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2025 Awards


Where the Axe is Buried
Ray Nayler
A cyberpunk dystopian thriller where two major governments, one whose leader downloaded his brain to a new body to keep control, and another entirely led by AI, become increasingly unstable.
The authoritarian Federation is led by a man who intends to keep himself in power indefinitely. Western Europe completely renounced human governance for more efficient AI Prime Ministers. When a plot to assassinate the President of the Federation coincides with a malfunction artificial mind, both sides start to crumble. Lilia, whose invention could bring down the President, goes missing. Lillia's fate becomes intertwined with a worldwide group fighting against the current world.
Sci-Fi, Thriller, Fantasy
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