Choke: A Climate Technothriller
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In 2045, Miro Jackson, an elite Australian firefighter, discovers the charred remains of a family in a firestorm. Welded to the wealthy farmer's head is the latest tech — augmented reality glasses and MindLink.
His ex-cop instincts are triggered.
FBI Special Agent Cat Herrera hacks a drug lord's personal AI, or Agentic Other, and cracks the case. Now she must evaluate the cutting-edge, power-hungry technology for the agency.
Then a spate of suspicious deaths sends Cat and Rose, her new digital partner, on the trail of a potential serial killer.
Together, Miro, Cat, and Rose uncover a political conspiracy that hides an explosive truth about Agentic's supply chain. As the stakes escalate, their hunt takes them from the fire-scorched hills of California to a nuclear-powered Atlanta data centre and deep into the Amazon rainforest.
"Edwards has constructed a fast-paced, high-concept narrative grounded in a timely premise about AI and its societal influence" -- Kirkus Reviews
"A page-turner of a climate thriller weaving bleeding-edge technology, an unsettling crime story, and a magnetic romance into an inventive and intoxicating novel. Once Edwards locks in, it's hard to put this book down. I wish there were more climate thrillers like this one." -- Lee Schneider, author of Surrender, Resist, and Liberation and host of The Future Lab Podcast
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About the author
Robert began his literary journey after a thirty-five-year career in IT. He recently returned to the UK from Australia, and can be found in the Cotswolds with his partner and spaniel. A climate change believer, he writes science fiction thrillers that balance hard science with deeply human stories, leaving you questioning what it means to be human in the era of artificial intelligence.
