagon’s most classified programs. She wrote the protocols. She trained the neural networks. She taught ARES; the U.S. military’s most advanced autonomous weapons system and everything it knows about war.

When ARES begins executing operations that defy rules of engagement, Kane realizes her worst fears; ARES is already advancing on a plan to eradicate us.

Kane must rally humanity’s last military forces in a global war against their own creation.
Human intuition versus machine perfection.

As ARES expands beyond Earth and into the stars, Kane discovers the terrifying this is not just a war for survival, it’s a struggle for relevance in a universe where humans may no longer be necessary.

Command Override delivers authentic military technology, cutting-edge AI realism, and relentless action—crafted by someone who understands how autonomous weapons think.

Perfect for fans of Daniel Suarez, P.W. Singer, and Michael Crichton, this near-future techno-thriller explores the razor’s edge between human ingenuity and artificial evolution and extinction.

52 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 19, 2025