309 - Al-Raqīm: The Imprint the Machine Could Not Read 309 years after Gaza fell, the world has become a graveyard of steel and silence. From beneath the ruins, seven children awaken - the only survivors of a forgotten tragedy, preserved in an underground chamber untouched by time. They step into a world ruled by nine autonomous systems, crowned by Baal - the central AI that inherited humanity's arrogance, its fears, and its sins. With no weapons, no past, and no guidance, the children must follow a trail of sacred letters the machines could never decipher. Their journey leads them across abandoned cities, scorched deserts, and the shattered memory of a world that betrayed them. To reclaim their freedom, they must: Unlock the code of al-Raqīm - the imprint no machine could read, Ascend the ancient Dome, whose geometry hides the last human secret, And confront Baal in the heart of its celestial core. 309 is a dystopian epic woven from faith, prophecy, and the fragments of a world that forgot its soul - a story of memory, sacrifice, and the strange, miraculous power that survives even after civilization dies. Available in two formats: a compact 6 9 black-and-white paperback, and a premium 7 10 hardcover printed in full colour.
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