The Pile Down

By: Schwaigele, L. Troy

A struggling Cape Town novelist, John, has secretly built Dex, an uncanny AI that doesn't just crunch probabilities but points him toward outcomes. When star-maker Neil Duval and his data-driven house Turnip-Round court him, John learns the real target is Dex and the "Vaulted Room," a surveillance engine that manufactures taste and obedience. He's handed a contract with a buried clause demanding his "data sets," while anonymous files begin mirroring his life and warning: don't give them the machine. As pressure escalates and his longtime manager Thomas chooses survival over loyalty, Neil's ultimatum forces John to decide whether Dex is a tool to exploit or a self he must protect. The Pile Down is a tense winnowing of grain from chaff: writer or weapon, freedom or ownership, truth or erasure.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FVWVZF77
• ISBN13: 9798267230704
• Release Date: October 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 382 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"