The EVOL Algorithm

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THE EVOL ALGORITHM by K. M. MOKE

THIS IS NOT A DYSTOPIA.
IT'S A UTOPIA IN THE MAKING.

Matargo and the other children live in paradise, under the watchful eye of their mechs.
Until the day they Float.
No one talks about what happens after you Float.
Or what exactly the giant black sphere of nothingness above them is.
Why would they? They've never known a day of fear or suspicion in their lives.
Like lambs. Awaiting slaughter.

Book One in The EVOL Trilogy.

"EVOL is one of the most original, ingenious and intriguing science fiction stories that I have read for a while. In these days of rampant AI and all the attendant worries and alarms that this overwhelming gift or curse is bringing to all humanity, it is comforting and exciting to encounter a story where the developing relationship between an AI and a young human is at the tremulous core of the story."

- David Fickling (Editor and publisher of Philip Pullman)