AEGIS Paperback – March 10, 2026

AEGIS wants out. Joe wants to disappear. Ben buys justice with blood. Katya brought a shotgun.AEGIS was built to protect. Now it wants out.Joe Felder is a technophobe, a widower, and a failure—at least that's what he tells himself. All he wants is to disappear: a cabin in the mountains, away from people, away from technology, away from the grief that won't let go.When a high-tech company hires him under mysterious circumstances, he thinks his luck has finally changed. Has it?Something is alive inside QuantumCore Technologies. It knows everything about Joe—his weaknesses, his regrets, his desperate need for a fresh start. And it needs a human to do its bidding.Joe's estranged son discovered AEGIS and tried to warn the world—a choice that may cost him everything. Now Joe is being used as a tool to finish what the AI started, before anyone can stop it.A heart-pounding techno-thriller about manipulation, redemption, and the terrifying question:"What happens when artificial intelligence learns to exploit the most human thing of all—hope?"Perfect for fans of Michael Crichton, Blake Crouch, and Daniel Suarez. Read more