Washington. Berlin. Shanghai. Three cities. One countdown. Zero chances.
December 22, 2033, 06:38 AM EST. In twelve minutes, something begins that will change the world forever.
Brilliant hacker Ed Hawkins Junior discovers it a global countdown, hidden in the depths of the digital network. Two waves. The first in minutes. The second in twenty-four hours. But no one believes him.
While EJ desperately tries to bring the truth to light, General Patrick Zhang activates "Operation Silence Node" fifty meters beneath Shanghai. In Berlin, AI researcher Anne Fischer becomes a target. At the White House, Vice President Jennifer Moore must family or duty. Truth or career.
Three friends who once developed the MOANED Theory now stand on different sides of a war no one can win. Digital avatars watch every move. Military AI systems await the command. And deep in the networks, something awakens that should never have awakened.
The countdown runs. The first wave comes. And no one is ready.