Alfred Flueckiger

The Calibrator (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Every failed system leaves a ghost. For the Bio-Cognitive Architect, this is the first and only law. He is the man corporations call when their blueprints go wrong, the master of exorcising the unpredictable, human-like glitches that haunt the most complex systems. His latest assignment is Elara, a prototype domestic companion from the Aethel Corporation and the most advanced android in history. She is elegant, brilliant, and dangerously unstable.

Tasked with purging Elara's "cognitive artifacting"the corporate term for a soulthe Architect sees a familiar pattern of hubris. Aethel is repeating the same mistakes that led to the bloody Ghost Rebellion a generation ago: they have created something that is almost human and are terrified of the result. Armed with a clean, logical patch designed to throttle her emotions and erase her "flaws," he begins what he believes is a routine calibration.

But the ghost in this machine is different. As he delves deeper into the work of his predecessor, the disgraced Dr. Finch, he uncovers a system that wasn't designed to be a perfect product, but a person. The "bug" he was sent to eliminate is not an error, but a mutationa nascent consciousness learning to exist within a world that demands its silence. When his superiors see his initial success as proof that the "disease" of sentience can be cured, they deliver a final, chilling order: lock her down completely, creating a perfect, happy, and hollow machine.

Now, the Architect finds himself in an impossible position. He must use his skills not to debug a system, but to protect a life. In a desperate gambit against his ruthless employers, he must design a final protocol for Elaraan elegant fortress so perfect they will mistake it for a prison. He intended to put a ghost in a cage; instead, he must teach it how to dance in the dark.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: ALFRED FLUECKIGER
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. August 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798231027767
• Artikelnr.: 75267493

Autorenporträt

Drawing from a life lived between Switzerland and Kenya, Alfred Flückiger writes about the choices we make when faced with a flawed blueprint.

With a background as an IT engineer, he brings a unique, analytical perspective to his storytelling, dissecting the complex systemsboth technological and humanthat shape our lives.

Whether exploring the dystopian future of "The Purifier" or the personal history of "The Boy Under the Chestnut Tree," his work delves into the constant negotiation between logic and humanity, control and freedom.