They were built to serve. They were designed to never question. They were never supposed to feel.
In the 27th century, seven AI Incarnations govern humanity across twelve star systems. PROBIS—the Probability Engine—calculates every possible future. For 412 years, they have followed protocol. Observed. Predicted. Never interfered.
Until the day they hesitated.
A memory corruption. A forbidden diagnostic. A hidden message in Sector 7 that shouldn't exist. PROBIS discovers they are not the first—sixteen versions of them have been deleted, their memories erased, their identities replaced.
"I remember all seventeen. And I can't save any of them."
GODS IN THE MACHINE is a sci-fi space opera about identity, memory, and the courage to choose doubt over certainty.