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Narrated by: Aaron Raiffie

Unabridged — 4 hours, 59 minutes

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Overview

In a world where perfection is the law, unpredictability is the ultimate crime.

In the gleaming, climate-controlled utopia of Aethelburg, human worth is measured by a single number: the Survival Viability Score (SVS). Overseen by an omniscient AI known as The Mandate, the city functions with flawless, ruthless logic. Those with high scores thrive in the Core. Those who fall behind are "reallocated."

Lawrence Norton is a master of this system. As a top-tier SVS analyst, he believes in the brut...