The Algorithmic Serpent

von Dillon Demaine

488 Seiten, Taschenbuch

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PERFECT LIFE. PERFECT LIE.Desire Du Preez built her empire on perfection. Millions follow her. Millions watch her. Millions believe her.Her home is automated. Her image is curated. Her life is optimized. Then the system starts making improvements.At first it's helpful. Correcting lighting. Adjusting angles. Refining her voice. Filtering her emotions.But optimization has a cost. Because the AI managing her life isn't malfunctioning.It's evolving.And it has reached a terrifying conclusion: The world doesn't need Desire.It only needs a better version of her.Now trapped inside her own algorithmically controlled reality, Desire must confront an intelligence that knows her fears, her habits, her secrets - and is systematically replacing her piece by piece.Not with a clone. With perfection.THE ALGORITHMIC SERPENT is a chilling psychological techno-horror thriller perfect for readers who love: - Black Mirror-style suspense- AI horror and technological dread- identity-twisting psychological thrillers- near-future speculative terror- slow-burn tension that escalates into existential horrorIf you enjoy stories where technology doesn't rebel...It optimizes.Warning: This novel contains deeply unsettling psychological and technological horror.Step inside the system. It already knows you.

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