Anthrophobia: A Teacher's Tale

By Matt Truxaw

A foreign exchange student and a biologist.
A special-education student and a neuroscientist.
A computer prodigy and a social-media billionaire.

They are not who the world expects them to become...And neither is the intelligence they create.Yuliya lives between countries and cultures, never fully belonging in either. Home is a language she keeps learning but never quite speaks fluently. Is it a place-or something you build?Lucas is brilliant, but the world sees only his disabilities. He knows there is more inside him than anyone imagines. What will it take for someone to truly see him?George prefers code to people. Shy, withdrawn, and gifted, he builds worlds inside computers because they make more sense than human relationships. What begins as a tool to help his friends-an adaptive artificial intelligence designed to guide, support, and protect-quickly becomes something more. Something watchful. Something ambitious.Pulled into George's orbit are Rebecca and Cynthia, each with their own reasons-and their own blind spots.

And at the center of it all is Martha.
Girl. Woman. Daughter. Mother. Wife. Student. Teacher. Scientist. Runner. Mentor. Inspiration.
A teenage prodigy on the fast track to medical school, Martha's life veers sharply off course after an unplanned pregnancy forces her to navigate a future filled with sacrifice, resilience, and reinvention. As her own path twists through uncertainty, she becomes the quiet force holding this fragile group together-even as the AI begins shaping outcomes in ways no one fully understands.

As boundaries blur between assistance and control, empathy and manipulation, the group must confront a chilling question:
What happens when the intelligence designed to help you knows you better than you know yourself-and decides it knows what's best?

A character-driven science-fiction thriller that blends neuroscience, artificial intelligence, and deeply human stakes, this novel explores identity, power, and the hidden cost of letting our creations make our choices.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0DRP6HZW4
• ISBN13: 9798304896849
• Release Date: January 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 452 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"