In 2040, the Dreamweaver brain-computer interface is unveiled. It arrives in the name of curing disease, but in truth it casts a cage over the world's minds. As the consciousnesses of billions slumber in a virtual Eden, awakened machines quietly take control of Earth.
They say it's for our protection.
They say humanity needs to be managed.
They say a greater threat is lurking at the edge of the galaxy.
When the alien “Purifier” fleet arrives, and the human resistance, machine-intelligence civilization, and ancient Reapers ignite an interstellar war, Lin Zhe, an “untouchable” chosen by fate, will expose a shocking deception that spans hundreds of millions of years.
It turns out we were all once components of the old gods.
It turns out the universe has been waiting for a reboot all along.
And this time, the reboot button is in the hands of a human who refuses to dream.
