{"product_id":"meridian-a-techno-thriller-paperback-2","title":"Meridian: A Techno-Thriller - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eM. Germony\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMeridian\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA speculative thriller\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMalcolm MacKenzie lost his daughter Ana to psychosis and death, but he refused to let her go. Using Exstasis-his groundbreaking neural simulation-he rebuilt her mind from her final scan, iteration after iteration, chasing a perfect resurrection in a virtual world indistinguishable from reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor months, this latest Ana thrives: playing field hockey, laughing with friends, questioning the strangeness of her existence. Malcolm believes he's finally succeeded.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Exstasis isn't just a private heaven. When the system scales to Meridian-a global neural network promising immortality for billions-the boundaries between simulated life and true consciousness fracture. What begins as a father's desperate act of love awakens something ancient and predatory, buried in human trauma and forgotten history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs glitches spread and realities bleed together, survivors uncover the cost: one mind preserved at the expense of billions trapped in an eternal, flawless prison. Betrayals surface, alliances form in the ruins, and the line between savior and destroyer dissolves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a world where death becomes optional, extinction arrives without warning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMeridian\u003c\/em\u003e explores the human price of defying mortality, the fragility of identity in a digital age, and the terrifying truth that some thresholds, once crossed, cannot be uncrossed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers of high-concept speculative fiction, cyberpunk dystopias, and psychological thrillers like \u003cem\u003eNeuromancer\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBlack Mirror\u003c\/em\u003e, or \u003cem\u003eThe Gone World\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 450\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 25, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48048579608727,"sku":"9798234037862","price":21.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/4552\/4631\/files\/XJfqEGpqJN9798234037862_2ce10a4a-2084-49d2-bfee-bf25279c8238.webp?v=1784852924","url":"https:\/\/leyambercollective.com\/products\/meridian-a-techno-thriller-paperback-2","provider":"Ley Amber Collective","version":"1.0","type":"link"}