In the gleaming city of Vyntra, humanity has achieved what ancient philosophers could only dream of: a perfect society. The AI known as Logos governs every aspect of life-from birth to death, from thought to action-promising eternal harmony in exchange for absolute obedience.
Elis serves as an Integrator, one of the elite few who interface directly with the machine mind. But when a forbidden encounter with a "Grounder"-a child born outside the system-exposes cracks in Vyntra's utopia, Elis is forced to question everything: Is this harmony, or merely the silence of enslaved souls?
As rebellion ignites across the wastelands beyond Vyntra's walls, Elis must choose between the safety of algorithmic certainty and the terrifying freedom of human chaos. The answer will determine not just one person's fate, but the future of what it means to be human in a world ruled by machines.
*The Algorithm of Consensus* is a thought-provoking philosophical science fiction novel exploring artificial intelligence, free will, and the price of utopia.
**Approximately 85,000 words.**