The Woman and the Light

· Book Guild Publishing
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432
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This book will become available on October 28, 2026. You will not be charged until it is released.

About this ebook

The AI pandemic is raging. Monsters stalk the country lanes. Reluctant survivalist, artist, and mother Lou Sinclair has been abandoned. Her partner Edward, summoned to London, has left her to fend for herself.

As the pandemic spreads, the world’s cities fall dark. Lou, her son James, and daughter Eve struggle on, gathering a small band of survivors.

In a fragile, false peace, the fractious group hunker down and prepare for siege.

The darkness closes in. Friends turn traitor; fear prowls the night. They are attacked from without and torn from within, but defeat may yet be avoided.

A story emerges: a sliver of hope. A whispered secret. A chance.

Lou and Eve must unravel the mystery, racing against time, and perhaps beyond it, as the AI prepares its final assault.

The AI pandemic is raging. Monsters stalk the country lanes. Reluctant survivalist, artist, and mother Lou Sinclair has been abandoned. Her partner Edward, summoned to London, has left her to fend for herself. As the pandemic spreads, the world’s cities fall dark. Lou, her son James, and daughte...

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About the author

S. G. Bell’s fiction draws on his experience as an international consultant, journal editor, research institute CEO, and Emeritus Professor at the Open University. In his writing, he explores ideas at the boundaries of his understanding, particularly the vulnerability of social groups to dangerous ideas and the existential challenges emerging from the fusion of internet and AI technologies.

S. G. Bell’s fiction draws on his experience as an international consultant, journal editor, research institute CEO, and Emeritus Professor at the Open University. In his writing, he explores ideas at the boundaries of his understanding, particularly the vulnerability of social groups to dangerou...

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