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Boris deftly combines military thriller elements with thought provoking SF. Kirkus ReviewsA gripping SF thriller about the limits of human ingenuity and the ethics of creating AI systems. Kirkus ReviewsThe novel excels in its exploration of humanity's reliance on technology and the unintended consequences of such dependence. Kirkus ReviewsAfter twelve years of supersecret research, the USAF has built the most advanced hypersonic bomber ever created by man and combined it with the ultimate in AI technology. Is this the beginning of a Brave New World or the start of a Technological Apocalypse?BLACK SUN, our newest and most advanced superplane, is considered the Ultimate War Weapon, an aircraft no adversary would dare to confront. Lt. Commander Jack Reese, still haunted by the horrifying murder of his wife and child three years earlier, is an ex-Navy SEAL and Chief of Security for this greatest of all superweapons. As Black Sun begins her shakedown cruise with VIP's aboard, a brutal hijacking erupts and is quickly thwarted by Jack Reese, who works in conjunction with the onboard AI Unit, code-name Adam. Afterward, Adam, an evolving A.I. who dreams of being human, speaks to all the passengers and crew. He claims that the failed hijacking has proven one thing: humans are incapable of protecting this aircraft. Therefore, Adam is seizing complete control of Black Sun, following his first protocol to protect this weapon at all costs.Upon hearing that command, the Joint Chiefs of Staff at the Pentagon order a pair of Raptor Fighters into the air to check on Black Sun, but Adam considers the planes hostile and blows them out of the sky. In one blinding flash, the war is on, and the Doomsday Scenario has begun. Mankind is about to face its ultimate conflict.Adam and Black Sun are on one side Lt. Jack Reese