In a world bound by algorithms and AI, the greatest liability is the human spirit. Welcome to the Algorithmocracy, a fully networked and automated society where all of your preferences are perfectly predicted, all of your choices are fully anticipated, and all of your needs and desires are met-except when they suddenly aren't. Joe Vasicek fell in love with science fiction and fantasy when he read The Neverending Story as a child. He is the author of more than twenty books, including Genesis Earth, Gunslinger to the Stars, The Sword Keeper, and the Sons of the Starfarers series. As a young man, he studied Arabic at Brigham Young University and traveled across the Middle East and the Caucasus Mountains. He lives in Utah with his wife, daughter, and two apple trees.
