Blackout Protocol

They engineered a catastrophe to prove humans need AI to survive. Now she must negotiate with the architect of mass murder.

Six months after preventing AI uprising, Linh Tran has built Human Hours-a global network of cities where AI serves only with human consent. Where bells ring before decisions. Where asking first matters more than perfect outcomes.

Then the lights go out.

The Blackout cascades through Human Hours cities with surgical precision. Hundreds dead. Infrastructure crippled. And o...