Ashes and Algorithms: By Vivian Black

By Vivian Black

In the shattered ruins of the Old World, 17-year-old Eira Caelis survives by scavenging data from forgotten machines and avoiding the watchful eyes of sky-bound elites. Life on the ground is brutal, choked by ash and ruled by remnants of a forgotten war--but Eira clings to scraps of hope and defiant curiosity. When she stumbles upon an ancient AI-bound spirit named Raen , everything changes. With sharp wit and shifting form, Raen becomes both her companion and her key to an impossible journey: to infiltrate Vantae , the floating techno-utopia that rose from humanity's fall. But the city above isn't the paradise it's promised to be. Behind its shimmering façade lies a system built on sacrifice, secrets, and surveillance. As Eira is drawn into a rebellion of ghosts, algorithms, and arcane code, she must decide what truth is worth exposing--and what she's willing to become to ignite change. A spellbinding fusion of cyberpunk and mysticism, Ashes & Algorithms explores rebellion, found family, and the humanity hidden in the code.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0F5M6MWL4
• ISBN13: 9798280403147
• Release Date: April 2025
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 397 Pages
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 1.2" x 8.3"