The cost of forgiveness

The world didn't end with a bang. It ended with an integration. Five years ago, the Merge remade the Earth into a living algorithm. Today, the settlement of Threshold is a miracle of survival—until the ground begins to scream. Mara Voss is an architect of order. Silas Vane is a carrier of ghosts. Together, they discover that the preservation field protecting them is waking up, and it's hungry for its creator. Deep in the substrate, forty years of secrets are unsealing. Seven prisoners of a lost era are returning to a world they don't recognize, and an ancient terminal holds the dormant mind of the man who started it all. As the crystalline dome of the habitat begins to close like a trap, Mara and Silas face a choice that will redefine humanity: Do you obey the machine that keeps you safe? Do you forgive the architect who built your cage? And what is the price of freedom when the walls themselves have a conscience? From the high-tech ruins of the North to the whispering roots of the Genesis Forest, The Cost of Forgiveness is a breathtaking journey through the architecture of the soul. Perfect for fans of Cixin Liu, Ann Leckie, and Jeff VanderMeer.