Paths

by Michael Siemsen

Milo is a Life Guide, an engineer assigned to monitor the life of a single member of Frankfurt’s “Club i.” For the past decade, 33 of the world’s billionaires have enjoyed unremitting success in business, health, relationships—every aspect of their existence. These individuals’ lives are guided behind the scenes to ensure the best possible outcome to every situation. The automations are spot-on, but in the rare instance the quantum cluster can’t make a decision, Milo must step in and select the path he judges most optimal. He’s paid extremely well, doesn't mind the stress, or complain when he receives an alert in the middle of the night. In fact, he’d probably do this work for free. Observing the day-to-day life of a wealthy Russian mob boss? It’s like the greatest television show ever made!

Unfortunately, Milo's client, Feliks, has a spoiled, out-of-control son, Roland. When Milo is awakened by a 2am alert on a Sunday morning, it’s Roland's path options that are rapidly shrinking. With seconds to decide, Milo must choose between the best possible outcome for his client's business, or his family.

Roland dies. Now the technology behind Club i’s services is under scrutiny, its leadership threatened, its entire membership is in peril … and Feliks wants to know who was in control of his son’s path.

412 pages, Paperback

First published June 5, 2016

About the author

USA Today and Amazon bestselling author of Exigency (2014), the Matt Turner series (The Dig, 2011; The Opal, 2012; Return, 2015), and the Demon’s Story series (A Warm Place to Call Home, and The Many Lives of Samuel Beauchamp, 2013), Michael Siemsen has sold more than 175,000 books.

Michael grew up in Venice, California, the second son of a Vietnam veteran who was the first son of a Korean War veteran who was the first son of a World War I veteran. Like Lieutenant Dan, Michael carried on the family tradition and joined the Army, though the only wars he fought in involved blank ammunition, laser tag gear, and were kinda fun.

After a decade working various soul-sucking IT jobs, he independently released THE DIG in early 2011, and, 14 months later, the quirky sci-fi story rocketed to #1 on Amazon and Barnes & Noble, remaining in the top 10 for the rest of the year. He quit his job a few months into THE DIG's initial surge, and has released five more novels since.

Michael is currently at work on the next books in his popular serieseses.