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AI, AR and the Metaverse. Today's technology has become humanity's saviour, as well as its master.

Augmosis

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Augmosis

AI, AR and the Metaverse. Today’s technology has become humanity’s saviour, as well as its master. Augmosis is an original techno-thriller, set in a world where reality is no longer absolute.

Today’s technology has become humanity’s saviour, as well as its master. Augmosis is an original techno-thriller, set in a world where reality is no longer absolute. Humanity has forgotten the disaster that destroyed the world. Now confined to a network of underground cities, their bland reality has been concealed through augmented reality. Technology integrated into the eyes and ears masks and improves the way each person views their world. Everything, from a person’s appearance to the city’s architecture, has been re-sculpted. Virtual projections hide what is beneath and empower each person to project a perfect version of themselves to the world around them. Even telepresence robots: remotely piloted personal avatars, have their appearance masked by their pilot’s projection.

But in this seemingly perfect society, several murders lead Detective Hal Briggs, an outcast in his department, from unexplained anomalies to conspiracy, with the unpopular consequences likely to rock the society to its core. At the same time, sculptor Carli Dawes faces a crisis of purpose when she discovers that the Collective seems to be actively pushing back against some of the freedoms she holds dear and that fighting for those freedoms will come at great personal cost.

Augmosis is available in paperback, eBook and audiobook. To buy Augmosis from your favourite retailer, go to: https://www.augmosis.com#wheretobuy

I recently finished Augmosis on my Kindle and thoroughly enjoyed it. As a fan of both sci-fi and crime drama, this was a natural choice for my next read.

Augmosis Audiobook Sample

The first three chapters of “Augmosis” by Steven Tye, narrated by the Author.

Augmosis is available in paperback, eBook and audiobook. To buy Augmosis from your favourite retailer, go to: https://www.augmosis.com#wheretobuy

The Back Story

I wrote this novel in response to the emergent societal challenges of deepfake technology, the meta-verse, artificial intelligence and the value of our own identity. Having worked my entire life in the digital world as a software developer, I wanted to construct a wide-ranging mystery around these concepts to not only shine a light on them, but ask important questions through the relatable experiences of the main characters.

Steven Tye
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Steven Tye
Steven Tye

For over 20 years, I have worked in software development. One of those careers that is difficult to explain to distant relatives. You solve problems. Make peoples’ jobs easier. On a good day, you make systems that had a positive impact on hundrds of thousands of families. On a bad day, you just make bad ideas run faster.

At my core, there is a desire to create. To make. To tell stories that help to communicate big ideas. To invite people think, to laugh, to dream.
Although I have self-published one Science Fiction story, I am still exploring genre. My next release will be a short novel based around a spiritual allegory.
My family and I live on a rural retreat in North Queensland, Australia where we host guests and groups.
www.steventye.com