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The Mechanical God Book I: The Circle
When the twins Alex and Luna arrive at the vast artificial island of Eidos, they expect to find a futuristic high school behind its towering walls. Instead, they discover a world governed by a mysterious AI, where cutting-edge technology and wild nature collide, and mortal danger lurks around every corner. They soon have to defend themselves against killer robots, hunt for food, and watch classmates get killed during math tests.
Why has the Academy of Eidos gone mad? Why isn’t anyone coming to save them? And where are the adults who were supposed to run the school?
The Circle is the first book in The Mechanical God trilogy—a thrilling science fiction series that explores technological progress and the conflicts it creates.
Why has the Academy of Eidos gone mad? Why isn’t anyone coming to save them? And where are the adults who were supposed to run the school?
The Circle is the first book in The Mechanical God trilogy—a thrilling science fiction series that explores technological progress and the conflicts it creates.
- GenresScience FictionFantasy
291 pages, Paperback
Published December 26, 2025
About the author
Lucian K. (Ori Katz)
5 books12 followersAn honest bio:
I started writing fantasy and sci-fi when I was six, studied architecture in high school, earned a degree in industrial engineering, completed a PhD in economics history, and then changed direction again to data science, but I never stopped writing.
As a teenager I loved physics, later I became absorbed in evolution, psychology and biology, then economics took over, and since my PhD, the Industrial Revolution and the history of technological progress have become my main intellectual obsession.
I began writing The Mechanical God in 2008, abandoned it, started a successful economics blog, published two economic history books (in Hebrew), and eventually returned to The Mechanical God in 2020.
So yes, consistency and clear purpose aren’t exactly my strengths, and I'm still not sure what I want to be when I grow up. The only thing I’ve been truly consistent about is my love of writing.
I started writing fantasy and sci-fi when I was six, studied architecture in high school, earned a degree in industrial engineering, completed a PhD in economics history, and then changed direction again to data science, but I never stopped writing.
As a teenager I loved physics, later I became absorbed in evolution, psychology and biology, then economics took over, and since my PhD, the Industrial Revolution and the history of technological progress have become my main intellectual obsession.
I began writing The Mechanical God in 2008, abandoned it, started a successful economics blog, published two economic history books (in Hebrew), and eventually returned to The Mechanical God in 2020.
So yes, consistency and clear purpose aren’t exactly my strengths, and I'm still not sure what I want to be when I grow up. The only thing I’ve been truly consistent about is my love of writing.
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November 15, 2024
התחלה נהדרת לטרילוגיה נפלאה. שילוב של עלילה מרתקת מהסוג שאתה לא רוצה להוריד מהיד, עם רעיונות על קדמה וההתפתחות האנושית.
April 16, 2025
The "Mechanical God" trilogy are the best fantasy books I've read in Hebrew. brilliant and immersive story that pulls you deep into its world. The plot is both intriguing and thought provoking, blending mystery, emotion, and philosophy. A mind-expanding story.
April 15, 2025
עבר זמן מאז שהבנתי כל כך לקרוא ספר, למרות שהספר הראשון לדעתי הוא הפחות טוב בסדרה, הוא התחלה לסדרה מעולה שמגיעה לשיאה בספר האחרון.
ממליץ לכל אחד, שילוב מצויין בין מכניקה של משחקי מחשב לספרי הרפתקאות כמו אראגון, שר הטבעות וכישור בזמן
ממליץ לכל אחד, שילוב מצויין בין מכניקה של משחקי מחשב לספרי הרפתקאות כמו אראגון, שר הטבעות וכישור בזמן
September 20, 2025
The book is in Hebrew, I'm writing the review in English as I do my others
* The review is about all three books in the series, no spoilers
Ori Katz spins a good story around an interesting twist on the lonely island, Lord of the flies, in short a group of teens in a chaotic world
I didn't expect much, or indeed anything when I signed up for the crowd funder, my rule is that any such funder writing legit science fiction or fantasy in Hebrew gets my automatic support. A total cat in a bag.
This time it was a good cat.
The story flows, it's a truly fun read, the characters were given thought and, well, character.
I'd recommend it, mostly for YA, I think it was written for that crowd, but others will also enjoy
Hebrew fantasy, it can be donem
* this is a universal story that just happens to have a couple of Israelis as main characters.
* The review is about all three books in the series, no spoilers
Ori Katz spins a good story around an interesting twist on the lonely island, Lord of the flies, in short a group of teens in a chaotic world
I didn't expect much, or indeed anything when I signed up for the crowd funder, my rule is that any such funder writing legit science fiction or fantasy in Hebrew gets my automatic support. A total cat in a bag.
This time it was a good cat.
The story flows, it's a truly fun read, the characters were given thought and, well, character.
I'd recommend it, mostly for YA, I think it was written for that crowd, but others will also enjoy
Hebrew fantasy, it can be donem
* this is a universal story that just happens to have a couple of Israelis as main characters.
December 29, 2025
Read all of the books (in Hebrew). I've read hundreds of books over the years from the scifi genre, both classics and more esoteric... This trilogy easily rates amongst the best, giving a fair fight to the greatest classics. I've recommended it to anyone I know who reads!
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