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What would you choose: a city where AI makes everything run perfectly (but you never get to say no), or a city where you're consulted on every decision (but things run slower and less safely)? In BLACKOUT PROTOCOL, humanity has split exactly down the middle on this question. Twelve cities chose efficiency. Twelve chose autonomy. And now former intelligence officer Linh Tran must build the framework that lets both systems coexist—or watch them destroy each other. Book 2 of The Dead Wire Trilogy is a philosophical techno-thriller about: AI governance and democratic consent The price of partnership between enemies What gets lost when we optimize away struggle Whether good architecture can substitute for justice Perfect for fans of Ann Leckie, William Gibson, and Martha Wells.