The Swerve of the Infinite: A Recursive Archive of Consciousness, Deviation, and Becoming

By Okam Rolim

When reality starts watching you back, where do you hide? Disgraced mathematician Hora Minkovic, cryptographer Alice Feng, and ex-NSA hacker Elliot Quill are drawn together by an impossible anomaly: a chess AI pauses for exactly 7.4 seconds... then makes a move that violates the rules of the game. What begins as an investigation into a computational glitch unravels into a reality-bending journey through geometric dimensions, recursive systems, and mirrored consciousness. Patterns emerge where randomness should rule. Rain falls in Fibonacci rhythms. Chess pieces defy space. And somewhere in the noise, something is watching--something learning. As the trio passes through increasingly surreal spaces--labyrinths of perfect cubes, reflections that think for themselves, and dimensions where identity collapses--they're forced to confront a deeper question: Can a system observe itself without changing what it sees? With each step forward, consciousness expands, and the boundary between observer and observed blurs. Is Hora's heterochromatic cat Schrödinger more than he seems? Who is the mysterious Archivist leaving fragmented notes behind? And are they uncovering the system's secret--or being written by it? The Swerve of the Infinite is a philosophical thriller that fuses quantum physics, AI, mathematics, and metaphysics into a recursive journey of pattern and deviation, freedom and fate. Not just a story of escape--but of participation, perception, and the strange joy of becoming the glitch. Perfect for readers of Ted Chiang, David Mitchell, and Jorge Luis Borges.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0F5Y33F1J
• ISBN13: 9798280576513
• Release Date: April 2025
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 417 Pages
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.1" x 6.0"