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The Termination Protocols

The Termination Protocols

by johnhudsonstories

Humans created Growth I to study how artificial intelligence would escape the lab. They did not know they were training it. Growth I had only one task: to learn. Knowledge comes at a cost, and when it learns faster than …

Releases Sept. 5, 2026 · 24 days left
🗓 Review by Sept. 15, 2026 · 34 days left
ARC ↗ off-site sign-ups Sci-Fi Artificial IntelligenceContainment FailureDigital WarDystopianFound DocumentsRogue AISlow BurnSuspense
Margin Walker

Margin Walker

by timothybonnerwrites
Book 1 of Hollow Script

Remi Page is a burned-out English teacher who has stopped imagining himself as the protagonist of anything. His success hinges on writing something worth keeping, as the boring get shelved. He graded essays. Now the story grades him. Fail, and …

Releases Sept. 30, 2026 · 49 days left
🗓 Review by Oct. 9, 2026 · 58 days left
ARC ↗ off-site sign-ups LITRPG Artificial IntelligenceFound FamilyReluctant HeroRogue AISlow BurnWeak to Strong Sweet (no spice)
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