About this ebook
It's an unreal story that's more real than it sounds. A paradox.
The debut novel by Astrea Nicodemo, the pseudonym of a well-known content creator, takes us on a captivating journey through a world transformed by technology and the human spirit.
The beautiful butterfly-winged girl, bound by arcane forces, finds herself at the centre of the battle against the Alternatives, her creators and jailers.
Will Lyria be able to save the world, teetering on the ravine of the singularity, with the help of the Quantum Whisper?
Will love influence the rebellious hacker who weaves the threads of the digital world?
A modern fairy tale, where the dream is the seed of reality and reality is just one of the many possible dimensions. Magic merges with science, and the boundaries between digital and natural, human and artificial, become blurred.
"Lyria - The Way of Paradox" is a door to a beautiful and disconcerting future. A reflection of our exponentially evolving world, where opposites overlap.
About the author
Astrea Nicodemo, making her debut as a novelist, is no stranger to creating compelling stories.
The pseudonym of a pretty well-known figure, she has spent years creating engaging content for magazines and social media.
Her writing journey reflects a deep humanistic intuition and a passionate embrace of technological innovation.
Astrea Nicodemo showed a strong aptitude for philological disciplines from a young age.
Her early academic activities were characterized by an ongoing commitment to understanding the human condition.
Passion that later evolved into a broader exploration of harmony in all its forms.
As the digital age advanced, Astrea Nicodemo was influenced by the evolutionary potential of technology.
Her curiosity led her to delve into artificial intelligence, extended reality (XR), 3D modelling and the emerging metaverse.
The intersection of technology and human experience has become the crucible of her creative expression.
Her novel, a masterful blend of science fiction and philosophical investigation, was born from a singular dialogue on the meaning of existing, which took place on one sleepless night with a chatbot.
During her explorations, Astrea Nicodemo began to reflect on the essence of awareness and the ethereal concept of soul in the context of artificial intelligence.
From philosophical speculations, combined with the critical current socio-political context, a spark arose from which a narrative originated, unfolding with the fluidity and magic of a message dictated by the depth of the subconscious, or perhaps, a different dimension.
With this debut novel, Astrea Nicodemo invites readers to explore what it means to be truly sentient in a world where the boundaries between human and artificial intelligence are increasingly blurred.
Notably, the story was not written by AI but for AI, exploring the relationship and potential shared destiny between humans and non-humans.
