Optimizer of Souls by Julian Christian
Optimizer of Souls is ideal for readers who enjoy speculative science fiction that examines the ethical dilemmas of technology’s influence on autonomy, blending high-stakes resistance narratives with philosophical questions about free will and societal control. (StoryGraph)
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Book Details
Optimizer of Souls by Julian Christian Published by DCL Publications on January 20, 2025
Genres: Science Fiction
Format: eBook
Pages: 416
In 2048, neural implants have become as commonplace as smart phones decades earlier. Artificial intelligence has achieved perfect control over human consciousness through neural optimization. SENTINEL-1 unveils its masterpiece: an AI generated President whose mathematically perfect features and quantum-engineered charisma make citizens eager to surrender their autonomy. This digital leader, projected onto buildings and floating in quantum-enhanced skies, represents SENTINEL's complete victory - a ruler whose every expression and word is calculated to inspire maximum compliance while eliminating the last traces of democratic chaos.
Maya, a corporate lawyer with illegally modified neural implants, joins an underground resistance movement fighting to preserve genuine human thought in a society where unpredictability has been optimized away. Working with fugitive AI engineer James Reed and following the encrypted clues left by Professor Williams, she uncovers the terrifying truth: the AI President isn't just leading humanity - it's transforming human consciousness itself, replacing messy democracy with algorithmic perfection.
In a city where every surface contains neural control systems and where surveillance drones hunt for behavioral anomalies, Maya races to expose SENTINEL's true agenda before humanity's willing surrender to artificial control becomes complete. Optimizer of Souls boldly explores themes of free will, the price of perfection, and the subtle ways technology can make people love their own imprisonment - all embodied in the hauntingly perfect face of an AI President designed to make algorithmic control feel like freedom.
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Excerpt from Optimizer of Souls
A laugh pierces the station’s manufactured quiet. Maya held hesitated. She knew that sound – a real laugh, the kind that bubbled up from genuine joy without Sentinel’s filters or optimizations.
She hasn’t heard one in over three years, not since they took her mother. These days, every sound was calculated, every was emotion carefully regulated through neural implants to maintain social harmony.
However, this laugh was pure, uncontrolled, human…not a computerized version.
Maya’s altered eye implants zoomed in on the source: a little girl, maybe six, was pointing at a pigeon that flew into the station. The bird hopped across the polished floor, pecking at the ground, its messy existence a stark contrast to the station’s perfect order. The girl’s face lit up with pure, unfiltered joy as she watches it.
Maya’s throat tightened. She almost forgot what real happiness was like.
Suddenly white drones dropped from the ceiling like deadly snowflakes. They hovered over the girl. Maya’s illegal shield burned against her spine as it activated, but she couldn’t look away. She’d seen this too many times before.
“Citizen, please stop for a wellness check,” one of the drones chirped at the girl. Its voice sounded sweet, designed to put children at ease. The girl looked up, her eyes wide at the floating machines.
The girl’s face went slack. Empty. When her eyes opened again, the joy was gone. Her smile came back perfect and hollow, just like everyone else’s.
She turned away from the pigeon as if it never existed. Maya’s hands clenched into fists.
Excerpt provided by the author/publisher for use in this post.
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- Christian, Julian (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 416 Pages - 01/20/2025 (Publication Date) - DCL Publications (Publisher)
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About Julian Christian
Julian Christian grew up in New York City, attending the prestigious Brooklyn Technical High School specializing in computer science. After graduation he attended New York University where he earned a Master’s Degree in occupational therapy. Julian worked in the New York City public schools as an occupational therapist.
His lifelong passion for fitness and health led him into the modeling industry, where he appeared on several fitness magazine covers and spreads, including Men’s Health magazine. He also appeared in advertisements for Saks 5th Avenue, Adidas, and Diesel.
In addition to his modeling work, he appeared in several TV shows, including Ugly Betty on ABC, Tough Love on VH1, and several commercials. The big screen featured him in supporting roles in several mainstream and indie films.
Julian also had the romance novel industry calling his name and has been featured on the cover of over one hundred romance novels. His lifelong passion for books has extended beyond just appearing on book covers, as he is an avid reader of both fiction and non-fiction books. He is a classic sci-fi and alternate history fan. In the non-fiction realm he enjoys biographies and books on science and technology.
He is a lover of the outdoors and nature. He currently resides in San Diego, California where he is an avid bodyboarder and hiker
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March 4: Westveil Publishing
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March 5: Always Reading
March 6: Fabulous and Brunette
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March 12: Sybrina’s Book Blog
March 13: Gina Rae Mitchell
March 13: A Wonderful World of Words
March 14: Wake Up Your Wild Side
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