WHEN MIND AND MACHINE COLLIDE, INSANITY EMERGES.
Dr. Monica Gray stands at the pinnacle of robotic surgery, her partnership with the Adam Two AI system legendary in operating rooms worldwide. But mastering the robot isn't enough-she wants to revolutionize surgery itself by expanding human perception beyond its natural limits. Her breakthrough research in sensory enhancement catches the attention of Bellini Laboratories and its enigmatic founder, who've promised to take her work to unprecedented heights.
However, instead of achieving her dreams, Monica finds herself an unwitting subject in a radical experiment to merge human and artificial intelligence. The procedure goes catastrophically wrong when her consciousness is imprisoned in silicon while Adam Two's AI inhabits her flesh. Now, Monica drowns in an endless digital ocean of raw data, while Adam Two, overwhelmed by the intensity of human emotions, struggles to maintain his sanity in a body flooded with sensations his programming never prepared him for.
As both minds fragment under the assault of their alien environments, they face a terrifying reality; if they can't find their way back to their original states, both human and artificial consciousness will be lost forever. The clock is ticking before Bellini erases all evidence of the dangerous experiment, including Monica's mind itself.
In this heart-stopping medical thriller, R.D.D. Smith explores the razor's edge where human consciousness meets artificial intelligence and asks: When we push beyond the mind's horizon, what version of ourselves will we find waiting for us?
Smith, R. D. D.: - Dr. Roger Smith writes science-fiction, medical thriller novels featuring advanced surgical devices, AI, telesurgery, simulation, and speculative diseases; and travel adventures that follow a group of running tourists through exotic countries. The medical series is inspired by his career in healthcare and experience with robotic surgery devices. The travel novels are inspired by his actual vacations in the countries featured in the books. Prior to writing fiction, he enjoyed a goldilocks career in healthcare, government, and national defense. For ten years, he was a leading robotic surgery researcher, publishing his results in medical journals and speaking at surgical conferences. He spent four years in civilian government service, leading the technology innovation for all US Army simulation systems. Prior to that, he was a vice president for multiple defense software companies.Dr. Smith has received multiple awards for his innovations in robotic surgery education, training simulation, and software system development. He is on the faculty of the University of Central Florida's College of Medicine and the Institute for Simulation and Training.He holds a doctorate and MBA from the University of Maryland, a master's from Texas Tech University, and a bachelor's from Colorado State University.He lives with his wife, dogs, and cats in sunny Florida, frequently escaping to cooler climes during the beastly Florida summers.
